Transport Planning Technician

Golearnleicestershire; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is seeking a Transport Planning Technician within the HDM team at County Hall, Leicester. You will maintain the MasterGov system, provide superuser support, train staff and manage access rights while ensuring consultations are tracked and reported.

The role requires GCSEs in English and Maths, competence with MS Office and mapping software, and strong attention to detail. You will handle invoices, monitor consultations and deliver management data reports within

Qualifications

• 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 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.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and updating the HDM electronic system (MasterGov) for recording, providing and monitoring consultation responses.
• Providing a superuser role for MasterGov including developing training manuals and delivering training.
• Monitoring and managing consultations and correspondence via the HDM inbox.
• Providing admin support for the HDM system, processing invoices and generating reports.
• Monitoring and reviewing consultations on planning applications and ensuring information is input onto electronic systems.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

GCSE English & Maths (A-C)

Tools

MS Office

Mapping software

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

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 shareour commitment to our valuesandto 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: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]