3121- ARCHITECTURAL AND TOWN PLANNING TECHNICIANS

Job Title: 

ARCHITECTURAL AND TOWN PLANNING TECHNICIANS

Alternate Titles: 

Architectural assistant,Architectural technician,Construction planner,Planning enforcement officer

Job Description: 

Architectural and town planning technicians perform a variety of technical support functions to assist architects and planners with the design of buildings and the layout of urban and rural areas.

Education: 

Entrants possess a variety of qualifications including GCSEs/S grades, a BTEC/SQA award, an Advanced GNVQ/GSVQ Level III or a degree. Professional qualifications are available and membership to professional institutions may be required for some posts.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 2
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 4.1
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • investigates proposed design with regard to practicality, cost and use;
  • prepares building plans, drawings and specifications for use by contractors
  • liaises with engineers and building contractors regarding technical construction problems and attends site meetings on behalf of architect;
  • surveys land and property uses and prepares report for planning authority;
  • issues development permits as authorised;
  • checks that completed work conforms to specifications.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK