Executive Planner

Job title:

Executive Planner

Company

Galway City Council

Job description

Deadline Extended to 4.00pm Thursday 6 March 2025 An Executive Planner is currently the second grade within the four tiers of planning posts within Galway City Council. These range from Assistant Planner through to Executive, Senior Executive and Senior Planner grades. Executive Planners work within the Planning Function of Galway City Council. The section works broadly under the following headings: Forward Planning, Development Management, Enforcement and Special Projects. However, an Executive Planner will be required to input into multi-disciplinary project teams on occasion, under the direction and line management of a Senior Executive Planner. Local Authorities also play a key role in supporting economic development and enterprise promotion at a local level. The Executive Planner may from time to time be required to deputise for a Senior Executive Planner or more senior personnel and must be willing to take on this challenge. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated person, with a strong sense of commitment to delivering quality public services and shall demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of: Local authority services, its key stakeholders and relationships Local government structures and its democratic role and mandate Current local government issues, future trends and strategic direction of the sector, particularly in relation to planning policy and practice Key policies guiding the local government sector National, Regional and Local planning issues Fostering and maintaining wide ranging productive working relationship both internally and externally to the organisation Implementing change Public service values The ideal candidate should also have an excellent technical knowledge base and experience of planning policy and practices to include the following: Planning legislation & procedures across the areas of forward planning, development management and enforcement in particular Current and future planning issues facing Galway City and its wider region Administration, report writing and putting across a well-researched and reasoned recommendation Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams or demonstration of ability to do so Project or team leadership Awareness of and management of Health, Safety and Welfare in the workplace Operating ICT systems, in particular word processing, presentation and GIS systems Prioritising of work effectively Acting on own initiative Dealing effectively with conflicting demands Working under pressure to tight deadlines

• This vacancy is suitable for Remote/Blended working
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Career Level

• Executive

Expected salary

€57909 – 80498 per year

Location

Galway

Job date

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 02:16:42 GMT

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