Job Description
3 months contract with local authority
The Planning Technician plays a crucial role in providing both technical and administrative support within the Planning Service. This includes areas such as Planning Policy, Development Management, Street Naming & Numbering, and Planning Enforcement. The position is essential for ensuring efficient operations, precise data management, and delivering excellent customer service.
Responsibilities:
* Manage shared inboxes and respond professionally to public inquiries.
* Assist in monitoring and addressing complaints and feedback from customers, MPs, and Councillors.
* Enter, maintain, and extract data from planning databases and mapping systems.
* Register, validate, and process planning applications.
* Calculate and process planning application fees and record payments.
Requirements
Requirements:
* Ability to manage shared inboxes and handle public inquiries professionally.
* Experience in monitoring and addressing customer feedback and complaints.
* Proficiency in data entry, maintenance, and extraction from planning databases and mapping systems.
* Skills in registering, validating, and processing planning applications.
* Competence in calculating and processing planning application fees and recording payments.
Working Pattern: Hybrid (ideally 1-2 days onsite per week)
Start Date: 18th March (ideally)
Duration: 12 weeks
Hours: 37 hours, Monday to Friday
We operate on bi-weekly payment plan
Requirements
Requirements: Fully trained and qualified building surveyor Based in the North Yorkshire Area