Technician (Development Approvals)
Technician (Development Approvals)
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Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: 27717 - 30066 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Working Hours:37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 30th June 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Development Approvals Technician within the Infrastructure Planning Team in the Environment and Transport Department.
We are looking for someone to provide technical support to the section 38 (road adoption) 278 (works to existing highway) 184 (access to highway) and 219 (Advance Payment Codes) processes for approval and adoption of new highway infrastructure under The Highways Act 1980.
No prior direct experience in road adoptions is required but the ideal candidate must have an interest in engineering/ planning have good administration skills and be eager to learn.
About the Role
This role will involve working in the Development Approvals service working alongside colleagues in the Infrastructure Planning team.
You will be responsible for providing technical administration support to the Development Approvals team keeping and updating data/record management systems providing administrative support and managing financial processes.
You will be responsible for dealing with highway adoption enquires from a variety of sources and liaising with relevant district and parish councils or members of the public over development related queries and requests.
You will also be responsible for providing technical advice on minor developer funded adoptable highway infrastructure (delivered under sections 38/184/278 of The Highways Act 1980) and to ensure submitted designs comply with the Leicestershire Highway Design Guide offering guidance and support where necessary so that technical approval can be achieved. On the job training will be provided.
You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have experience of managing your own workload and working to deadlines.
You will have excellent communication and negotiation skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
In return you will receive a varied workload the support of colleagues and have an opportunity to shape the direction of growth in Leicestershire.
About You
To apply for this post you must have:
- NVQ3 or equivalent i.e. BTEC in Civil Engineering or A-Levels A-C in relevant subjects OR evidence of continued learning and development plus extensive demonstrable experience as identified below.
- Working in an engineering setting including design development management maintenance or administrative utilising processes in relation to highways infrastructure
- Knowledge of planning policy/ guidance/ legislation highway design standardsconstruction techniques asset management principles or maintenance standards.
- Attention to detail to ensure accurate recording of information
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise with customers face to face and on the telephone and to continue to build on the credibility of the Council and its services.
- Good IT skills including the ability to learn the use of service specific systems and software
- Good organisational skills and prioritisation of work to tight timescales. Ability to be flexible and adapt to change in a fast paced customer focussed construction industry environment.
You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.
In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:
Lucy Fraser
Principal Engineer (Development Approvals)
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Jamie Needham
Team Manager (Infrastructure Planning)
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How to Apply
Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement detailing how you meet the requirements of the supporting statement should beno longer than 500 words. Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
