Senior Planner
Location: Galway
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a well established and highly respected planning consultancy in their search for a Senior Planner to join their Galway based team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Planner to play a key role within a growing consultancy delivering high-quality planning advice across Ireland. The role offers exposure to a broad range of projects across sectors including residential, commercial, infrastructure, energy and strategic planning.
The Role
As a Senior Planner, you will take responsibility for managing planning projects from inception through to determination, providing strategic advice and supporting the wider planning team.
Key responsibilities include:
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Managing planning applications and appeals of varying scale and complexity
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Preparing planning appraisals, strategy reports and supporting documentation
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Liaising with local authorities, statutory consultees and key stakeholders
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Contributing to development plan submissions and planning policy representations
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Mentoring and supporting junior planners
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Assisting with client relationship management and business development
About You
To be successful as a Senior Planner, you will ideally have:
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A degree or postgraduate qualification accredited by RTPI or IPI
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Several years’ professional planning experience, ideally within a consultancy environment
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Strong knowledge of the Irish planning system
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Confidence managing projects and advising clients
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A proactive, organised and commercially aware approach
Why Apply?
This Senior Planner role offers strong career progression, exposure to varied planning projects, and the opportunity to develop your career within a supportive and collaborative consultancy.
If you are interested in this Senior Planner position, please contact Joel Bland at Penguin Recruitment for further information.
