Wicklow County Council is the Local Government Authority for County Wicklow and is responsible for the delivery of the full range of services. Wicklow County Council seeks to enhance the county’s attraction as a place in which to invest, work, and live, and takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of the county. It provides a diverse, multi-layered and evolving range of services to both citizens and visitors to County Wicklow, which include the provision of housing, planning, development, environmental, roads and traffic, leisure and community services. It also has an enhanced role in leading out economic and community development in the County. The Council works in partnership with other state, public and private bodies in the delivery of critical infrastructure and shared services.
Wicklow County Council has an elected body comprising of 32 elected members and employs a workforce in excess of 800 employees, currently covering 5 Municipal Districts – Bray, Greystones, Wicklow, Arklow and Baltinglass. Our employees work in a dynamic and progressive local authority which promotes training and development of our employees who are our most valuable resource.
An opportunity now exists in Wicklow County Council for the position of Senior Executive Planner.
The role of the Senior Executive Planner is to manage, under the general direction of the Senior Planner and in conjunction with the Planning Management Team, the day-to-day efficient running of a team within the Planning Department of Wicklow County Council. This Department currently operates under three key areas:
1. Forward Planning to include responsibility for the review of the County Development and Local Area Plans
2. Development Management
3. Planning Enforcement (to include taking in charge of housing developments)
A full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet.
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Closing Date: 3pm Thursday 28th August 2025
Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on the www.publicjobs.ie website