Career opportunities Technical Officer - Housing Strategy & Implementation Team

Team: Housing Strategy & Implementation Team

Job Family: Providing - CBG8 

Salary: £31,022 - £33,851 per annum pro rata

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.

Contract Type: Hybrid – 12-month fixed term / secondment opportunity

Closing Date: 20th July 2026

Interview Date: W/C 10th August 2026

About the role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12-month fixed term position or secondment opportunity to the Technical Officer position in the Council’s Housing Strategy and Implementation Team. The fixed term position / secondment opportunity is to provide additional Technical Officer cover to the team during the period of implementation of a new Case Management System for the Council.

The Technical Officer role sits within a technical team who collectively monitor Local Plan policies and produce technical information relating to housing and commercial development within Central Bedfordshire.

The successful candidate will predominantly be responsible for undertaking monitoring of development within Central Bedfordshire, responding to data requests and queries, mapping, and contributing towards the general work of the Housing Strategy and Implementation Team. You will be involved in technically complex workstreams which relate to monitoring the supply of housing and commercial floorspace and will contribute to the production of the Council’s Authority Monitoring Report and Housing Trajectory.

You will have GCSE maths grade C/4 or above, have significant experience in collecting and presenting data and have excellent working knowledge of MS Excel. A driving licence is essential. Experience in using geographical Information Systems (GIS) and a background in the planning or housing sectors will be an advantage.

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer.  We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Nicola Dilley, Local Plan Monitoring Team Leader at [email protected] or call 0300 300 4358 (Wednesday to Friday) or Owen Harrison, Housing Strategy & Implementation Manager at [email protected] or call 0300 300 5349

Given periods of leave, should Nicola Dilley or Owen Harrison not be available, please contact: Thomas Crutcher, Technical Officer at [email protected] or call 0300 300 5514      

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