Wicklow shares its border with four other counties and has a total land area of 2,027 km². The topography of Wicklow is largely mountainous, with the Wicklow Mountains being the largest continuous upland region in Ireland. Wicklow is the 13th largest of the Republic of Ireland’s 26 Counties and is the 14th largest Local Authority area in terms of population.

Wicklow County Council is the Local Government Authority for County Wicklow and is responsible for the delivery of the full range of services. Wicklow County Council seeks to enhance the county’s attraction as a place in which to invest, work, and live, and takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of the county. It provides a diverse, multi-layered and evolving range of services to both citizens and visitors to County Wicklow, which include the provision of housing, planning, development, environmental, roads and traffic, leisure and community services. It also has an enhanced role in leading out economic and community development in the County. The Council works in partnership with other state, public and private bodies in the delivery of critical infrastructure and shared services.

An opportunity now exists in Wicklow County Council for the position of Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer.

The assignment of the post will be to the Wicklow Fire Service Headquarters based in Bray, Co. Wicklow, covering the county as a whole as well as Retained Fire Stations. There are 10 Fire Stations located within the County.

Reporting to the Chief Fire Officer, the Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer will be required to lead a team in any of the main disciplines of the Fire Service: Operations, Fire Prevention, Building Control and Major Emergency Management. As a Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer, the successful candidate will have an important role in the management of staff. The Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer has responsibility for managing the service delivery and development of functions in the areas as delegated by the Chief Fire Officer and will have to be capable of undertaking the role of Rostered Senior Fire Officer at operational incidents.

A full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet.
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Closing Date: 3pm Thursday 21st August 2025
 

Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on the www.publicjobs.ie website