Senior Statutory Town Planner (Infrastructure)

Description

• Manage, prepare and submit planning applications and processes from inception through delivery to commissioning. This includes pre-planning consultations, preparation or management of planning applications and reports and responding to further information requests.
• Provide planning appraisals of proposed projects, identifying and mitigating planning risk where possible.
• Contribute to safeguarding of project/client. Implement and operate the safeguarding process, in conjunction with existing stakeholders and governance.
• Manage appeals and responses to third party appeals, plan compliance and other statutory planning processes as may be required.
• Identify areas of policy interest and prepare submissions on relevant planning, environmental or governmental policy.
• Formulate and implement effective planning strategies. Provide planning opinions on the requirement for planning permission. Undertake planning site assessments.
• Collate, analyse, and interpret a range of socio-economic, demographic, policy, and related material in support of development proposals and policy change.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to achieve consensus, overcome or mitigate challenges, and to achieve project objectives.
• Prepare reports, presentations and other communications to internal and external stakeholders and senior management on progress, updates, risk items and planning strategies.

Requirements

• Ability to effectively engage with and manage relationships with various stakeholders, including customers, regulatory bodies, and internal teams.
• Excellent verbal and report writing skills and the ability to communicate clearly with others.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar Town planner role.
• Ability to work within a team and share knowledge to create optimal planning routes and delivering on team objectives.
• Ability to work in complex planning, environmental and land acquisition areas with great attention to detail and an interest in delivering capital infrastructure projects.
• Experience delivering consent for infrastructure projects; linear projects particularly desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good IT, administration, and organisational skills.
• Excellent understanding and knowledge of Irish planning legislation, planning and environmental guidance, and applicable planning policy.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance