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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