Town Planning Technical Support Officer

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About Watford Borough Council
Watford is an urban borough in South West Hertfordshire; The borough has excellent transport links with mainline rail connections to London. Watford is the centre of a sub region serving around 500,000 people living within a 20 minute travelling time catchment. As part of the London commuter belt Watford is strongly influenced by London which brings the benefits of a buoyant economy.

At a glance
• £1.4bn local investment happening – mix of public and private funding
• 5 major development and regeneration projects happening
• 3500 registered businesses
• Higher than average working age population
• Skilled workforce
• Affordable local housing market
• Home to many major international head offices

Salary: £32,080 - £34,379 per annum

Contract: Full Time, 2 year Fixed Term Contract

The Role:- The post holder will be responsible for providing technical and administrative support within the Development Management service, including Planning, Local Land Charges, Building Control, Planning Enforcement and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

What we are looking for:- The successful candidate will have a basic understanding of the processes and legislation relating to planning and building control applications; Have the ability to read and interpret plans, be able to demonstrate good oral and written communication skills. Have the ability to deal with and respond to the needs of a diverse range of internal and external customers. Work as an effective team member with the ability to work towards and achieve team goals and outcomes. Be able to multi-task, deal with changing priorities or workload and meet deadlines. To have an incisive and practical approach to problem solving including the ability to know when to make a decision individually and when to seek assistance. Experience of following office procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency within a performance focused environment. Have experience of explaining complex processes to customers not familiar with the subject matter. To acquire knowledge and skills keep up to date with changes to legislation. To have a high level of computer literacy as, regular use of Microsoft office suite including outlook, word and excel and detailed working knowledge of uniform, total land charges, Exacom and GIS.

Closing Date: 27th November 2024

For an informal discussion please contact Louise Barrett - Technical Support Manager on 01923 278292

A basic Disclosure check or DBS enhanced check (as applicable) will be carried out for this post.

At Watford Borough Council we consider equality issues alongside other factors when making decisions as an employer of choice. We are committed to ensuring that we have effective policies, strategies, procedures, and processes and that we encourage behaviour which promotes equality, encourages diversity, and contributes to an inclusive organisational culture.