Description:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the following vacancy which may arise with Longford County Council.
This is a senior position within the Planning Department reporting to the Senior Planner and/or another employee nominated by the Chief Executive. The Executive Planner is responsible for managing elements of the Planning Department and providing a multiplicity of services to Local Authorities.
Reporting to the appropriate line manager, the Executive Planner will be responsible for the efficient management of their prescribed work area within the planning or related function. This is a management role. Managers at this level work within defined parameters relevant to the position, in accordance with the Local Authority’s vision and objectives. The Executive Planner will be required to work closely with elected Councillors to deliver the full range of services and implement local policy decisions.
In the current economic climate, managers are charged with service delivery and change management in an environment of limited resource availability, both human and financial. Delivery of efficient services and value for money is crucial.
The duties of the office are to give the local authority and;
- Such other local authorities or bodies for which the Chief Executive Officer, for the purposes acts is Manager, and;
- To any other local authority or body with which an agreement has been made by the local authority or by any of the authorities or bodies mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or this paragraph under the direction and supervision of the appropriate officer, such planning or ancillary services of an advisory, supervisory or executive nature as may be required by any local authority or body hereinbefore mentioned in the exercise and performance of any of its powers, functions and duties including the duty of assisting the Senior Planner, or other appropriate professional officer, in the supervision of the planning or ancillary services of any of the forgoing local authorities or bodies, and when required to do so, to perform the duty of acting for the appropriate professional officer of higher rank during the absence of such officer of higher rank.
Executive Planners are responsible for implementing programmes of work in the Planning Department and for providing a multiplicity of planning services and related services. Executive Planner positions are multi-faceted and may include some or all of the following key service areas:
- Development Management;
- Planning Enforcement;
- Economic Development;
- Forward Planning and Sustainable Development;
- Community Development.
- Climate Adaptation and Just Transition
- Vacant Sites Levy, Zoned Land Tax, Derelict sites and housing estates/ taking in charge of residential developments
The duties of an Executive Planner may include the following: (this list is not exhaustive and may be reviewed from time to time as organisational needs require):
- Assess planning applications, pre-application proposals, enforcement cases against the Councils policies and provide recommendations and policy responses to these as required;
- Assist individuals, groups etc., on planning related issues;
- Prepare and implement development plan, local area plan and forward planning documents and prepare reports on these matters for the appropriate Committees of the Council;
- Liaising and working with constituent planning authorities and other public authorities on all aspects of implementation;
- Plan monitoring and reporting on implementation progress;
- Monitoring and assisting with development plan and local area plan preparation/reviews;
- Developing planning and regeneration projects, sourcing funding and implementing actions;
- Supervise and manage staff in their functional area;
- Participate & take part in the duties as required as part of the Organisational response to Climate Action and Just Transition to promote & ensure capacity building, empowering change and delivering action
- Any other associated duties as may be assigned from time to time.