Senior Planning Lead

Driving Business Development

Championing Best Practice

• You will actively recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing planning team, ensuring both project delivery and the long-term growth of our Dublin office.
• You will proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities across the planning and development sector.
• You will be an advocate for excellence, ensuring compliance with national and regional planning legislation, guidelines, and procedures.
• You will ensure every project not only meets all planning and regulatory standards but also adheres to timelines and client expectations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships, engaging effectively with public and private sector clients, local authorities, developers, and community stakeholders.
• Provide strategic direction for project delivery, team development, and office operations.
• You will champion innovative and sustainable approaches to planning and urban development.
• You will become a trusted representative for the company at public consultations, hearings, and professional forums.
• You will be at the forefront of managing and building our talented multidisciplinary planning team in Dublin.
• You’ll lead or contribute to the preparation of proposals and tenders, securing major urban development and infrastructure projects which address the defining environmental and societal challenges of our time.

Expert project oversight and delivery

We’re looking for an experienced and strategic planner with a passion for shaping sustainable communities and leading high performing teams. Your expertise in the Irish planning system, combined with strong leadership and client engagement skills, makes you ideally suited for this pivotal role.

• Your experience will be vital in overseeing the preparation, coordination, and delivery of diverse planning applications, development plans, masterplans, and planning policy reports.
• A proven track record in delivering complex planning applications and leading project teams.
• Chartered Membership of the Irish Planning Institute (IPI) or equivalent professional body.
• In-depth, comprehensive knowledge of the Irish planning system, legislation, and policy landscape.
• A degree (and ideally a Master’s) in Town Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing budgets and resources within a consultancy or public sector environment.
• Exceptional client-facing, stakeholder engagement, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A minimum of 7 years of post-qualification experience, including experience in a leadership or senior management role.

Benefits: Competitive salaries, hybrid working options, Pension, Health Insurance scheme, Corporate Rates for local Gyms, Life Assurance, Bonus days, Memberships, and Paternity Leave and Benefit, Bike to Work Scheme, and Social events.