Transport Planner and Economist

## What you'll bring Third Level Qualification (transport, economics, sustainability, strategy, or business degree desirable) - Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role - Detailed understanding and experience executing transport appraisals and business cases in line with the requirements of the Infrastructure Guidelines and relevant sectoral guidance, or in line with another comparable international appraisal guidance - Highly numerate and comfortable managing budgets - Ability to manage and deliver to multiple project deadlines simultaneously - An ability to analyse complex information, applying commercial judgement - Strong communication skills - Ability to establish and maintain relationships with people at all levels - Ability to present information clearly and effectively ## Equal opportunity in all that we do. This starts with how we recruit people. It is important to us that all individuals feel welcome to join our organisation and we take great care to ensure an even playing field for all. We will strive to provide reasonable accommodation to all candidates where required and requested. We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, ethnicity, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or disability. If any applicants have special requirements, please advise the RU Resource Planning Team when forwarding your application. Print Page ## Transport Planner and Economist Location – Inchicore, Dublin 8 Salary – J54 (€71,209.66 -€82,699.22) Iarnród Éireann is seeking a dynamic and motivated Transport Planner and Economist to support the delivery of a once-in-a-generation programme of capital investment in rail. This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in advancing the vision set out in the All-Island Strategic Rail Review which seeks to enhance connectivity, support sustainable growth and transform the role of rail across Ireland. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the successful candidate will contribute to the planning and development of major rail projects that align with national transport, housing, and climate objectives. Applications are invited for the position of Transport Planner and Economist within the Capital Investments Dept. This role will report into the Senior Transport Economist, Transport Planning and will involve the following: - Ensure effective delivery, support, and monitoring of a suite of project appraisals and business cases in compliance with the Infrastructure Guidelines and other relevant sectoral guidance. - Develop transport planning opportunities and contribute to ad hoc policy reviews/reforms to enable enhanced rail services, including working with external stakeholders. - Ensure all statutory and, where relevant, non-statutory consultations are responded to in a timely manner. ## ## Essential ## Desirable Requirements - Experience in a transport planning function - Experience using the National Transport Authority’s Regional Modelling System (RMS) and Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s National Transport Model (NTpM) and/or other comparable transport modelling tools - Experience in preparing presentations and external strategy documents ## Interview Competencies - Analytical - Planning - Communication - Strategic focus - Commercial - Driven If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your CV along with a cover letter to: [email protected] by Friday 25th September 2026. At Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail we are committed to embedding

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