Meath County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which permanent and fixed-term contract vacancies for the position of Senior Executive Technician shall be drawn.
 

The duties of the post of the Senior Executive Technician include, but are not limited to:

• Providing necessary information to Senior Management relevant to their area of responsibility
• Management and supervision of staff and the co-ordination of duties of staff under their control
• Ensuring the efficient delivery of services in their area of responsibility
• Creation and monitoring of work procedures and document management
• Co-ordinating the maintenance and management of IT systems in their area of responsibility
• Providing technical services relevant to the area of responsibility to which they have been assigned e.g. site inspection, site surveying, creation of drawings and graphics, preparation of tender documents, report writing and such other duties associated with drawing office
• Management and co-ordination of Contracts and Contractors appointed to carry out building works on behalf of the Local Authority
• Operating the appropriate technology as required to carry out the work to which they have been assigned e.g. CAD, Graphics, GIS Software such as ESRI/ArcGIS, Autodesk’s AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, Microsoft Office Suite of Applications, especially Access, Excel and Powerpoint
• Knowledge of Planning and Building Regulations, Building Standards, Codes of Practice, the Implementation of national standards and legislative requirements. Enforcement activities as per legislation and compliance with other statutory technical standards
• Adherence to the Council’s corporate health and safety systems and implementation of department and section health and safety controls, including those relating to risk assessments. A good knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety Legislation and its implications for the organization and employees.
• Liaising with other Departments, members of the public and external agencies in relation to operational aspects of assigned work
• Functioning as a Team Leader, this includes: prioritizing work as determined by the Head of Department/Service, function as a facilitator and co-ordinator between team members and other departments and external agencies and being responsible for the allocation of work and ensuring task completion
• Preparing of estimates
• Preparing of public consultation display material and assistance at public consultations
• Coaching and mentoring to Technicians Grade I, Grade II, Executive Technicians
• Contributing to individual staff development, personal development and team development initiatives
• Undertaking any course of training organized by Meath County Council which they are designated to attend
• Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.