Senior Planner / Associate Director, Planning - Cork or Dublin

CBRE Ireland; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commercial real estate firm is seeking a Senior Planner / Associate Director in Cork or Dublin, Ireland. The successful candidate will manage projects within the planning sector, demonstrating expertise in secured high-quality work. Key duties include leading the Planning team, providing strategic advice, and engaging with clients. Candidates need a professional membership and significant experience in planning. Attractive remuneration package on offer.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five to seven years' experience in planning.
• Ability to manage and deliver projects to high standards.
• Strong analytical abilities and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Planning team projects.
• Provide strategic planning advice across various sectors.
• Engage with clients to secure project direction and success.
• Mentor junior staff and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Project management

Client engagement

Communication skills

Technical expertise

Interpersonal skills

Education

Professional Membership of IPI or RTPI

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Planner / Associate Director, Planning

Location: Cork or Dublin, Ireland

Reports to: León Murray - Director, Head of Planning

About CBRE Planning

The CBRE Planning Team offers comprehensive advisory services across a diverse range of land uses, including complex urban developments, strategic residential projects, and commercial initiatives such as offices, retail, hotels, leisure, industrial and logistics, and mixed-use developments. Additionally, the team addresses requirements related to renewable energy, infrastructure, and forward planning initiatives. The new team member will collaborate closely with the established Planning team, working with both internal and external colleagues and clients throughout Ireland.

About The Role

Our dynamic and expanding CBRE Ireland Planning team is seeking an Associate Director to join our office. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing projects within the planning sector in Ireland, demonstrating expertise in securing and delivering high-quality work. We are looking for a highly qualified individual known for their practical understanding, technical expertise, and client-focused approach. The successful candidate will possess an in-depth knowledge of the planning system and strong interpersonal skills to engage directly with clients while coordinating the contributions of various professionals involved in projects. Key attributes for this role include enthusiasm, attention to detail, effective communication skills, and the ability to collaborate across a diverse range of projects, often under challenging circumstances.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and serve as an ambassador for the Planning team.
• Work in collaboration with the Planning team across various locations.
• Provide planning advice to external clients and internal colleagues across all sectors and land uses.
• Demonstrate extensive experience and understanding of planning and environmental legislation.
• Offer strategic planning advice on project direction and forward planning initiatives.
• Work across a range of market sectors for both public and private clients.
• Engage in development planning, feasibility analysis, environmental planning, and the lodgement of planning applications, appeals, and submissions.
• Manage multi-disciplinary project teams across various projects, showcasing strong organisational skills.
• Exhibit excellent communication, report writing, presentation, and organisational skills.
• Oversee project management, including financial management.
• Identify, develop, and pursue new business and marketing opportunities across various sectors, including preparing advice notes for clients and planning media pieces.
• Explore and identify new business opportunities for the Planning team outside the Real Estate sector, including but not limited to Renewables, Infrastructure, and State projects.
• Mentor and manage junior staff.

What You’ll Need

• Professional Membership of either the IPI or RTPI with a minimum of five / seven years’ experience.
• Dynamic, enthusiastic, flexible, and commercially astute with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong focus on own professional skills and integrity.
• Experience of working on a range of major schemes.
• The ability to multi-task, work to tight timescales, often under challenging circumstances, with supervision and to a high standard.
• Willingness and / or ability to identify and nurture new business opportunities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and analytical abilities.
• Confident team player able to work well with colleagues and clients.

About CBRE Advisory (Irl) Limited

CBRE Advisory (Irl) Limited is the country’s largest commercial real estate services company with offices in Dublin and Cork. Currently employing over 170 employees, we work with occupiers, investors and developers of office, industrial and logistics, retail, hotel and healthcare property, providing strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; tenant representation, corporate services; property and project management; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management and debt advisory; business rates and compulsory purchase and research and consulting. Please visit our website at www.cbre.ie

About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2023 revenue). The company has more than 130,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.

Salary & Benefits

An attractive remuneration package on offer.

Service line: Advisory Segment