Planning
Planning Technician
Life isn’t mapped out for you as a Planning Technician. No two days are the same as you support senior members of the team in technical, administrative and financial tasks. You’ll be working on plans that make a real impact on your local town.
What you’ll do
You’re the go-to person for anything technical, administrative or financial to support council planning services. That could mean anything from filing reports to dealing with day-to-day enquiries either in person or over the phone.
A typical day might include:
- General office duties such as answering calls, booking training and travel arrangements, and photocopying documents.
- Raising purchase orders and processing invoices.
- Preparing and maintaining database reports.
- Using computer-based systems to prepare documents containing photographs and graphics.
- Undertaking tasks set by different divisions in the planning department.
Who you are
You’ll be a good team player who loves to help people. Your creative brain will have you solving problems and keeping things running smoothly.
Ideally you’ll have:
- 2 GCSEs Grade A*-C (9-4) or equivalent in English and Maths OR NVQ 2 in Business Administration.
- Experience of providing technical as well as administrative support in a planning or similar environment.
- Experience of Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and Access.
- Experience of working in a team environment and dealing with customers.
What we want
We need someone who can:
- Identify technical errors in planning applications, based on an established checklist.
- Interpret information and situations using good judgement or creative skills.
- Accurately input information onto the planning databases.
- Use plotting and mapping systems.
- Raise orders, invoices and payments using debtors’ and creditors’ systems.
- Work with a wide range of audiences from members of the public to architects and solicitors.
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