Senior Planning Technician
Looking to build on your planning administration experience and take the next step in your career at Hertsmere? This internal opportunity offers the chance to become a Senior Planning Technician and play a key part in supporting our planning service, developing colleagues and improving the way we work.
Working with the Planning Processing and Improvement Managers, you’ll support and supervise the validation team, helping to ensure planning applications and appeals are processed accurately and within statutory deadlines. You’ll also help improve systems and procedures, deliver service improvement projects and support digital transformation, deputising for the Manager when required.
You’ll bring experience of planning administration and implementing new processes or procedures, alongside knowledge of the planning system and records management. With strong organisational, communication and IT skills, you’ll be confident prioritising workloads, supporting colleagues and delivering an accurate, customer-focused service. You’ll also have the supervisory and project management skills to guide the team and help turn improvements into practice.
The post is offered on a two-year fixed-term, full-time basis (36 hours per week).
This opportunity is open to existing Hertsmere Borough Council employees only and is available as a two-year secondment, offering the chance to broaden your experience and develop your skills in planning administration and service improvement. Please inform your current manager before applying.
Benefits include:
- 27 – 32 days annual leave (depending on length of Local Gvt Service) - plus all bank holidays
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexi-Leave - accrue extra hours & exchange for up to 2 days leave per month
- Free gym membership
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free wellbeing benefits (such as lunchtime yoga, flu jabs, health MOT)
- Employee Assistance Programme
The Council operates a hybrid working system where employees may work up to three days per week from home.
Closing date: Monday 16 November 2026, 10am
How to apply
Please apply online via the link provided. Please note, we do not accept CV’s submitted without a fully completed online application form.
