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Architectural and Town Planning Technicians

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.

Average Salary

£30,560

New workers start around £18,981. Normal pay is £30,560 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £51,023.

Jobs

25,793

The number of jobs in the career for the current year.

Daily Tasks

  • Checks that completed work conforms to specifications.

  • Issues development permits as authorised.

  • Surveys land and property uses and prepares report for planning authority.

  • Liaises with engineers and building contractors regarding technical construction problems and attends site meetings on behalf of architect.

  • Prepares building plans, drawings and specifications for use by contractors.

  • Investigates proposed design with regard to practicality, cost and use.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

  • AutoCAD

  • Autodesk Revit

  • Planning Permission

  • Construction

  • SketchUp (3D Modeling Software)

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

  • Planning

  • Communications

  • Management

  • Self-Motivation

  • Presentations

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.