Declan Brassil & Co., Chartered Planning Consultants, is recruiting a Senior Executive Planner.
The successful candidate will provide planning services to a wide range of clients across the country, including developers, housebuilders, public sector, and major corporates.

Key requirements are:

  • an enjoyment of writing, with excellent language skills and communicating planning arguments;
  • a proven ability to multi-task, across projects and managing projects capably; and
  • a willingness and enthusiasm for mentoring and guiding junior planning and graduate level colleagues.

Typically your role will involve managing your own workload under the supervision of the Director and undertaking planning research and enquiries, monitoring and reviewing plans and guidelines and preparing representations to address issues with practical implications on our clients’ properties, drafting reports and planning applications, the day to day running of applications, assisting with the coordination of project teams and liaising with local authorities and others.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Assist the Planning Team in driving key projects forward
  • Prepare client briefing notes
  • Project Management of planning instructions
  • Supervision of junior colleagues and the potential for a mentor role
  • Undertake research and analysis
  • Prepare planning appraisals of land, buildings and concepts
  • Prepare planning reports and planning applications
  • Write reports, interpreting data and making clear and relevant recommendations
  • Contribute to the preparation/editing other planning supporting documents
  • Liaise with planning officers, employees of consultee organisations, and third parties
  • Participate in any relevant planning appeals
  • Manage and prepare submissions on statutory land use plans.
  • Liaise and cultivate good relationships with clients and fellow professionals
  • Have the potential to deal with instructions and clients (with support)

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

  • Existing Executive or Senior Executive Planner
  • 7+ years’ post-graduate experience in planning
  • Chartered planner (RTPI or IPI) or working towards chartership
  • Detailed knowledge of the planning and governmental systems in the Republic of Ireland
  • Proactively manages clients’ needs and expectations
  • Understands clients’ organisational structures and decision making process
  • Demonstrates an understanding of Clients’ objectives and the overall strategy needed to attain these goals
  • Delegates work as appropriate
  • Learns from and shares different working styles and methods
  • Understands own and others’ communication and management style and preference
  • Competence at presenting internally to other teams and is beginning to present externally
  • Promotes an inclusive workplace

A Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae should be emailed to info@dbcl.ie by 1 August 2024.