Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in Essex in their search for a Planning Enforcement Officer to join their Town Planning Department. This will be offered on an initial 3-month contract. The authority are looking for support with a backlog of cases due to movement within the team. We are looking for an experienced Planning Enforcement Officer with recent local authority experience and the ability to hit the ground running in picking up their own caseload, carrying out investigations and writing reports. This is a customer-focused role so you must be able to communicate clearly and liaise with a wide range of stakeholders Our client is willing to offer a flexible working situation, with an expectation of site visits / office presence required of once a week. Interviews are due to take place in the next few weeks, if this post is of interest, please do get in touch at your earliest convenience to discuss. Further details are available upon request. Pay Rate: £40 per hour Please call Liam Shea on (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion on this role, or email myself or our planning team if you are short of time to chat: (url removed) (url removed) Carrington West''s dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supply clients UK wide on both a permanent and contract basis and all levels of seniority. If this role is too senior, too junior or in a location that is unsuitable, but you are keen on options, please still feel free to apply