Executive Planner Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dublin City Council is seeking an Executive Planner to join its Planning, Property & Economic Development Department, potentially working across departments including Transportation & Public Realm. The role involves delivering planning services across projects and priorities, with duties spanning development management, transport planning, conservation, and housing delivery.

The ideal candidate will work in multidisciplinary teams, possess strong planning and project management skills, and be

Qualifications

• Hold a Planning qualification (at least Level 8)
• Have at least five years’ satisfactory relevant planning experience
• Technical training and expertise of a high standard
• Administrative experience of a high standard
• Full Driving Licence, Category B desirable

Responsibilities

• Assess and make recommendations on planning applications in line with relevant plans, policies and legislation.
• Provide pre-application consultations and planning advice to the public, internal departments and elected members.
• Prepare and implement the city development plan, local area plans, planning schemes and related reports.
• Liaise with neighbouring planning authorities and public authorities on implementation.
• Monitor progress and analyse development and market activity.
• Lead and participate in multi-disciplinary project teams and strategic initiatives.
• Carry out traffic and transport planning.
• Prepare policy and reports on conservation matters.
• Build and maintain cooperative relationships and supervise staff as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned from time to time.

Skills

Teamwork

Planning skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Health & Safety awareness

Project management

Report writing

Urban planning knowledge

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Planning qualification Level 8

Job description

The City Council is seeking enthusiastic, experienced Planners to work in these areas, and contribute to achieving its vision for the City.

The Executive Planner will work as part of a team within the Planning, Property & Economic Development Department, the Transportation & Public Realm Department, or may be assigned to another City Council Department to carry out duties relevant to the role.

The Executive Planner will be responsible for implementing programmes of work and for providing a multiplicity of planning and related services across a range of City Council projects and priorities. Executive Planner positions are multi-faceted and may include some or all of the following key service areas:

• Forward Planning and Strategic Projects
• Development Management
• Transport Planning
• Conservation Planning
• Housing Delivery

The ideal candidate shall have

• An ability to work within teams, including multi-disciplinary teams;
• Good planning, operational and project management skills;
• Good communications/presentation and interpersonal skills;
• Good knowledge, or the ability to quickly acquire good knowledge, of local government functions, services and activities particularly in relation to planning and development;
• Good working knowledge of planning and environment legislation and the principles, practices and techniques of planning;
• A good working knowledge and understanding of urban planning;
• An ability to work under pressure and to think laterally, maintaining a solution orientated mind-set in dealing with a wide range of issues;
• Good report writing skills and strong IT skills;
• An ability to achieve delivery of competing demands within prescribed timelines and deadlines;
• The ability to undertake site visits etc. in all parts of the city in a timely manner;
• Have a good knowledge & awareness of Health & Safety Legislation and Regulations, their implications for the organisation and the employee, and their application in the workplace.

Qualifications

Character:

Each candidate shall be of good character.

Health:

Candidates shall be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed applications:-

a) candidates shall hold a qualification in Planning (at least Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications);

b) have at least five years’ satisfactory relevant experience of planning work;

c) possess a high standard of technical training and expertise;

d) possess a high standard of administrative experience.

A full Driving Licence, Category B, is desirable as successful candidates may be required to drive a motor car in the course of their duties.

Duties

The duties of the post include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assessment and making of recommendations on planning applications in line with all relevant national, regional and local plans/policies, and in accordance with the appropriate legislation and guidelines as required;
• Conducting pre-application consultations and provision of planning advice to members of the public, internal departments and to the elected members, in an efficient and flexible manner;
• Preparation and implementation of the city development plan, local area plans, planning schemes and other planning related reports as required;
• Liaising and working with neighbouring planning authorities and other public authorities on all aspects of implementation;
• Monitoring and reporting on implementation progress, including gathering/analysis of development and market activity;
• Leading and participating on multi-disciplinary project teams and strategic initiatives;
• Traffic and transport planning;
• Preparation of policy and reports as required on a wide variety of conservation related matters;
• Building and maintaining co-operative working relationships and supervision of staff as required;
• Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

The particular duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the duties or level of responsibilities entailed. The post holder may therefore be required to perform duties appropriate to the post, other than those detailed above, and to take instructions from and report to, an appropriate Officer or such designated Officer as may be assigned from time to time by the City Council.