Development Management Technician, West Lothian Civic Centre, 499.15 - WEL09880 in Livingston

36 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year, Permanent

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We are keen to employ a diverse workforce that reflects the people of Scotland. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly from groups currently under-represented, including people with disabilities, those from minority ethnic communities or from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds

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Planning Services are seeking to employ a Development Management Technician in Planning Services to work at Civic Centre, Livingston.

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The purpose of the job is to provide support for the registration and processing of planning applications. However, the scope of the job will include, but will not be limited to, checking and registering statutory applications, printing including printing of documents submitted electronically to the council, mapping / GIS, plotting, web development, and providing support to other tasks carried out in the service.

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Essential requirements for the post are:

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• Significant relevant technical experience.

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• A knowledge of industry standard PC, graphics, mapping and word processing applications.

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• Political awareness and sensitivity.

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• Ability to manage workload to ensure delivery on priority projects.

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• In-depth knowledge of current and proposed best practice relevant to the responsibilities of the post.

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• Good information technology skills.

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