Senior CIL and S106 Officer

Are you someone with an excellent understanding of CIL and S106? Are you eager to join a positive and ambitious team? Are you looking for working arrangements that support and enhance your work-life balance? If you answered yes, we want to hear from you.

Wandsworth and Richmond Councils have an exciting opportunity within the Spatial Planning Service, administering CIL and S106. There is a variety of different types and scale of development in Richmond and Wandsworth, from the iconic Battersea Power Station and the Ram Brewery to small residential extensions.

The Senior CIL and S106 Officer works across both Councils, with an extensive CIL and S106 caseload administering CIL and monitoring S106 agreements that relate to this development. Developer contributions collected ensure necessary infrastructure to support Local Plan priorities can be delivered, whilst planning obligations ensure site specific mitigation of the impacts of new development for the benefit of residents, businesses and the local community.

We are positive and ambitious – When you join us, you’ll apply the same approach.

You will work on a range of case work from householder applications to high profile developments across both Boroughs, providing comprehensive professional advice to colleagues and Senior Managers, and liaising with developers and residents. You will have responsibility for ensuring the Council complies with legislative requirements in administering and collecting CIL and monitoring S106 planning obligations, providing supervision of day to day tasks of the team to ensure delivery of an excellent service. You will ensure the Councils comply with reporting requirements and internal performance management targets, working to agreed and identifiable timescales.

• You will need a full knowledge of the Community Infrastructure Levy, up to date knowledge of S106 agreements and CIL Regulations and how they apply to development.
• You must have experience administering CIL or S106 agreements, or working in Development Management and supporting colleagues in understanding the applying the CIL legislation.
• Proven information and management and numeracy skills, with ability to work on detailed calculations in a high pressure environment.
• You will have the ability to work effectively to meet challenging deadlines and competing and changing priorities.
• A professional approach, with the ability to communicate complex information to a broad range of customers, internal colleagues and senior managers.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, and the ability to use a wide range of computer software to carry out the role.

Closing Date: 11th January 2026. Shortlisting Date: w/c 12th January 2026. Interview Date: w/c 19th January 2026. A written practical test will form part of the interview process. We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.