Job Introduction
Are you passionate about protecting and improving Staffordshire’s highway network? Do you want to play a key role in enhancing transport facilities for the community? If so, a role as a Technician in sustainability could be perfect for you!
Join our team and be at the forefront of regeneration and redevelopment, making a real difference in the lives of Staffordshire residents. This is an exciting time to start your career with us, offering fantastic opportunities for training, career progression, and involvement in impactful projects.
Our Highways Development Management team, led by two team leaders, handles around 3,000 planning applications annually. We provide a flexible work environment, allowing for a great work/life balance with options for office and home working.
Main Responsibility
As a Technician, you will:
- Provide detailed responses on planning applications.
- Be the main contact with the Local Planning Authority, ensuring positive relationships and comprehensive responses.
- Prepare and issue comments and recommendations on highway and transportation aspects of planning applications.
- Assist in auditing Transport Assessments and Travel Plans using GIS analysis and other planning software.
- Engage in pre-application discussions with developers to promote sustainable development.
- Help prepare evidence for appeals and court proceedings.
- Support the implementation of Development Plan Policies and the Local Transport Plan.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have:
- Experience with planning applications.
- Partnership experience with internal and external bodies.
- Knowledge of agreements for new street adoption and off-site improvement works.
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Strong time and budget management skills.
- A full driving licence.
Interviews will be held: Friday 8th November.
For more information about this role, please contact Simon Hawe, email simon.hawe@staffordshire.gov.uk
“We’re happy to talk flexible working”
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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