Head of Planning and Building Control
Enfield is a magnet for businesses and developers. It has all the advantages of an outer London borough: good infrastructure, green spaces, low crime levels as well as excellent education provision– and it forms part of the second largest employment corridor in London. With these significant growth prospects, Enfield Council is also tackling the demand for good quality family housing in the borough and is working to provide sustainable, mixed tenure housing across Enfield. To further our ambitious agenda, we wish to recruit to this significant role, which will help to make Enfield a great place to live, work and play.You will provide both strategic and operational leadership. We will look to you to enable economic growth, delivering key corporate priorities such as town centre improvements, commercial developments and housing and industrial development through a
revised Local Plan that you will implement. These challenges and opportunities will be met by following an ethos that promotes and encourages high quality, sustainable design and placemaking whilst also, respecting conservation and heritage. This role would be a step up for you, an opportunity to take your career to the next level. We would expect you to enhance customer experience across the service and direct the fee-generating and commercialisation opportunities of the Planning Service. Contact Details - If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Brett Leahy on brett.leahy@enfield.gov.uk for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team. If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Debola Olufon at debola.olufon@enfield.gov.uk or on 020 8132 0619.We do not see your name or title when
shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and
listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 31 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.Place - https://www.enfield.gov.uk/services/jobs-and-careers/place#welcome Meridian Water | A major 20 year regeneration programme led by Enfield Council. Bringing 10,000 homes & 6,000 jobs to Enfield, next to the beautiful Lee Valley Regional Park