A Technician Grade 1 is the second tier within the five grade Local Authority Technician grouping, which ranges from the entry grade of Technician Grade 2 up to the post of Chief Technician. Technicians work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within one of the previously outlined Local Authority Directorates to deliver a wide variety of key local authority services.  These include social housing; transportation infrastructure; environmental protection; water, wastewater, & solid waste, recreation and amenity provision and community development.  Local Authorities also play a key role in supporting economic development and enterprise promotion at local level.   The Council employs several different disciplines of Technicians including civil/structural, environmental and architectural/building.
Technicians can be based in various locations throughout the organisation including the Head-Quarters in Tullamore or Municipal District offices situated in strategic locations through the county.  A Technician Grade 1 will from time to time be required to deputise for more senior personnel and must be willing to take on this challenge. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated person, with a strong sense of commitment to delivering quality public services and shall demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of:

• Local authority services, its key stakeholders and relationships
• Local government structures and its democratic role and mandate
• Current local government issues, future trends and strategic direction of the sector
• Key policies guiding the local government sector
• Fostering and maintaining wide ranging productive working relationship both internally and externally to the organisation
• Public Works Contracts
• Public Service values

Further Information can be found in the Candidate Booklet