Principal Town Planner

Job title:

Principal Town Planner

Company

RSK Group

Job description

About the CompanyAt Nicholas O’Dwyer, sustainability is at the core of our work. If you are looking to advance your career in a socially responsible company, which has a proven track record over 90 years, and is committed to creating a sustainable planet, we invite you to be part of our team.Our mission is to provide innovative and reliable solutions using cutting edge technology and expertise, to ensure project success and employee satisfaction. We deliver infrastructure projects in water, wastewater, transportation, civil and structural engineering, flood protection, and energy including renewables. With headquarters in Ireland, we also operate in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.As part of the RSK Group, an amalgamation of over 200 companies with more than 15,000 employees, we benefit from a global network of opportunities while retaining our brand and autonomy.Due to the success and growth of our company our portfolio of projects has increased significantly. We now wish to capitalise on this success and build on our ambition by expanding our Environment and Planning Team.We are seeking a Principal Town Planner with a minimum of 10 years post-qualification consultancy experience to work on challenging and exciting infrastructure projects across various sectors (e.g., water services, renewables, ports and harbours, aviation, flooding, and climate change resilience, etc.).This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated candidate to join a well-established and reputable engineering, environmental and planning consultancy, in a friendly, dynamic, and flexible working environment, and to further advance their planning career working on a range of prestigious infrastructure projects.The successful candidate will report to the Head of Environment & Planning Team at Nicholas O’Dwyer.Main Duties and Responsibilities:The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Managing, coordinating, and preparing planning applications (LA and SID) including conducting pre-planning consultations and engaging with relevant statutory bodies and agencies, preparing planning application documentation, and carrying out technical reviews of planning drawings.
• Preparing bespoke planning strategies.
• Managing, coordinating, and preparing responses to Further Information Requests for planning applications and planning compliance submissions (including Article 9 reviews of exempted development).
• Preparing planning appeals and responding to third party appeals.
• Providing expert witness for oral hearings.
• Providing planning advice to engineering colleagues and clients.
• Delivering on client expectations for Environment & Planning projects.
• Managing and overseeing projects run by the Environmental & Planning Team day-to-day, including preparing fee proposals, invoicing, and delivering on client expectations.
• Managing sub-consultants and sub-contractors contributing to projects.
• Overseeing, guiding, and managing junior team members in their professional development.
• Ensuring quality and adherence to professional standards of project deliverables.
• Developing excellent relationships with clients and attending meetings with clients and design teams.
• Managing and preparing tender submissions and fee proposals.

Qualifications and Experience:We are looking for a Candidate with the following knowledge, experience, and attributes:

• A postgraduate degree in Town Planning.
• Chartered status or professional membership of the IPI / RTPI.
• Previous consultancy experience
• Excellent knowledge of environmental legislation, guidance, and standards, including their application through infrastructure projects.
• Significant experience of preparing and submitting planning applications, drafting planning reports, planning strategies etc. for a wide range of projects.
• Experience in EIA, both as an EIA practitioner and in EIA management, is desirable.
• Experience in the areas of SEA and AA, is desirable.
• Experience in overseeing, and/or project managing multidisciplinary projects.
• Proven track record of dealing proactively with complex planning issues on infrastructure projects.
• Exceptional organisational and project management skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to develop and maintain a strong client base.
• Ability to lead and manage teams effectively and efficiently under pressure.
• Be a team player who is self-motivated, pragmatic, solution driven and have a flexible approach with a willingness to actively participate as part of a wider multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of relevant software including MS office, GIS, Adobe Creative Suite.

Our mission is to provide advice and assistance to today’s global community in the delivery of sustainable infrastructure for tomorrow. As a professional engineering and environmental consultancy, we provide water engineering, environmental engineering, and civil and structural engineering services to both public and private sector clients, mainly in the transportation and infrastructure sectors.Over the years we have provided services in water and wastewater engineering to authorities serving over five million consumers, and we’ve used our engineering services to help develop over five thousand kilometres of highways, making us one of the most respected consulting engineering practices in Ireland today. We’ve worked in over 20 countries and counting throughout the developing world and our employees have access to a range of major projects in Ireland, the UK, Europe, and Africa.Nicholas O’Dwyer is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK’s growth commenting, “Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.” Today, RSK Group consists of over 120 businesses and employs over 7,000 specialists. The group is headquartered in the United Kingdom and has an established presence in more than 40 countries around the world.

Expected salary

Location

Ireland

Job date

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:44:04 GMT

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