CIL and S106 Officer in Maidstone

Are you an enthusiastic, highly motivated team player interested in being part of infrastructure delivery across Maidstone? If so, Maidstone Borough Council invite you to apply for this important role.

We are looking to recruit a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and Section 106 (S106) Officer to help manage the administration processes of the S106 planning agreements and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Working with others in the CIL and S106 Team, you will provide an effective and efficient function for the collection, monitoring and spending of S106 developer contributions, liaising with developers, stakeholders and internal teams to oversee compliance, timely payments and supporting the delivery of the Borough’s Infrastructure Delivery Plan. You will also be responsible for supporting the administration of the new Building Safety Levy processes including determining levy charges, liability, and issuing notices.

This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a permanent contract.

About You:

The successful applicant will be educated to A-level or equivalent or have a minimum of 1 years’ experience in a Local Authority planning environment. You will have knowledge of the planning system and the role of s106 agreements, CIL and planning obligations, and ideally you will have an understanding of the regulatory and policy framework for CIL and S106. The successful applicant should be a strong team player who embraces change and is able to work flexibly in order to meet the needs of the service. You will have excellent communication skills including relationship building, negotiation and report writing. You will also have a sound knowledge and experience of administrative processes and have excellent numerical and analytical skills. You will also have experience of IT systems, ideally including systems such as Exacom.

About Us:

Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans. We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.

At Maidstone Borough Council we recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits this can bring to both our staff and the Council. We know that by offering employees a range of flexible working opportunities we can positively impact their wellbeing and engagement, and drive productivity in return. As such we have developed a highly flexible hybrid working policy, alongside our flexi time and flexible working policies, enabling staff to shape their working patterns around building a greater work life balance.

Our Offer:

• A range of benefits including highly flexible hybrid working opportunities – with some office working for the purposes of specific meetings or team working
• 7am to 7pm flexi time to suit personal circumstances for most roles
• Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
• Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year
• Free parking
• Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people’s home/work life balance including compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time.
• Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
• Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
• A professional fee payment, if required for the role

Selection Process:

Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview.

If you would like to discuss this position please contact Carole Williams, CIL and S106 Team Leader on 01622 602074.