Planning Commissioner, An Coimisiún Pleanála

About the Role

The person appointed as Planning Commissioner will report directly to the Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner. They will be responsible for delivering robust, legally sound high-quality timely decisions on all case work i.e. planning appeals, direct applications and other case types in accordance with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in question.

Main Duties of the Job

The position of Planning Commissioner is a full-time executive appointment for a 5-year term of office, as provided for in section 510 of the Planning and Development Act 2024. A Planning Commissioner will be appointed by the Governing Board following a competitive process. This is a team focused role supporting the Chief and Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner to perform the functions of the Commission under the Act with direct responsibility for the efficient organisation, oversight and discharge of the day-to-day decision-making process at Commissioner level.

This is particularly so in the context of the ten-year National Development Plan 2021-2030 which envisages a number of strategically important infrastructural projects which will come before the Commission for consideration of planning approval in the years ahead.

A primary element of the role involves ensuring the delivery of high-quality independent planning decisions on appeals and applications in accordance with statutory time objectives with a clear focus on service delivery.

A full list of duties and eligibility criteria can be found in the Candidate information Booklet.

Details

Location: Dublin

Sector: public sector

Indicative salary: €78,788–€109,119 per year (HSE Planning national pay scale, effective Jun 2026)

Closing date: 20 Aug 2026

How to Apply

If you feel you would benefit from a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Niamh McGuiness at niamh.mcguiness@publicjobs.ie

We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act, 1998-2015.

Recruitment for this role is managed by publicjobs.