The Site Technician will be engaged principally in the supervision and quality control of construction and maintenance works carried out by the Council and other contractors.
This will include ensuring compliance with legislative and environmental standards, in particular the Building Regulations of projects under construction and in use.

The work will involve specialist analysis of building problems and the formulation and supervision of remedial strategies. Successful applicants may be assigned to any service area/role within the Local Authority, including Road and Housing, by the Chief Executive at any time.
 

Each Candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:

i. 
(a) hold a degree in Engineering or Architecture
OR
(b) hold a National Certificate/National Diploma in Construction Studies or Civil Engineering issued by the National Council for Education Awards/Further Education Training Awards Council;
OR
(c) in the case of an office involving building construction work - as an alternative to the qualification at (a) or (b) be a member of the Institute of Clerk of Works in Ireland, or possess a full course certificate in building issued by the Technical Instruction Branch of the Department of Education or a first class Technological Certificate (Intermediate Stage) or a Technological Certificate (Advanced Stage) issued by the Department of Education or have had satisfactory supervisory experience of building work, including Housing;

ii. have an adequate knowledge of civil engineering works or of building construction

iii. be capable of writing clear and concise reports, keeping works records, measuring and recording all variations from contract and reading drawings.

iv. have a satisfactory knowledge of the surveying, levelling and setting out of works.
 

Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on our website