Planning Technician (Development Management)
| Posting date: | 06 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2025 |
| Location: | Tameside, OL6 6BH |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75688049 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Grade E. SCP 11 £27,269 - SCP 16 £29,572
Hours Per Week: 36 hours
Base Location: Tameside One, Ashton-under-Lyne
Assessment Date: Interviews week commencing 07th April 2025
The Role
At Tameside, our vision for the Planning Service is to say yes to good development openly and quickly.
We are looking to recruit a Planning Technician to our Development Management Team to support the delivery of an excellent customer focussed planning service. The role will specifically provide technical support through the validation of planning applications, providing basic pre-application advice and supporting Planning Officers with the processing of applications.
About You
You will be organised, analytical and confident with excellent IT skills and high levels of care and accuracy in your work. You will also need to have a flexible approach to work, great people skills, the ability to work under pressure and the willingness to support change and innovation. Ideally you will have knowledge of town planning and have experience of working within a Planning environment.
In return, we can offer you a chance to thrive, develop and help play a leading role in the development of technical evidence vital to support planning policy. Tameside is also a great place to live and work only a short distance from both Manchester City Centre and the Peak District National Park.
About Us
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please click here for more information on our guaranteed assessment scheme.
For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager on 0161 342 4460 or jayne.owen@tameside.gov.uk
Reference Number: DPT647
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