Senior Planner

About the role

JSA Planning, part of the ORS group, is a leading town planning consultancy based in Dublin city centre. We have excellent opportunities for talented and ambitious Town Planners, at Senior Planner or Associate level, who are looking to take the next step in their career path by joining our team. JSA Planning is renowned for our deep understanding of Ireland's planning system and expertise in securing approvals for large and complex developments

The successful candidate will work as part of an expert team on a range of large-scale housing developments, mixed use urban regeneration strategies, infrastructure projects, masterplans, submissions on statutory Development Plans and Local Area Plans, commercial, and industrial projects.

The role will provide opportunities for professional and career development in a supportive environment. You will work on a diverse range of projects with a focus on delivering results and meeting client objectives.

This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of one of Ireland’s foremost planning consultancies, for a wide range of Irish and multi-national clients.

Essential Requirements

• Irish Planning Institute and / or Royal Town Planning Institute accredited post-graduate degree, or equivalent.
• Member of the Irish Planning Institute and / or Royal Town Planning
• Demonstrable experience of the preparation and lodgement of planning applications, appeals, and submissions, residential, commercial and industrial projects .
• Demonstrable experience contributing to and or coordinating EIAR’s
• Proven ability to manage multiple small to large sized projects
• Strong report writing skills and experience in the authoring of planning reports, appeals, submissions.
• Excellent critical and analytical thinking skills and enjoy problem
• Commercially astute and process driven, with a focus on achieving
• Strong time management, organisational, interpersonal, and report writing
• High level of self-motivation and ability to work well as part of a team to meet project

What We Can Offer You

Being part of ORS means more than just a job, it means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support.

Aside from our people, culture and mission, there are a variety of additional benefits that help make JSA Planning a great place to work:

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Professional membership
• Strong focus on CPD and career development, with support for undertaking additional studies in relevant fields.
• Competitive salary
• Annual leave
• Supportive and inclusive working environment, with an ethos based on teamwork, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
  

About ORS

ORS is a world-class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: We endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day.

Don’t just take our word for it! ORS has won numerous awards, recognising our Great Place to Work culture.

• Ranked 27th Best Small & Medium Workplace in Europe, Great Place to Work 2026
• Winner of Best Workplace for Remote & Distributed Teams, Workplace Excellence Awards 2026
• Winner of HR Team of the Year, Workplace Excellence Awards 2026
• Winner of Best Workplace for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Workplace Excellence Awards 2026
• Winner of Consultancy Firm of the Year, Irish Design & Build Awards 2026
• Winner of Engineering Consultancy of the Year, Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of Graduate Programme of the Year, Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of Best Company to Work For, Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025
• Top 3 Medium-Sized Company, Great Place to Work Awards 2025
• Best Workplace for Health & Wellbeing, Great Place to Work 2025
• Silver Accreditation, Investors in Diversity 2025
• Winner of Best People Development of the Year, Engineering Excellence Awards 2024
• Winner of Recruitment & Retention Strategy, Workplace Excellence Awards 2024
• Great Place to Work Certified consecutively since 2017
• Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited since 2017

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.