Town Planner - Environmental

The opportunity

Stantec is looking to add a Town Planner to its expanding planning team in Cork. The role sits across a varied portfolio of work, including development management, infrastructure, environmental planning and strategic planning. You will support major projects in the Water and Energy sectors, helping with planning submissions, planning strategies and stakeholder engagement, while working alongside teams from different disciplines.

This is a strong career step for someone who wants to grow with an international consultancy and contribute to sustainable development and essential infrastructure projects throughout Ireland.

Role overview

In this position, you will help deliver a wide mix of planning assignments across Ireland, with particular emphasis on infrastructure, environmental and development-led planning. Your work will include preparing planning applications, reports and planning strategies, together with advising clients and project teams on planning matters.

You will collaborate with planning authorities, clients and stakeholders, support project delivery and engagement activities, and contribute to business development. The role also offers scope to strengthen your technical capability and progress professionally within a supportive, team-focused environment.

Your impact

As part of the planning team, you will contribute to the delivery of sustainable communities and critical infrastructure across Ireland. Your input will help move planning applications, infrastructure schemes and strategic initiatives through the planning process efficiently and effectively.

Working with multidisciplinary colleagues, you will support Water and Energy projects, engage with stakeholders and authorities, and help shape solutions that balance environmental, social and economic priorities. Your work will help deliver projects that create long-term value for communities, clients and the environment.

About you

The ideal candidate is a planning professional with 3 to 7 years of experience in town planning, environmental planning, infrastructure planning or a closely related field. You should have a solid grasp of Irish planning law and policy, along with practical experience producing planning applications, reports and supporting documents.

You will be comfortable working with multidisciplinary teams and dealing with clients, planning authorities and other stakeholders to achieve high-quality outcomes.

What you bring

• Good knowledge of Irish planning legislation, policy and development management procedures
• Hands-on experience preparing planning applications, planning reports and technical submissions
• Strong written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders effectively
• Confidence working in collaborative teams and handling several priorities at once

Why join us

• A people-first culture built on inclusion, collaboration and mutual respect
• Recognition as one of Glassdoor’s top 50 companies to work for in 2025
• Recognition by Corporate Knights as one of the world’s top 10 most sustainable companies in 2025
• Access to industry-leading training and development, plus paid professional subscriptions
• A structured progression plan to support chartered status
• A supportive team environment that helps you grow your career
• Opportunities to be part of Stantec’s ongoing growth across Ireland
• Competitive pay, enhanced pension, annual leave with buy/sell options for extra days, private medical cover, group income protection and life assurance

About Stantec / Ryan Hanley

Ryan Hanley, now part of Stantec, offers a strong career opportunity for people seeking a new challenge. The business operates from Dublin, Galway, Castlebar and Cork and is recruiting team-oriented professionals with experience in areas such as water and wastewater treatment process and network design, integrated network management, structural design, site development, road and bridge engineering, project management and administration.

You will join a dynamic organisation with a strong industry reputation, where teamwork is valued and ideas and effort are recognised and rewarded. The company also holds Silver Investors in Diversity accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity, reflecting its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Additional information

Location: Cork, County Cork, Ireland. Employment type: full-time, onsite.

No salary figure, vacancy count, start date or application deadline was provided in the source.