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Passionate about place-based economics? We are investing in our established and market leading Dublin based Economics service to help our clients deliver solutions for the 21st century.

Dublin

This is an exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic, diverse and friendly team which is growing its presence and workload in Ireland. The role would involve working on a wide variety of projects across Ireland and with the opportunity to service projects in the UK, for private, public and charitable sector clients. We specialise in providing the evidence base to make decisions, we are committed to building places for communities of the future – that is in a low carbon, equitable and fair society. We work across many sectors to achieve this and find innovative ways to measure what people value. 

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Consultant or an Associate Director who is passionate about places and communities and aware of the role that they can play in helping to secure a sustainable future to improve places and lives.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent technical capabilities including data analysis and economic appraisal techniques, report writing, ability to assist clients flexibly and in a timely manner. You should have a degree or an equivalent level in economics/applied data analysis/economic geography or a related discipline in a similar field and have a good working knowledge of the Infrastructure Guidelines and Irish economic planning.

Senior Consultant

In this role you will be accustomed to engaging with clients and be expected to take a key role in the delivery of projects. Project work will require experience in socio-economic impact assessments, economic modelling, economic and financial appraisal for business cases as well as evaluations of projects and programmes. You will also be expected to undertake your own business development and assist wider work-winning across the team. 

Associate Director

At the Associate Director level you will demonstrate the ability to win work and deliver it independently. You should have proven technical expertise in economic analysis and modelling. You should understand different ways of assessing, evaluating and monitoring net social, economic, educational and health and environment benefits of projects and programmes. You should have knowledge and experience of working across economic development disciplines including business growth, innovation, land use planning and property development. 

 “Working for an independent integrated planning consultancy gives a lot of freedom to shape our future cities, towns and villages. More importantly it enables planning for where we live through securing local solutions to big challenges such as housing, transport, climate change and health”. 

Cat Norris - Associate Director, Planning Dublin

Why work for Turley?

We are trusted independent advisors with restless ambition to shape a more sustainable future.

We work collaboratively with our clients to deliver successful places and communities that thrive. We combine professional expertise with in-depth market knowledge and deploy our services — Design, Economics, Environmental Impact Assessment, Expert Witness, Heritage, Townscape and Landscape, Planning, Strategic Communications, and Sustainability and ESG — individually or collectively to meet client needs in the most effective way.

We offer excellent remuneration and a flexible benefits package including Life assurance and Group income protection, pension, flexible working allowance, ownership dividend and performance-related bonus.

Turley operates a blended flexible working model, allowing co-owners choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and client requirements.  We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process.

We are committed to ensuring people, places and the planet can thrive.

We know that actions speak louder than words. As a business, and through our client work, we strive to make a meaningful impact. This is how we are shaping a more sustainable future.

We have been CarbonNeutral® certified since 2018; achieved Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation in 2023; and are working towards B Corp status.

Driven by our purpose, we believe in using business as a force for good, including generating value for our clients and profits for our co-owners. 

Our aim is to be an even more diverse and inclusive company; we celebrate difference and we're actively building more diverse teams. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of background and personal circumstances who meet the criteria set out above. We would love for you to join an organisation that enables you to thrive. If you need any assistance during the recruitment process or we can put in any adjustments for you, please contact Turley’s People & Culture team (careers@turley.co.uk).

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If you think that Turley could be the right move for you, please apply in confidence by following the Apply Now link or email careers@turley.co.uk, providing your CV and a covering letter.

We welcome applications directly, and would prefer not to receive CVs from recruitment agencies.

The successful candidate must have permission to work in Ireland by the start of their employment.