Senior CIL & S106 Officer

Adecco are recruiting for a Senior CIL & S106 Officer on behalf of their Public Sector client.

• Senior CIL & S106 Officer
• Public Sector – Local Authority
• Temporary Assignment – 3 months with possible extension
• 26.04 per hour PAYE / 34 per hour Umbrella
• Hybrid Working – Wandsworth Town Hall & Richmond Civic Centre & remote working in line with Agile working policy and needs of service.

The successful candidate will:

1. Have an in depth knowledge of CIL and S106 legislation.
2. A proven experience of working in CIL administration and ability to apply the Regulations to complex planning permissions.
3. Have a methodical approach to work with high levels of accuracy and ability to pay meticulous attention to detail.

Job Purpose

To deliver high quality, robust and transparent decision making within tight time frames on matters relating to S106 legal agreements and the administration of the Community Infrastructure Levy to ensure that the Place Division is recognised as delivering an excellent planning service for its customers. The Senior CIL and S106 Officer will provide day to day management of S106 legal agreements to ensure that the provisions within them are enacted at the correct time and manage incoming funding contributions and its allocation and associated spend; and administer the Community Infrastructure Levy including any related advice requests and correspondence to agreed and identifiable timescales. The Senior CIL and S106 Officer will supervise and coach junior planning and staff and S106 and CIL Officers to help them acquire the skills and knowledge to become self-reliant and independently manage the legal agreements and application of CIL to ensure that the provisions within them are enacted appropriately.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

1. Undertakes a range of duties relating to the management and monitoring of planning obligations from the S106 Agreements and CIL work including responsibility for high profile planning applications, working to identifiable deadlines in a manner that is consistent with meeting corporate targets and objectives.

1. Maintains a good working knowledge of current planning legislation particularly as it relates to planning obligations through S106 Agreements and the CIL.

1. Carries out day to day organisational and administrative tasks to monitor S106 Agreements and determine CIL liabilities, including the application of planning obligations when due, and processing and issuing relevant Notices up to and including Demand Notices.

1. Ensures that funding secured through S106 Agreement is allocated to the necessary person/body, such that the planning obligation can be completed within the agreed timeframe.

1. To process applications for CIL exemption and relief in accordance with the Regulations.

1. Uses Planning Application Systems, Document Management Systems, Council Tax system, non-Domestic Rate Register and Database/Spreadsheets software as necessary to accurately record S106 and CIL information and log Notices.

1. Monitors Commencement Notices and interrogate Building Control, Local Land and Property Gazetteer, Development Monitoring and Council Tax systems to identify commencement and trigger dates.

1. Monitors activity in relation to failure to submit forms, clawback periods etc. and ensures quality control in planning obligation data in relation to the monitoring and S106 Agreements and CIL data.

1. Supplies timely information to facilitate issuing of Demand Notices and collection/recovery action and supplies planning obligation information to Local Land Charges.

1. Liaises with Spatial Planning Service, Development Management, Finance Department and other Council Officers to establish best practice workflow procedures and identify service improvements.

1. Provides professional advice on S106 Agreement and CIL related matters, including interpretation of Regulations and operation of Planning Obligations as necessary and provide timely response to correspondence and related enquiries.

1. Provides management information and accurate and timely preparation of requested statutory statistical returns to the Information and Planning Obligations Team Manager and Principal CIL and S106 Officer as required, including projected S106 Agreement and CIL incomes and expenditures.

1. Participates in London and other S106 Agreement and CIL administration best practice forums as required.

1. Contributes to review of procedures and processes related to the monitoring of S106 Agreements and CIL implementation.

1. Provides training on CIL and S106 administrative systems as required.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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