Senior CIL and S106 Officer

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Job description

Job Title: Senior CIL and S106 Officer

Salary Range: Linked Grade PO2-PO4 £38,133-£52,632

Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed- Term Contract

About us

Do you have an excellent understanding of CIL and S106?

Do you want to join a positive and ambitious team?

Are you looking for working arrangements that 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 and focusing on enforcement of non-payment of CIL

About the Role:

The Senior CIL and S106 Officer 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 focus on ensuring the Councils collect CIL and S106 in a timely manner, focusing on the enforcement project to ensure processes are streamlined and efficient and the Councils collect any outstanding CIL due. You will also ensure the Councils comply with reporting requirements and internal performance management targets, working to agreed and identifiable timescales.

Who we are:

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 team 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:

Take a proactive role in administering the CIL and monitoring S106 agreements.

Support colleagues in understanding and applying the CIL legislation.

Have an eye for detail, a high level of precision and proven information management and numeracy skills, ensuring collection of CIL and S106 is carried out accurately and effectively.

Have a professional approach, with the ability to communicate complex information to a broad range of customers, internal colleagues and senior managers.

Independently handle preparing cases for magistrates court and meeting challenging deadlines to ensure that the Spatial Planning Service is recognised as delivering an excellent service.

How to apply?
Please register, submit your CV and a supporting statement addressing how you meet the requirements of this role. If you are having difficulty in applying online, please contact the Recruitment Team at to see if we can offer alternative arrangements for you to apply.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date: TBC

Shortlisting: TBC

Interviews: TBC

Richmond & Wandsworth Councils 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 expects 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.

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