Community Infrastructure Levy Technical and Monitoring Officer

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a key role in our Planning team, providing the team with technical and administrative support. You will take responsibility for the day-to-day administration of the Community Infrastructure Levy, which is expected to raise over £16 million in contributions from developers towards infrastructure projects by 2040. There are a range of residential and commercial development pressures in the borough creating a very interesting place to pursue your career. Major work is underway to regenerate the town centre and to redevelop our employment areas, and Gatwick airport is currently pursuing expansion through proposals for a second northern runway. Crawley is one of the UK's most successful New Towns and the economic hub of West Sussex. It has a historic core alongside the post-war town centre, surrounded by carefully planned residential neighbourhoods, with a large employment area. Crawley has excellent rail and road links to London, Brighton and Hove, Horsham and the south coast. We have an adopted Crawley borough Local Plan 2023 -2040 which sets out an up-to-date approach to address the challenges facing the borough in delivering housing and other services to meet local need. The council adopted its Community Infrastructure Levy in 2016. You will be based in our Development Management team but would work closely with colleagues in Strategic Planning and other parts of the council. We are looking for a flexible, professional and customer focussed team member to work in an environment where the aim is to provide excellent service to all customers. Working alongside planning colleagues, you will be responsible for:

• calculating charges
• issuing notices to developers and landowners
• recording payments
• processing exemptions and appeals
• maintaining accurate records
• monitoring development sites
• undertaking enforcement action in cases of non-payment
Your site monitoring role will involve opportunities to work with our Planning Enforcement team in investigating breaches of planning control. Your knowledge of Levy income will assist the Economic Development and Regeneration team in allocating funds to infrastructure projects. You will be supported by Development Management and Strategic Planning colleagues in interpreting planning proposals and applying the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations., You will require a full current UK driving licence. Flexible working with slightly reduced hours or job share requests may be considered.

You will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of formal legal or regulatory processes, ideally gained in a local government or other public authority setting, together with a general understanding of the planning system and developer contributions. The ability to interpret scaled maps and plans is essential, together with strong communication, numerical and IT skills; attention to detail; accurate record keeping; and the ability to work on your own initiative with minimal supervision. Detailed knowledge of the planning system and developer contributions is desirable, but training in the processes and legal requirements for the operation of the Community Infrastructure Levy will be provided.

We offer a generous employee benefits package, with a range of discounts, benefits and wellbeing incentives to suit everyone.