A Technician Grade 1 is the second tier within the five grade Local Authority Technician grouping, which ranges from the entry grade of Technician Grade 2 up to the post of Chief Technician. A Technician Grade 1 (Planning) works as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the Planning Department to deliver a wide variety of key local authority services. Offaly County Council’s Planning Department is responsible for managing the location, amount, and type of development within the county.  The Department is subdivided into Development Management, Forward Planning and Enforcement divisions.  It has strong cross – departmental dealings, and operates in a manner of consultation and participation with the general public, government bodies and other stakeholders.
 The Council employs several other different disciplines of Technicians including civil/structural, environmental and architectural/building.

A Technician Grade 1 (Planning) is based in the Head-Quarters in Tullamore.  A Technician Grade 1 (Planning) will from time to time be required to deputise for more senior personnel and must be willing to take on this challenge. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated person, with a strong sense of commitment to delivering quality public services and shall demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of:
 

• Current planning regulations related to validating planning applications;
• Managing your work, to achieve agreed objectives to a high standard of design of drawings and documentation and technical quality and professional practice, to agreed timeframes;
• Ensuring that all work is carried out in compliance with all relevant professional practice and industry standards and relevant public and Council policies;
• Have a satisfactory knowledge of public administration in Ireland and have general administrative experience;
• Current local government issues, future trends and strategic direction of the sector;
• Fostering and maintaining wide ranging productive working relationship both internally and externally to the organisation;
• Public service values;
• Submissions to the Department and dealing with related queries; and
• Provide general assistance to planning administration with queries.

Further Information can be found in the Candidate Booklet