Job Description
At AECOM, our diverse Town Planning team is recruiting an experienced Principal Planning Consultant to join our busy Environment business across the Island of Ireland. We are expanding our Town Planning team in Dublin, Cork and Galway offices, while supporting a flexible hybrid working model.
Responsibilities
Planning Applications – Prepare, submit and manage planning applications, including coordination of supported technical and environmental inputs and liaison with key stakeholders.
Due Diligence – Undertake due diligence, site reviews and pre-application discussions on major proposals, being proactive and problem‑solving to achieve deliverable outcomes.
Planning Advice – Provide technical planning advice to ensure planning and project documentation meets regulatory standards and reflects current legislation, policy and case law.
Tendering – Lead and support commercially competitive tender proposals and bids.
Qualifications
Proven experience in leading planning consents for major infrastructure projects under a range of consenting regimes, ideally within the energy, transport or rail sectors.
High level of ability to prioritise and manage a workload whilst working flexibly.
Excellent knowledge, understanding and application of current and emerging planning legislation.
Direct ROI Planning experience.
Experience managing and working as part of integrated multi‑disciplinary teams.
Strong report writing, verbal and presentation skills with experience in reviewing the work of others to ensure quality and consistency.
Corporate member of the Irish Planning Institute, Chartered Member of the RTPI or equivalent.
Full current driving licence and access to a form of transport to carry out the duties of the post.
Benefits
At AECOM, you’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Benefits include career development opportunities, a flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University and volunteering days.
We provide a wide array of compensation, benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.
Equal Opportunity & Accessibility
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. All applicants from all backgrounds and abilities are welcome. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com. If you would like to apply through the Disability‑Confident Interview Scheme, email ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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