Assistant Planner

4 weeks ago

Galway, Galway, Ireland Localgov Full time
Duties and Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate should have a very good technical knowledge base and experience of planning policy and practices to include the following non exhaustive list of duties:

  • An ability to engage a wide and varied planning application caseload;
  • Assess and make recommendations on planning applications in line with all relevant national, regional and local plans and policies and in accordance with appropriate legislation and guidelines;
  • Conduct pre-application consultations and provide planning advice to members of the public, internal departments and elected members;
  • Undertake site visits related to planning applications, condition compliance planning enforcement, derelict sites, vacant sites etc. as required;
  • Provide reports on enforcement cases, derelict sites, and vacant sites, as required;
  • Prepare Development Plans and Local Area Plans and other planning policy reports and studies;
  • Analyse spatial and demographic information to discern trends in population, land use employment etc., to inform policy development;
  • Develop and implement measures to promote regeneration;
  • Input to inter-disciplinary projects dealing with land-use, transport, environment etc;
  • Represent the Council at meetings with staff, elected members, community/general interest groups, businesses and residents, as required;
  • Build and maintain cooperative working relationships;
  • Any other associated duties as may be assigned from time to time.

The ideal candidate should also have a very good technical knowledge base and experience of planning policy and practices to include the following:

  • Development management and enforcement;
  • Current and future planning issues facing Galway County Council and its wider region
  • Awareness of and management of Health, Safety and Welfare in the workplace;
  • Administration, report writing and putting across a well-researched and reasoned recommendations;
  • Operating ICT systems, in particular word processing, presentation and GIS systems;
  • Prioritising of work effectively;
  • Acting on own initiative

The ideal candidate should have an ability to demonstrate competence in the following areas;

  • Identifying Problems and Contributing to Solutions;
  • Communicating Effectively and Delivering Quality Work and Services;
  • An ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team;
  • Good planning, operation and project management skills;
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills;
  • Good knowledge, of local government functions, services and activities particularly in relation to planning and development;
  • Good working knowledge of planning legislation and the principles, practices and techniques of planning;
  • An ability to work under pressure and maintain a solution-oriented mindset in dealing with a wide range

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:

  • hold an honours degree (level 8 or higher in the National Framework of Qualifications) in Planning
  • have at least two years satisfactory experience of planning work; and
  • possess a high standard of technical training and experience

Candidate's must hold a full unendorsed Category B Driving Licence and have access to their own car.

*Non-Irish Qualifications must be accompanied by a determination from Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) to establish their comparability against the Irish National Framework of Qualifications, overseas qualifications must also be accompanied by a translation document.

Further Information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on our website.

Human Resources Department
Galway County Council
Prospect Hill
Galway
H91 H6KX


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