Location: South Dublin and North Dublin
Salary: Competitive
Contract: Permanent
Role description
This role provides an excellent opportunity for you to gain valuable experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team of planners, environmental scientists, ecologists, hydrologists, etc. and delivering projects across a range of sectors including, transportation, infrastructure development and tourism.
You will also participate in a structured training and development programme designed to help you build the knowledge, skills and competencies you need to become chartered.
Role responsibilities
- Planning and environmental appraisal of sites/lands
- Preparation of supporting documentation for feasibility studies and planning applications
- Preparation of inputs to Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA)
Required qualifications, skills and knowledge
- Relevant planning/environmental science qualification (BSc, BA, MSc)
- Have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working ideally in planning consultancy or similar.
- Knowledge of EIA and SEA processes
- Good knowledge of environmental legislation and the Irish planning system
- Excellent report writing and interpersonal skills
- Have excellent working knowledge of the Irish planning system, and the interaction of relevant planning and environmental legislation
- Comfortable working in a busy environment with tight deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail and quality outputs
- Excellent IT skills, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Fluency/high proficiency in spoken and written English
- Self-motivated, positive, assertive and focused
Desirable:
- MSc qualification
- Experience using Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- Member of Irish Planning Institute and/or RTPI.
About Roughan & O'Donovan
Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) is expert in planning, designing and managing major infrastructure projects for public and private sector clients across Ireland and the UK. An independently owned firm, we employ a team of more than 200 people, of over 20 different nationalities, in our Dublin and UK offices.
Our portfolio features:
- bridges, including cable-stayed and moveable bridges
- highways, roads, public transport and greenways in Ireland and the UK
- residential, health, education, office and retail developments
- asset management
- research and development
- environmental services
Current and recent projects include:
- Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project, Ireland
- Cork Area Commuter Rail Project, Ireland
- DART+ West Public Transport Project, Ireland
- Whitegates to Athlone Castle Cycleway, Ireland
- Life on Machair, Ireland
- Herring Bridge, Great Yarmouth, UK
- Northern Spire Bridge, Sunderland, UK
- A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe Dualling scheme, Northern Ireland
What to expect when you join ROD
When you join ROD, you will become part of a team recognised for outstanding technical skill and passion for excellence. You will have access to the exceptional training opportunities our award-winning CPD programme provides and enjoy a workplace that supports growth, flexibility and creativity.
We offer health and wellbeing packages, flexible working and life-event supports, so whatever challenges life may bring, you can feel secure in the knowledge that you will be taken care of.
We are a friendly team with an active social committee. From surfing weekends to tag rugby, cycling challenges to five-a-side, you'll find lots of ways to get involved.
How to apply
• Address your cover letter to Human Resources
• Apply by clicking the link: https://rb.gy/xvijca
Roughan & O'Donovan is an equal opportunities employer.
Roughan & O'Donovan will retain, for at least one year, all records arising through the recruitment process for compliance purposes in line with the Employment Equality Acts, 1998-2015.
Roughan & O'Donovan is not accepting unsolicited CVs from search firms. CVs submitted by search firms without a valid written search agreement, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the sole property of Roughan & O'Donovan, and no fee will be paid in the event of candidate(s) being hired.