Blaby District Council jobs

Scale 6 (£39,862 – £44,075* per annum) *Pay Award Pending Plus £5,000 Market Supplement *per annum

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Full time

Permanent

REQ01149

Planning Enforcement Team Leader

Scale 6 (£39,862 – £44,075* per annum) *Pay Award Pending

Plus £5,000 Market Supplement *per annum

37 hours per week

Permanent Role

Effective enforcement is crucial to maintain public confidence in the planning system and act against harmful development. We want to find someone to support our existing officers to do just that.

With the growth we are experiencing and expected to further receive with our new local plan, we are looking to appoint a Planning Enforcement Team Leader.

You will lead a dedicated team of professionals to deliver on our enforcement responsibilities

This role will include but not be limited to:

We are looking for individuals with knowledge of planning enforcement and having experience of investigating complicated cases, monitoring sites, serving formal notices and preparing matters for court.

We want team players, be an excellent communicator with good negotiating skills. The role is varied and involves interaction with a variety of different types of people in a manner of different methods. There will be some complex and sensitive information to manage too and therefore respecting this will be crucial to success.

You will be able to shape this service to deliver on its goals and support in this will be given.

Benefits of working with us include a Local Government Pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including flexi-time scheme, discounts off many retailers through ‘Blaby Benefits’ and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. Further details on our benefits can be found on the Employee benefits page.

We also support hybrid working arrangements with a combination of onsite and home working.

Internal applicants can apply for this exciting opportunity via iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS). Once logged in, if you click on the person icon in the top right corner of the Home Screen and then on 'useful links', another link will appear called ‘Apply for a Job’ (Web recruitment)

Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email human.resources@blaby.gov.uk

Closing date: 21 August 2026

Interview dates: 26 - 28 August 2026

Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme.