Senior Executive Planner - Laois County Council

Senior Executive Planner - Laois County Council

The closing date for this vacancy is 09/07/2026, 15:00

Laois County Council wishes to recruit a Senior Executive Planner to support the expansion and development of the Council's Planning Department. This is a great opportunity to join a progressive local authority that is experiencing significant population growth and responding to the challenges of providing housing for all, supporting economic development, ensuring that the county has adequate infrastructure and public services and underpinning the development of sustainable and resilient communities across the county.

This position is a senior position within the Planning Department reporting to the Senior Planner and/or other employee nominated by the Chief Executive. The Senior Executive Planner is responsible for managing elements of the Planning Department and providing a multiplicity of services to the Council.

The role of Senior Executive Planner in a local authority is an excellent opportunity to engage with the active delivery of strategic policy across Development Management, Forward Planning and Project Delivery and to strengthen the Council's approach to Planning Enforcement. The Planning Department also contributes to a multi-disciplinary approach to Climate Action, Active Travel and Sustainable Transport in the county.

A full Job Summary/Description is available in the Information Booklet.

Main Duties of the Job

• To prepare and implement development plan documents and prepare reports on these matters for the appropriate Committees of the Council.
• To consider new and emerging national planning policy and development plans being prepared by adjoining local authorities, assess implications for the Council and respond to these proposals as required.
• Interacting with Planning Authorities in matters related to preparation of Development Plans, Variations, etc.
• Liaising and working with constituent planning authorities and other public authorities on all aspects of implementation.

Information about the organisation

Laois County Council is the primary unit of Local Government in Laois. We are responsible for the delivery of a wide range of services, with a focus on making towns, villages and the countryside across Laois attractive places in which to live, work and invest.

The services we provide make a significant contribution to the physical, cultural, social and environmental development of local communities and include housing, planning, infrastructure, environmental protection and the provision of amenities and recreation and community infrastructure

An opportunity now exists in Laois County Council for the position of Senior Executive Planner.

Salary Scale effective from 1st June 2026:

Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 35 hours gross per week.

The annual leave allowance for the position of Senior Executive Planner is 30 days.

Local authorities are committed equal opportunities employers.