Town Planner

  • Penguin Recruitment
  • Aug 03, 2025
Full time Executive

Job Description

Town Planner and Senior Planner

Overview

Penguin Recruitment are working with Ireland's largest Planning and Environmental consultancy, seeking a Planning Practitioner to join our Planning team. The successful candidate will work on diverse projects in commercial development, residential, renewable energy, and infrastructure sectors. This is a full-time, permanent position based in Galway or Dublin.



Responsibilities

  • Lead planner on medium to large-scale planning projects
  • Draft and review planning reports and documentation
  • Project manage including budget, stakeholders, and design team members
  • Mentor junior staff
  • Undertake background research, field visits, and prepare planning assessments
  • Engage with relevant authorities and stakeholders in planning projects
  • Deliver project outputs within set deadlines


Qualifications

  • Qualification in Town Planning (IPI or RTPI Accredited)
  • Minimum 3 years' experience in planning consultancy or similar
  • Excellent report writing skills
  • Excellent working knowledge of the Irish planning system and relevant legislation
  • Commercial awareness


Day-to-day

The successful candidate will work on a wide variety of projects, utilizing their skills acquired through formal training and previous work experience. They will lead on planning projects, interact with project stakeholders, and deliver high-quality project outputs within set deadlines.



Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on diverse and challenging projects
  • Contribute to the growth of the renewables sector
  • Make a meaningful impact on the environment
  • Embrace diversity and inclusion as fundamental elements of our workplace culture

Interested?

Contact Sofia Conte (url removed) or call (phone number removed). We have many more vacancies available on our website.

This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position