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
- Forward Planning and Sustainable Development
- Community Planning
- Biodiversity
- Transport Planning
- Conservation/Heritage Planning
Executive Planners will be required to input into multi-disciplinary project teams on occasions, under the direction and supervision of the Senior Planner or other appropriate officer.
Qualifications required for Executive Planner position
1. Character
Candidates shall be of good character.
2. Health
Candidates shall be in a state of health such that they would have a reasonable prospect of being able to render regular and efficient service.
3. Education, experience, etc.
Candidates shall:
- (a) Hold an honours degree in Planning (at least level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications)
- (b) Have at least five years’ satisfactory relevant experience of planning work;
- (c) Possess a high standard of technical training and experience;
- (d) Possess a high degree of administrative experience.
4. Citizenship
Candidates must, by the date of any job offer, be:
- a) A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; or
- b) A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or
- c) A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or
- d) A non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or UK or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 visa; or
- e) A person awarded international protection under the International Protection Act 2015 or any family member entitled to remain in the State as a result of family reunification and has a stamp 4 visa; or
- f) A non-EEA citizen who is a parent of a dependent child who is a citizen of, and resident in, an EEA member state or the UK or Switzerland and has a stamp 4 visa.
Additional details for the position can be found on the Candidate Information Booklet
HR Department, Westmeath County Council
Aras an Chontae
Mullingar
Co. Westmeath
N91 FH4N
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