Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.

• 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

• 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:
 

1. hold an honours degree (level 8 or higher in the National Framework of Qualifications) in Planning

2. have at least two years satisfactory experience of planning work; and

3. possess a high standard of technical training and experience

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