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Assistant Planner

Dublin

FULL TIME

September 4, 2024

Professional and Technical
Assistant Planner
€45,302 - €70,480

Advertised Date: 06 Aug 2024

Annual Salary
Dublin
Permanent

Closing Date: 06 Sep 2024, 11:55 PM

Job Summary

About Fingal County Council
Fingal is a highly attractive place to live, work, visit and do business. It comprises a geographical area of 450 sq.km stretching from Balbriggan in the north, to Blanchardstown in the west and to Howth in the east. The area is defined by the diversity of its landscape and settlement patterns with rural, urban and suburban locations all rolled into one county. There is 88kms of coastline, three large protected estuaries and salt marsh habitats and 13 major beaches.

Fingal County Council is one of the county’s major local employers and currently employs approximately 1,600 staff. The Council is mandated to deliver a diverse range of functions and services which can be broadly described under the headings of the provision of physical and social infrastructure, housing, economic and tourism development, community development, recreation and amenity services and the management of the planning and environmental regulatory framework. The role of the County Council as provided for in law is to represent, lead and serve the communities of Fingal.

The purpose of this recruitment campaign is to form a panel for Fingal County Council from which permanent and temporary posts may be filled at Assistant Planner Grade as vacancies arise.

The Role
This position is within the Planning Department reporting to the Senior Executive Planner, Senior Planner and/or other employee nominated by the Chief Executive. The Assistant Planner is responsible for managing elements of the Planning Department and providing a multiplicity of services to Local Authorities. Reporting to the appropriate line manager, the Assistant Planner will be responsible for the efficient management of their prescribed work area within the planning or related function. The Assistant Planner will be required to work closely with service departments to deliver the full range of services and implement local policy decisions.

Assistant Planner positions are multifaceted and may include some, or all, of the following key service areas:

Development Management
Enforcement
Forward Planning Development
Public Realm/Strategic Projects

Qualifications and Requirements of the Post
CHARACTER
Each candidate must be of good character.

HEALTH
Candidates shall be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, ETC.
Candidates must on the latest date of receipt of completed application forms have:

hold a qualification in Planning (at least level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications);

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

possess a high standard of technical training and expertise.

Desirable Qualifications:

It is desirable that candidates demonstrate through their application form and at the interview that they:

Have a track record of delivery results;
Have an understanding of Local Authority services and structures in Ireland, particularly as they relate to the planning function, or have the ability to quickly acquire same;
Have excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills;
Have good knowledge and awareness of statutory obligations of Health and Safety Legislation the implications for the organization and the employee, and their application in the workplace;
Possess a full clean driving licence.

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

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