Duties and Responsibilities

• Transportation, including design and maintenance;
• Environmental Services; 
• Water & Wastewater Services. 
• Housing Maintenance & Construction; 
• Planning & Development and Building Control; 
• Community Development;

• The design, implementation and project management of engineering programmes throughout the relevant services including water, wastewater, housing, transportation infrastructure, environmental protection, recreation and amenity provision and community development;
• Design, supervision and contract administration of construction/ operations/

• Managing and supervising staff including assignment of duties and workloads and identification of training needs.

• Preparing and effectively managing budgets.
• Identifying opportunities for improvements or achievements of efficiencies

• Maintaining and proactively developing a culture of Health and Safety in the workplace while ensuring compliance with Health & Safety legislation and regulations.
• Ensuring works are implemented in compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations including planning and procurement requirements.
• Dealing efficiently, effectively and professionally at all times with stakeholders including local authority staff, elected members, community groups, businesses, and residents.
• Liaising with and responding to other local authorities, government departments and statutory agencies where required.
• Compiling, preparing and presenting reports as necessary including   public consultation meetings, Council and Municipal Districts meetings etc.
• Deputising for the Senior Executive Engineer or other senior grade when required.
• Undertaking any other duties of a similar level and responsibility, as may be required or assigned, from time to time.

Education, Training and Experience etc.:

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms: 
 
(a) Hold an honours degree (level 8 in the National Framework of  Qualifications) in Engineering. 
     (b)        Have at least five years satisfactory relevant engineering experience; 

     (c)        Possess a high standard of technical training and experience;

     (d)        Possess a high standard of administrative experience. 


 

Applicants should at the date of applying hold a full valid Irish /EU licence, for Class B vehicles, or a licence acceptable to NDLS for transfer to full Irish licence