Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £29,550- £32,055 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 9th October 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

Previous candidates need not apply

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Transport Planning Technician within the Highway Development Management (HDM) Team at Leicestershire County Council.

About the Role

As Transport Planning Technician within the HDM team, your responsibilities would include (but not be limited to):

• Maintaining and updating the HDM electronic system (currently MasterGov) for recording, providing and monitoring consultation responses.
• Providing a superuser role for MasterGov including developing appropriate training manuals, providing appropriate training, representing the team on the corporate working group, liaising with the system provider to maintain and develop the system and managing access rights to the system.
• Monitoring and managing consultations and correspondence arriving through the HDM generic inbox.
• Providing administrative support in the provision of the HDM system including processing invoices as appropriate and to provide reports giving management and performance data.
• Monitoring and reviewing consultations on planning applications and pre-application enquiries and ensuring appropriate information is input onto electronic systems to record and monitor progress.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• GCSE English Language and Mathematics Grades A – C or equivalent, or relevant demonstrable experience.
• Use of MS Office programmes and use of mapping software. Experience of working in an office environment
• Attention to detail to ensure accurate recording of information.
• Ability to work to tight timescales, agreed timescales and be able to manage your own workload.
• Ability to search and interrogate systems in order to extract relevant information and produce reports.
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to problem solve and identify new and efficient ways of working.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

David Hunt- Senior Transport Planner

Telephone: 0116 305 8241

Email: david.hunt@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement (maximum 500 words) that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section 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 telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process

Our Organisational Values

Our Employee Benefits

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