Senior Executive Planner - Monaghan County Council

Monaghan County Council; Ireland; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Monaghan County Council is inviting applications for a Senior Executive Planner to support the Planning Department’s ongoing development and housing initiatives across the county. The role focuses on planning policy, development plans, and ensuring sustainable infrastructure.

The successful candidate will engage with planning authorities, prepare reports for council committees, and contribute to strategic planning projects with a view to delivering resilient communities.

Responsibilities

• To prepare and implement development plan documents and report to the Council committees.
• To consider national planning policy and development plans from adjoining authorities and assess implications for the Council.
• Interacting with Planning Authorities in matters related to development plans, variations, etc.

Job description

Senior Executive Planner - Monaghan County Council

The closing date for this vacancy is 12/11/2026, 15:00

Job summary

Monaghan County Council wishes to recruit a Senior Executive Planner and is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates with relevant experience to support the expansion and development of the Council’s Planning Department. This is a great opportunity to join a progressive local authority that is responding to the challenges of providing housing for all, supporting economic development, ensuring that the county has adequate infrastructure and public services and underpinning the development of sustainable and resilient communities across the county.

A full Job Summary/Description is available in the Information Booklet.

Main Duties of the Job

To prepare and implement development plan documents and prepare reports on these matters for the appropriate Committees of the Council.

To consider new and emerging national planning policy and development plans being prepared by adjoining local authorities, assess implications for the Council and respond to these proposals as required.

Interacting with Planning Authorities in matters related to preparation of Development Plans, Variations, etc.

A full list of main duties is available in the Information Booklet.

Information about the organisation

Monaghan is a relatively small county, strategically located on the Donegal/Derry – Dublin corridor, adjacent to the M1 corridor. As a border county, it maintains strong connections to Northern Ireland, sharing county borders with Armagh, Fermanagh, and Tyrone along with neighbours Cavan, Louth, and Meath in Ireland. County Monaghan has a population of 65,288. Monaghan has a long and proud tradition of fostering indigenous enterprise and serving as a hub for innovation in business and agriculture at a national level. The county also boasts a rich architectural heritage, distinctive biodiversity, and renowned angling destinations.

An opportunity now exists in Monaghan County Council for the position of Senior Executive Planner.

Salary Scale effective from 1st June 2026:

Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 35 hours gross per week.

The annual leave allowance for the position of Senior Executive Planner is 30 days.

Selection Process Details

A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.

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