Blaby District Council Offices (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
Salary: Scale 3 (£25,584 to £27,711) plus a Comprehensive Benefits Package including an Essential Car User Allowance
37 hours
Planning Technician
Salary: Scale 3 (£25,584 to £27,711) plus a Comprehensive Benefits Package including an Essential Car User Allowance
37 hours per week, Permanent
We are not your average local authority Planning department. We are forward thinking, innovative, and a fun team. Every year the department processes and makes decisions on over 1,000 applications for planning permission, works to protected trees, advertisement applications and associated development proposals.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the team as a Planning Technician. The role of a Planning Technician at Blaby District Council is wide ranging and rewarding. You will provide technical and administrative support to the Development Services Team, provide customer support and manage a small caseload of planning and other applications.
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, flexible and motivated and must work well in a team, be organised and able to prioritise. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential to provide high levels of customer service.
For further details about the role see the Job Description and Person Specification
Benefits of working with us include a local government pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including a flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. To find out more, click on the link Employee benefits
We also support Hybrid working arrangements with a combination of on-site and home working subject to service delivery requirements.
Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 6th May 2025
Interview date: Monday 19th May 2025
Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email human.resources@blaby.gov.uk.
Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Further information can be found on our jobs page.