Planning Technical Services Officer

2 months ago

Amersham, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Council Full time

**Salary**

£22,778 - £23,947

**Reference number**

BUC08471

**Contract type**

Fixed Term / Secondment

**Working hours**

Full Time

**Level of DBS check required**

No

**Date posted**

27 Mar 2023, 11 p.m.

**Application deadline**

10 Apr 2023

**Overview**:
Working together as a **Planning and Development Service** we deliver an efficient, high quality, resilient and customer-focused service to the residents of Buckinghamshire.

**This position is a fixed-term contract for 18 months in the Amersham team.**

**About us**:
Three planning technical services teams offer planning support in the provision of a wide range of planning services. The teams current cover different geographic Buckinghamshire Council areas:

- North & Central area (based in Aylesbury),
- West area (based in High Wycombe), and,
- East and South area (based in Amersham).

**About the role**:
The details of this post are set out in the attached job summary. It will be based at our Amersham office.

As one of the largest Unitary Planning Authorities in the country the work is extremely varied and offers great opportunity for continuous learning and development.

**Key Accountabilities**

This role is very varied and will include:

- Delivering, or supporting the delivery of, the many discretionary planning services designed to delivery assistance and excellent value for money to our customers.

**Any-Desk**:
As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.

**About you**:
We are looking for someone with good customer skills, great attention to detail, an ability to be proactive in working to deliver the many deadlines the teams work involves and someone who enjoys a challenging but very rewarding workload.

**Other information**:
The closing date will be Monday 10 April with interviews provisionally set for 19 and 20 April. Interviews will be in-person at our Amersham office but an online interview could be arranged if personal circumstances require this.

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

- Unspent convictions and/or unspent conditional cautions only

For further information on how long it takes for convictions and conditional cautions to be spent, please refer to Nacro’s guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

**Our values and culture**:
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

- a fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

**About the Business Unit**:
Our Planning, Growth and Sustainability directorate works with partners to help shape the future of Buckinghamshire. We deliver services on planning, economic growth, regeneration, strategic infrastructure, transport and property.

Our key priorities include developing the economic narrative for Bucks, creating more jobs and delivering the right infrastructure to help businesses and residents thrive. We also aim to provide a proactive planning service that is responsive, whilst making the best use of the Council’s land and property portfolio. This will in turn support community services and create housing, jobs, regeneration and income to support public services.

It’s a great time to join one of our teams. As part of the Planning, Growth and Sustainability function you will not only get to help shape the economic future of Buckinghamshire; you’ll also be involved in delivering high-profil

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