Planning Analyst

JOB INFO

Role Title: Planning Analyst
Area: Infrastructure Delivery Directorate – Portfolio
Function: Planning, Land and Utilities
Location: Nationwide
Grade: E €48,653 – €72,979*
Duration : Permanent
Ref : 435ID24

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are Uisce Éireann. Every day, we are responsible for the delivery of secure, safe, and sustainable water services for the people of Ireland. As Ireland’s national regulated water utility, our vision is a sustainable Ireland where water is respected and protected, for the planet and all the lives it supports.

Our purpose at Uisce Éireann is to rise to the challenge of delivering transformative water services that enable communities to thrive. That means we are proud to take on the responsibility of protecting our water supply and passing on a safe and secure water system to a rapidly growing population and empowering Ireland’s social and economic growth.

So, we’re passionate about helping our people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to communities all over Ireland. Our aim is to attract and develop talented and skilled people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. We believe that such a strong workforce will help us achieve our goals and allow us to continue investing in, and advancing, Ireland’s water services.

 

The Role:

The Portfolio team supports the effective management of the delivery of the Infrastructure Delivery Directorate (“IDD”) investment programme by ensuring governance and control through data management and systems, processes and performance reporting and analysis including the management of planning, land, wayleave, utility, and statutory consents. This enables efficient delivery of the investment programme by providing programme visibility, informed risk management, analysis, challenge, and decision making. The team also provides expert support in key areas that enable the effective, efficient, and sustainable delivery of the IDD investment portfolio.

Reporting to the Planning Manager and Planning Technical Lead, the Planning Analyst will assist the planning team by working with the different project teams across IDD to ensure that appropriate planning strategies are identified and progressed efficiently in order to ensure that the relevantconsents and permissions are in place in a timely manner to mitigate against unnecessary delay and cost in delivering the Capital Investment Plan.

 

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Support the efficient management of the planning area within Infrastructure Delivery.
  • Support and assist with project delivery through the relevant planning consent process including pre-planning, applications, appeals and compliance submissions.
  • Identify risks and issues arising on projects and escalating as necessary.
  • Ensure consistency in relation to EIA and AA and other planning processes and planning application documentation.
  • Prepare planning documentation for Compulsory Purchase Orders and represent Uisce Éireann at CPO oral hearings.
  • Track the making of planning applications on behalf of Uisce Éireann.
  • Support Project and Programme Managers across IDD with post project compliance and completion issues.
  • Raise and escalate issues relating to Planning & Consents affecting portfolio delivery as appropriate.
  • Develop and promote effective working relationships with other functions within Uisce Éireann both through participation in a planning forum and on a day-to-day basis.
  • Ensure compliance with standards and processes.
  • Support the promotion and delivery of health and safety commitments across UÉ and its supply chain, reinforcing positive behaviours and delivering against health and safety objectives and requirements to the highest industry standards.
  • Support the delivery of the Uisce Éireann Transformation Programme driving results required within the Directorate and supporting organisation wide objectives.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Collaboration with key internal stakeholders across the UÉ business, including but not limited to;

CEO Office – Legal,

Asset Management & Sustainability,

COO – Asset Operations and Customer Operations.

  • Support and promote health and safety commitments across UÉ and its supply chain, reinforcing positive behaviours and delivering health and safety objectives and requirements to the highest industry standards.
  • Support the delivery of the Uisce Éireann Transformation Programme, driving results required within the Directorate and supporting organisation-wide objectives.
  • Other duties as required.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

  • Relevant third level qualification and / or accreditation is desirable. Professional qualification in Planning, recognised by the Irish Planning Institute or the Royal Town Planning Institute is desirable.
  • A minimum of 3 years’ Planning Experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable and or relevant experience.
  • Experience working in a team a team, with strong people, change management and conflict resolution skills.
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally.
  • Proven track record of dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion along with the ability to communicate information to others.
  • Highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional standards and with proven ability to deliver results within a team.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and propose and implement solutions.
  • Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to change focus and direction in line with business strategy and requirements.
  • Proactively identifying new areas of improvement and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job.

*Please be advised that successful candidates will be placed on the salary band based on their skills and experience with the starting position for this role being between the midpoint and upper end of the band.

Uisce Éireann is an equal opportunities employer

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive place of work and have a robust strategy and framework called ibelong to enable this. We are an equal opportunity employer and through our recruitment process we welcome and encourage applications from interested and suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, membership of the traveller community, religion or beliefs, family or civil status, sexual orientation/gender identity or disability.

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