Assistant Planner (Rolling Competition)

Wexford County Council invites applicants for the following posts:

Assistant Planner (Rolling Competition)

The Assistant Planner will be assigned to the Planning Department, under the supervision of a Senior Planner or their representative. Typical duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Assess and make recommendations on planning applications in line with all relevant national, regional and local plans and policies and in accordance with appropriate legislation and guidelines;

• Conduct pre-application consultations and provide planning advice to members of the public, internal departments and elected members;

• Undertake site visits related to planning applications, condition compliance planning enforcement, derelict sites, vacant sites etc.;

• Provide reports on enforcement cases, derelict sites, and vacant sites;

• Prepare Development Plans and Local Area Plans and other planning policy reports and studies;

• Analyse spatial and demographic information to discern trends in population, land use employment etc., to inform policy development;

• Develop and implement measures to promote regeneration.

Applicants should ensure that they read the Candidate Information Booklet below prior to completing an application.

Closing Date: Wednesday 30^th September 2026

Important notes regarding the online recruitment portal:

Please ensure that you are happy with your application, and all necessary documentation has been attached, before you submit it. Once submitted, an application cannot be amended in any way.

If you withdraw or delete an application, you cannot apply for that job again.

Please ensure that you begin the application process sufficiently in advance of the deadline to allow for any potential technical issues to be resolved via support tickets. County Council staff can only provide very limited technical support. All other issues have to be resolved via Jobtrain’s support system.

Selection for all posts will be by means of interview and candidates may be shortlisted based on applications submitted. Panels may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled.

Please note all applications for the above post must be submitted via the Online Recruitment Portal. CVs, emailed or hard copy applications will not be accepted.

Wexford County Council is an equal opportunities employer.