Senior Town Planner - Lead Infrastructure Consents (Hybrid)

AECOM; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development

Volunteer days

Job summary

AECOM’s Town Planning team is seeking a seasoned Principal Planning Consultant to join our Environment business across the Island of Ireland, with Dublin, Cork and Galway offices and a flexible hybrid working model.

You will lead planning applications, due diligence, planning advice and tendering on major infrastructure projects, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to ensure regulatory-compliant outcomes and high-quality project delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading planning consents for major infrastructure projects under a range of consenting regimes, ideally within energy, transport or rail sectors.
• High level of ability to prioritise and manage a workload whilst working flexibly.
• Excellent knowledge, understanding and application of current and emerging planning legislation.
• Direct ROI Planning experience.
• Experience managing and working as part of integrated multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong report writing, verbal and presentation skills with experience in reviewing the work of others to ensure quality and consistency.
• Corporate member of the Irish Planning Institute, Chartered Member of the RTPI or equivalent.
• Full current driving license and access to a form of transport to carry out the duties of the post.

Responsibilities

• Planning Applications - Prepare, submit and manage planning applications, including the coordination of supported technical and environmental inputs and liaison with key stakeholders.
• Due Diligence - Undertake due diligence, site reviews and pre-application discussions on major proposals, being proactive and problem-solving to achieve deliverable outcomes.
• Planning Advice - Provide technical planning advice to ensure planning and project documentation meets regulatory standards and reflects current legislation, policy and case law.
• Tendering - Lead and support commercially competitive tender proposals and bids.

Skills

Planning leadership

Prioritisation

Planning legislation knowledge

ROI planning experience

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Report writing and presentations

Driving license

Education

Irish Planning Institute member

RTPI Chartered Member or equivalent

Job description

AECOM’s Town Planning team is seeking a seasoned Principal Planning Consultant to join our Environment business across the Island of Ireland, with Dublin, Cork and Galway offices and a flexible hybrid working model.

You will lead planning applications, due diligence, planning advice and tendering on major infrastructure projects, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to ensure regulatory-compliant outcomes and high-quality project delivery.