Position: Development Management Lead (Enforcement/Minerals and Waste)
Location: South Downs Centre, Midhurst
Closing Date: 2 November 2025
Interview Date: 14 November 2025
Salary: £52,903 - £56,954
Hours: 37 hours per week, job sharers will be considered
Type of post: Permanent
The South Downs National Park Authority is a young, exciting organisation created to care for the landscapes, wildlife, and cultural heritage of the National Park and help people to learn about and enjoy the area. We also have an important role to assist the local communities that live and work here.
We are looking for talented professionals to take this important work forward and are committed to creating a modern, flexible organisation that works through partnership and supports local action.
This is an interesting career opportunity for a Development Management professional with experience in an Enforcement Team (with an interest, but not necessarily experience, in minerals and waste) to head a small team in the Development Management Department. You will be responsible for leading the Enforcement Team, while also delivering the Minerals & Waste Development Management service (including the monitoring, compliance, and enforcement of this service). You will also have a caseload of Development Management applications and other related work.
Sound like something that interests you? Think you can really add value to the role? Meet the person specification? Then please apply!
To apply: Please apply via the button shown to upload your CV and complete our application, referring to the person specification.
SDNPA is an inclusive organisation, and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability, and age.
We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for disabled applicants.
In all circumstances, the SDNPA appoints on merit, based on the evidence the applicant supplies in meeting the essential criteria for the post. Further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion can be found on our website.
SDNPA Enhanced Benefits
- Flexible working – (this is available for the majority of our roles; however, some positions may require on-site presence and/or specific hours due to business needs)
- Local government pension scheme
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Heat Scheme (capped interest-free green home improvement loan, available on a first-come, first-served basis)
- Healthcare - includes cash plan, counselling and wellbeing discounts
- Access to Health and Wellbeing portal and webinars
- 27 days' annual leave, increasing to 30 days, plus bank holidays
- Professional development support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car sharing
- Use of pool cars
- Regular staff events/activities, which support the SDNPA’s Purposes and Duty
