Principal Planning Officer

Enfield Council • Full-time • Enfield, Greater London, GB • 1m ago

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Principal Planning Officer to join Enfield Council’s CIL and S106 Team within Strategic Planning, Policy, Projects and Design. This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in delivering infrastructure across the borough, with a strong focus on the effective management and monitoring of Section 106 obligations.

You will oversee complex S106 agreements once signed, ensuring financial and non‑financial obligations are triggered, tracked, and delivered. You will also provide ad hoc advice to Development Management colleagues and contribute to key strategic work, including the new S106 Supplementary Planning Document and the Infrastructure Delivery Plan.

Alongside this S106 focus, the post holder will need to be fully competent in administering the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), supporting accurate calculations, phased development cases, and the allocation and monitoring of CIL funds.

Enfield is a diverse and ambitious London borough, home to major regeneration programmes and significant planned growth. Working with us means joining a supportive, forward‑looking organisation where your work will directly shape places and improve outcomes for our residents. We offer flexible working, professional development opportunities, and exposure to high‑profile projects.

We are looking for someone with proven experience in CIL and S106 administration and monitoring, strong project‑management skills, and a solid understanding of planning legislation and infrastructure delivery. The postholder will need to be highly organised, numerate, and able to translate complex financial and planning information clearly to different audiences. Success in the role also depends on being a collaborative and proactive team player, demonstrating accountability, openness and respect while working constructively with colleagues, Members, developers, and the community to deliver positive outcomes for Enfield.

Hybrid working available office base at Enfield Civic Centre

Contact Details -

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Sujata Majumdar at Sujata.Majumdar@Enfield.gov.uk or on 0208 132 2773 for an informal discussion.

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Andy Kingsbury, Senior Recruitment Advisor on 0208 078 5976 or andy.kingsbury@enfield.gov.uk

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We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.

Certain posts in the Council are ‘politically restricted’ which means that staff employed in these posts may not undertake political activities either in or outside the workplace and therefore if candidates are affiliated with any political party, we may not be able to proceed with their application.