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4 NEWS 4 NICOLE MEILAK nmeilak@mediatoday.com.mt maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 6 DECEMBER 2023 www.pa.org.mt PLANNING AUTHORITY The role requires to contribute to the achievement of objectives relating to mapping within the Geomatics Unit and to implement practices and procedures as required. Successful candidates must be in possession of the following: Route A1 – Qualificati on and experienc e Good level of education with at least MQF Level 4 pass in any one of the following: • Planning • Mapping • Environmental Management • Urban Design • Architecture and Urban Geography Or an appropriate recognised comparable qualification. A minimum of two years' experience of technical planning functions. OR Route A2 – Qualificati on and E xperienc e At least MQF Level 3, having completed secondary level of education with six O level passes including Maltese, English, and an ICT related subject (or an appropriate and recognised qualification, in geographic information.) A minimum of four years' experience in Mapping/GIS Technology. S kills Candidates who apply through all the above mentioned requisites (Route A1 and A2) must also be computer literate and preferably have knowledge in the use of mapping software together with a good oral and written communication skills both in Maltese and English; Interpersonal, leadership, general management, report writing, communication and computer literate with a preference of ACAD working experience. Candidates are to present scanned copies of all qualifications with their application together with proof of local equivalence issued by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA), for any qualification(s) which are not awarded by University of Malta or MCAST. Candidates who are in possession of qualification(s) in a language other than English, are to present a translated copy of their qualification(s) in English, All certificates, the proof of local equivalence, the completed Declarations by Candidate, which can be downloaded from https:// www.pa.org.mt/en/ vacancies, and the Jobsplus Employment History, which can be downloaded from https://jobsplus.gov.mt/, are to be presented with the application, by the closing date for submissions. Candidates who are 3rd country nationals, are to have a valid working permit by the closing date for submissions of the call, which permit is to be presented with their application. The position carries a starting annual salary and allowances of €25,362 a performance bonus and other benefits. The above post is for an indefinite period. Interested candidates are advised to submit their application, by sending an application via email on jobapplications@pa.org.mt together with a detailed curriculum vitae in pdf format by not later than Monday, 11th D ec ember 2023 to: The Human Resources Manager Planning Authority Ref: S eni or Mapping Technician Jobsplus Permit No. 311/2021 Further information is available on our website: www. pa.org.mt/ en/ va cancies JOIN OUR TEAM SENIOR MAPPING TECHNICIAN CAREER OPPORTUNITY THE Council of the Kamra tal-Periti welcomed the intro- duction of a legal notice ex- tending the validity period of development permits, but has flagged several anomalies with the way in which the exten- sions were publicised. In a statement, the Council said the extension of permit validity is a welcome step given certain measures being intro- duced to regulate the construc- tion industry. However, the Council point- ed out an anomaly whereby all permits whose expiry fell be- tween November 2020 and De- cember 2021 will benefit from a total extension of six years, while permits that expired in 2023 did not benefit from any extension. All other permits were granted an extension of three years. The six-year extension is due to a similar legal notice pub- lished shortly after the first few cases of COVID-19 in Malta, which extended the validity of all permits whose expiry fell between 27 March 2020 and 31 December 2022 by three years. "It is pertinent to note that while the Kamra was consulted regarding the first set of regu- lations published in 2020, re- grettably, no such consultation took place with the latest set of regulations." The Council called on the government to address this anomaly as soon asd possible. The construction industry is undergoing a restructuring process, with the government legislating new regulations overseeing the sector. These include the licencing of contractors, a new build- ers' licence, new building reg- ulations, the implementation of new regulations on energy performance in buildings and construction and demolition waste, taxonomy, and ESG compliance. Periti lobby welcomes extension on permit validity but flags anomalies Development permits that were set to expire between 2020 and 2021 will be benefiting from a six- year extension, while permits that expired in 2023 will not get any extensions The PA offices in Floriana