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Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are looking to recruit a Planning Policy Data and Spatial Technician to join our team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis. The successful candidate will earn a competitive salary of £31,537 - £36,363 per annum (pro rata for part time).
This role is open to full time, part time, and job share applications, all of which will be assessed equally.
About the Role
Would you like the opportunity to work with data and mapping to help shape the future of places over the next 20 years?
You will be joining our Strategic Planning team who are responsible for developing the Councils’ Local Development Plan policies and monitoring their implementation.
The team also supports Neighbourhood Planning groups in developing their Neighbourhood Development Plans.
We are looking for a proactive and well‑organised team player to expertly lead and manage data entry, understand the data in order to retrieve, manipulate and report on findings to support the Councils’ Joint Local Plan, associated evidence documents and annual monitoring.
The data held will also be presented in innovative ways to a variety of audiences, and high‑quality GIS mapping skills will be required.
Information including new development build progress, Local Plan settlement boundaries and site boundaries for proposed land‑use allocations will need to be kept up to date, as well as maintaining constraint layers and policy maps showing visually how the policies will be implemented.
About You
• A GIS qualification or extensive GIS experience is essential. You should be able to demonstrate how you have used creative skills to design and prepare maps for a variety of different purposes to convey complex information clearly.
• This is an opportunity to build on your experience in data handling, producing public‑friendly documents and applying processes to understand situations and develop solutions to issues that arise, using your own initiative with accuracy.
We are Looking For
* Experience of producing high‑quality reports for internal and external use, accurately analysing, interpreting and collating evidence.
* Knowledge of Planning, handling planning datasets and planning public consultation is desirable.
* Excellent IT skills and extensive experience with Microsoft products; you will be used to using a variety of software to input, query and extract data.
* Good communication skills for a variety of audiences.
* Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
* A team player who thrives within a collaborative team environment.
* Now is an exciting time as we look to update and develop the software; we use innovative packages to present information in different ways.
About Us
At Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils we are passionate about building communities that people want to live, work, visit and invest in.
We serve around 200,000 across our two districts and are well known for our collaboration and partnership working across public, private and voluntary sectors.
We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work, with:
* 60 conservation areas
* two National Landscapes
* many picturesque market towns
It is no surprise we are ranked among the top 50 places to live in the UK.
Benefits
* Generous leave entitlement (26 days a year, rising to 31 days after 5 years)
* Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
* Wellbeing Support and Employee Assistance Programs
* Private Health Care Options
* Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
* Paid volunteering days
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (Business needs permitting)
* Great learning and development opportunities
Our Ways of Working
We believe work is what we do, not just where we go.
We work in a hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business need permitting). Our hybrid working arrangements support flexibility and collaboration, helping our teams to thrive.
Equality
We are committed to equality, and providing opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible services for our.
Closing Date
Closing date: 5pm, Monday 24 November 2025.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this Planning Policy Data and Spatial Technician role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
If you are interested in applying for this job please press the Apply Button and follow the application process. Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.
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