Officer IV (Planning) (Assistant Planning Technician)

1. The Planning Authority invites applications for the post of OFFICER IV (PLANNING) – ASSISTANT PLANNING TECHNICIAN

2. Terms and Conditions

• indefinite employment subject to a successful probationary period of 6 months
• annual basic salary of €21,876.60, progressing to of €24,287.60
• a performance bonus;
• Flexi-time, reduced summer hours, family-friendly initiatives, health insurance, shut-downs and
• hybrid working; and
• Progression to the higher grade subject to satisfactory performance.

3. Duties and responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the position are:-

• Assist in the receipt of applications for development permission, and in checking for completeness and calculating or checking Building Levy due, referring back incomplete applications indicating discrepancies with established checklist and Building Levy required, and inputting data in Information System
• Assist in maintaining a public interface, including, where appropriate, discussing planning issues with the general public and architects over the counter; giving advice on development proposals and on current applications in relation to statutory development plans and/or policy documents; and dealing with general correspondence and answering written queries
• Assist in the processing of applications for development permission allocated by a senior officer, including, where appropriate, the carrying out of consultations with statutory bodies, making site visits, assessing applications in relation to the SPED, relevant Local Plan and other policies/standards, and preparing development permission application reports with specific recommendations for endorsement by a supervising officer as appropriate
• Assisting senior staff in preparing and implementing plans, policies, reports and documents on matters relating to strategic and local planning policy including the formulation of development briefs; monitoring and review of the SPED; preparation of Local Plans; and evaluation of policies, plans, etc; and the setting up and maintenance of the necessary databases and carrying out the necessary surveys and data collection and analysis
• Assisting in the monitoring and review of policies and statistical information and carrying out or assisting in the carrying out of surveys of land use, development, environmental, demographic, socio-economic and other relevant issues and trends
• Assisting in the preparation and implementation of planning studies, plans, policies, reports, documents, information and advice relating to any planning issue or matter concerned with the functions of the Unit.
• Assists in the interpreting building/road alignments on large scale surveys as well as on Setting Out plans for Surveyors
• Assisting in or contributing to the process of dealing with requests for disposal of Government owned land and reviews applications for changes to building/road alignments
• Making use of information technology tools to formulate reports, present data, input data, plot data on digital maps and communicate internally with other officers through IT
• May be required to carry out ancillary job-related duties to the above-mentioned main responsibilities within the scope of normal flexibility.

4. Eligibility, Qualifications and Experience Required

4.1 By the closing date of this advert, applicants must be:

a) citizens of Malta; or

b) citizens of other Member States of the European Union who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters of employment by virtue of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or

c) citizens of any other country who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment by virtue of the application to that country of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or

d) any other persons who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment in terms of the law or the above-mentioned EU legislation and treaty provisions, on account of their family relationship with persons mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or

e) third country nationals who have been granted long-term resident status in Malta under regulation 4 of the “Status of Long-Term Residents (Third Country Nationals) Regulations, 2006” or who have been granted a residence permit under regulation 18(3) thereof, together with family members of such third country nationals who have been granted a residence permit under the “Family Reunification Regulations, 2007”; or

f) in possession of a residence document issued in terms of the “Residence Status of United Kingdom Nationals and their Family Members in Malta in accordance with the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community Regulations”.

The advice of the Citizenship Unit within Community Malta Agency and the Expatriates Unit within Identita` should be sought as necessary in the interpretation of the above provisions.

The appointment of candidates referred to at (b), (c), (d) and (e) above would necessitate the issue of an employment licence in so far as this is required by the Immigration Act and subsidiary legislation. Jobsplus should be consulted as necessary on this issue.

AND

4.2 By the closing date of this vacancy, applicants must be in possession of:

Good general level of education with at least 4 passes at MQF level 2, including English, Maths, and a technical subject.  Has preferably undergone a recognized training course in urban/spatial planning, or architecture, or building design, construction engineering, or design foundation studies, or GIS, or similar, or related subjects.  A general understanding of the planning process, SPED and Development Planning Act would be an asset.

AND

4.3   Applicants must have the following skills:

Interpersonal, report writing, computer literate, communication, data collection and analytical skills. The ability to work with professionals in a planning/architecture/design environment.

5. Submission of Application and Supporting Documentation

5.1 Applications are to be submitted, for the attention of:

The Human Resources Manager

Planning Authority

Ref: Assistant Planning Technician

only by clicking on the 'Apply for this Job' button, and are to include:

a) Application letter

b) A detailed curriculum vitae in pdf format

c) Copies of all qualifications

d) For qualifications which are not awarded by the University of Malta or MCAST, proof of local equivalence issued by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA)

e) For qualifications awarded in a language other than English, a certified translation of the qualification in the English language

f) The completed Declarations by Candidate, which can be downloaded from https://www.pa.org.mt/en/vacancies

g) The Jobsplus Employment History, which can be downloaded from https://jobsplus.gov.mt/; and

h) For applicants eligible under 4.1 (b), (c), (d) and (e), a copy of a valid passport, and for applicants eligible under 4.1 (f), copy of a valid residence document.

by not later than 12:00 (Central European Time) on Tuesday, 29 th April 2025

5.2 It is the responsibility of the applicants not to leave until the last moment for submission of their application.

5.3 Applications which are received after the closing date and time (i.e. late application) will not be processed.

5.4 Original certificates and/or testimonials are to be invariably produced for verification at the interview.

Jobsplus Permit No. 319/2025