Full time Apprentice Technical Officer – Leeds City Council
Job Description
Job title: Apprentice Technical Officer
Salary: A1-B3 £24,413 – £28,142
Contract: This is a permanent role as well as career grade Apprenticeship
Location: Merrion House
As an Apprentice Technical Officer you’ll thrive on providing excellent customer service.
Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.
About you
As an Apprentice Technical Officer you will bring to the role:
- Good organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Good ICT skills including outlook, word and excel
- Motivated working in a team environment
About the role
Technical and Customer Services provides administrative support to ensure the smooth delivery of planning and building control submissions from receipt through to decision and are the first point of contact for Applicants and Agents.
An opportunity has arisen to recruit a permanent Apprentice Technical Officer to work within the Building Control Administration Team to carry out a wide range of administration tasks including;
- Inputting of information into computer systems registering building control applications
- Scanning and indexing of plans and documents
- Dealing with customers over the telephone and by email taking building control fee payments and booking in site visits for Building Control Inspectors
As our next Apprentice Technical Officer as you will liaise with applicants, agents and building control officers on a daily basis.
You will have a flexible approach to your duties as you will be required to learn a variety of processes.
Full on the job training will be given 4 days per week in the office and 1 day working from home for an initial 4 week period and thereafter you will be expected to work in the office a minimum of two days per week between core office hours.
This is a career grade position and you will attend Leeds City College one morning a week to complete a NVQ2 Customer Services Practioner qualification for a period of 12 – 18 months.
Future career progression can lead to opportunities to work as a Technical Officer working with complex administration duties, or a Building Control Assistant.
Candidates should have a minimum of 5 x GCSE’s including Maths and English (Level 4 or above)
What we offer you
We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:
- a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
- membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
- flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
- a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
- a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further
How to apply
Apply for this job online. Please complete the online application form.
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If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Lynne Gledhill [email protected]
Please visit Leeds City Council’s apprenticeship page which contains information you may find useful
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you’ll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.
Location: Leeds
Closing Date: 15th January 2026
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