Planning Technician
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our Planning validation Technicians team. You will be providing support to the Planning service in the validation of planning applications and other associated functions, as well as providing guidance to customers ensuring the service meets is statutory obligations.
The postholder will be expected to have the ability to attend our offices for a minimum of two days a week, with the opportunity at present to also undertake home working on a number of days of the week, once comprehensive training has taken place.
Organisation Cheshire East Council Location Crewe, Macclesfield Job Category Place Grade CEC NJC - Grade 5 Salary Min £25,584 per annum Salary Max £27,269 per annum Hours per week 37 Weeks per year 52.143 Employment Type Permanent Closing Date 31/08/2025 Ref No E3182 Documents
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Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
ABOUT THE ROLE
A fabulous opportunity has arisen for someone to join our team as a Planning Technician. You will play an integral part within our Business Support operation, supporting the planning service in validate Planning applications and delivering numerous other support service functions for Cheshire East Council. The role will require you to be focused and hands on, monitoring performance to meet various service demands and KPI Targets. As a team member you will need to adapt to change with ease, as any legislation changes arising can have an associated impact on our potential service delivery. This may result in further training on relevant updates and process changes to be introduced for the service to comply with all requirements.
The role will provide you with a great opportunity to utilise a diverse range of skills including:
2. Managing your own workloads and meeting deadlines
3. Supporting team members as necessary to meet conflicting demands;
4. Liaising with Planning staff to meet the greater needs of the service.
5. Developing excellent time management and problem solving skills.
6. Evaluating the service provision to meet new legislative changes
7. Developing strategies for change/improvement to maximise best use of systems and processes;
8. Collaboration with the Systems Support Officer putting forward any potential ideas aspirations to improve services.
Cheshire East is a large planning authority that offers a diverse range of experiences and opportunities. Accordingly, the role is both demanding but interesting, with no two weeks being the same.