Graduate Planner
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The Graduate
Planner will be required to work as part of a team in the Council’s Planning
Department, under the supervision and direction of the Senior Planner or such
person as may be assigned from time to time by Mayo County Council. They will
be required at times to work on their own initiative, as circumstances demand,
on a broad range of projects.
Each
Candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:
a)
Hold
an honours degree (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications) in
Planning.
In the event
that an offer of employment is made, the candidate will be required to submit
original copies of all relevant Education Qualifications to meet the
requirements of Section 3 - Education, Training, Experience
The
following are among the principal duties envisaged:
a)
Conducting
site visits & preparing recommendations on assigned planning applications
including applications made directly to An Bord Pleanála where a local
authority report is requested.
b)
Preparing
responses to pre-planning requests & holding pre planning meetings.
c)
Preparing
responses to planning appeals, attendance and input at oral hearings as
necessary.
d)
Carrying
out site visits and preparing recommendations in relation to planning
enforcement and derelict sites, including attendance at court cases and the
giving of evidence.
e)
Preparation
of reports on the taking in charge of residential developments.
f)
Preparing
responses for submissions on compliance with planning conditions.
g)
Advising
on and preparation of recommendations on ‘Section 5’ exempted development
declaration applications and other declarations as directed.
h)
Giving
planning advice on the preparation and processing of “Part 8” Local Authority
development applications.
i)
Responding
to planning queries, completions of returns etc. from other Council departments
and national and regional Government / statutory agencies, external bodies as
directed.
j)
Carrying
out survey work, research, analysis, drafting policies and proposals, preparing
written statements and maps and other work as required on the agreed Forward
Planning work programme, including but not limited to, plans, other planning
strategies and studies, urban and rural renewal strategies / plans, urban
design / public realm strategies.
k)
Input
into the preparation of, management and administration of environmental
assessments of planning applications and plans / programmes as required.
l)
Assistance
in organising and facilitating public consultation and participation including
attendance at meetings and other public forums, making presentations and
recording and responding to queries.
m)
Dealing
professionally and courteously with queries from members of the public and
their agents.
n)
Providing
a high level of service to public representatives, including attendance at and
presentations to the relevant Strategic Policy Committee and at meetings of the
Council, including at Municipal District level.
o)
Maintaining
and proactively developing a culture of Health and Safety in the workplace.
p)
Engaging
in Continuing Professional Development/Training.
q)
Incorporating
the use of IT and efficiencies into work practices.
The above
specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved
and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as
appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and
to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
Candidates
MUST upload the following documents in the ATTACHMENTS section of the
application portal.
a)
Full
unendorsed Category B Driving Licence (front & back)
b)
Certificates
for all declared qualifications – Secondary School, University, College etc
c)
Translations
of any documents which are not in English or Irish
d)
For
any qualifications not awarded in the Republic of Ireland, an accompanying
Comparability Statement from Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) to
establish each qualification's comparability against the Irish National
Framework of Qualifications.
Please note,
Curriculum Vitae are not accepted and should not be uploaded.
The Graduate
Planner will be required to work as part of a team in the Council’s Planning
Department, under the supervision and direction of the Senior Planner or such
person as may be assigned from time to time by Mayo County Council. They will
be required at times to work on their own initiative, as circumstances demand,
on a broad range of projects.
Each
Candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:
a)
Hold
an honours degree (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications) in
Planning.
In the event
that an offer of employment is made, the candidate will be required to submit
original copies of all relevant Education Qualifications to meet the
requirements of Section 3 - Education, Training, Experience
The
following are among the principal duties envisaged:
a)
Conducting
site visits & preparing recommendations on assigned planning applications
including applications made directly to An Bord Pleanála where a local
authority report is requested.
b)
Preparing
responses to pre-planning requests & holding pre planning meetings.
c)
Preparing
responses to planning appeals, attendance and input at oral hearings as
necessary.
d)
Carrying
out site visits and preparing recommendations in relation to planning
enforcement and derelict sites, including attendance at court cases and the
giving of evidence.
e)
Preparation
of reports on the taking in charge of residential developments.
f)
Preparing
responses for submissions on compliance with planning conditions.
g)
Advising
on and preparation of recommendations on ‘Section 5’ exempted development
declaration applications and other declarations as directed.
h)
Giving
planning advice on the preparation and processing of “Part 8” Local Authority
development applications.
i)
Responding
to planning queries, completions of returns etc. from other Council departments
and national and regional Government / statutory agencies, external bodies as
directed.
j)
Carrying
out survey work, research, analysis, drafting policies and proposals, preparing
written statements and maps and other work as required on the agreed Forward
Planning work programme, including but not limited to, plans, other planning
strategies and studies, urban and rural renewal strategies / plans, urban
design / public realm strategies.
k)
Input
into the preparation of, management and administration of environmental
assessments of planning applications and plans / programmes as required.
l)
Assistance
in organising and facilitating public consultation and participation including
attendance at meetings and other public forums, making presentations and
recording and responding to queries.
m)
Dealing
professionally and courteously with queries from members of the public and
their agents.
n)
Providing
a high level of service to public representatives, including attendance at and
presentations to the relevant Strategic Policy Committee and at meetings of the
Council, including at Municipal District level.
o)
Maintaining
and proactively developing a culture of Health and Safety in the workplace.
p)
Engaging
in Continuing Professional Development/Training.
q)
Incorporating
the use of IT and efficiencies into work practices.
The above
specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved
and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as
appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and
to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
Candidates
MUST upload the following documents in the ATTACHMENTS section of the
application portal.
a)
Full
unendorsed Category B Driving Licence (front & back)
b)
Certificates
for all declared qualifications – Secondary School, University, College etc
c)
Translations
of any documents which are not in English or Irish
d)
For
any qualifications not awarded in the Republic of Ireland, an accompanying
Comparability Statement from Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) to
establish each qualification's comparability against the Irish National
Framework of Qualifications.
Please note,
Curriculum Vitae are not accepted and should not be uploaded.
