Local Government Jobs Ireland Hiring for Assistant Planner Job at Louth , Ireland Full Time

Professional and Technical

N/A

€42,135 – €65,919

Annual Salary

Louth

Permanent

Job Summary

The role of the Planning Department is to guide and shape the future development of County Louth. The Department is committed to realising our vision for a county where people will choose to live, work, visit and invest, both socially and economically for the benefit of the county, region, and the country as a whole.

The Assistant Planner is responsible for working as part of a multi-disciplinary team implementing programmes of work in the Planning Department and for providing a range of planning and related services.

Assistant Planner positions are multi-faceted and may include some or all of the following areas:

• Forward Planning
• Development Management
• Planning Enforcement
• Public Realm/Strategic Projects

The Assistant Planner role and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Assessment and making of recommendations on a wide and varied planning application caseload of both urban and rural developments, including Strategic Housing Developments (SHD), as required in line with all relevant national, regional and local plans/policies, and in accordance with the appropriate legislation and guidelines as required.

• Conducting of pre-application consultations and provision of planning advice to member of the public, internal departments and to the elected member in an efficient and flexible manner.
• Prepare County Development Plan, local area plans, planning schemes and other planning policy related reports as required.
• Analyse spatial and demographic information to discern trends in population, land-use

Employment, etc., to inform policy development.

• Monitoring and reporting on implementation progress, including gathering/analysis of development and market activity.
• Liaising and working with neighbouring planning authorities and other public authorities on all aspects of implementation.
• Preparation of policy and reports as required on a wide variety of planning matters.
• 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, business and residents, as required,
• Any other associated duties as may be assigned from time to time.