Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council; Dublin; On-site; EUR 94,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

The Assistant Chief Fire Officer has responsibility for managing the service delivery and development of Dublin Fire and Emergency Service functions in the areas delegated by the Chief Fire Officer. These areas include operations (fire and EMS), fire safety, major emergency management, training, change management, quality assurance and logistics.

The ACFO is a member of the Dublin Fire Brigade management team and will contribute to DFB development and may represent DFB or act for the Chief Fire

Responsibilities

• Planning, directing, organising, overseeing and managing fire service activities in accordance with the relevant national policies and those of the four Dublin Local Authorities.
• Managing and motivating staff by fostering good employee/management relations and using modern HR policies, etc. (staff placement, training and development, career progression, grievance and disciplinary policy).
• Taking responsibility for health, safety and welfare of DFB workplace in line with safety statements and policy.

Job description

Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Dublin City Council

The closing date for this vacancy is 12/11/2026, 15:00

Job summary

The Assistant Chief Fire Officer has responsibility for managing the service delivery and development of Dublin Fire and Emergency Service functions in the areas as delegated by the Chief Fire Officer. These areas include operations (fire and EMS), fire safety, major emergency management, training, change management, quality assurance and logistics.

The Assistant Chief Fire Officer (ACFO) is a member of the management team of Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) and will be required to contribute to all areas of DFB development. The ACFO may also be required to represent DFB and to act for the Chief Fire Officer.

A full Job Summary/Description is available in the Information Booklet.

Main Duties of the Job

Planning, directing, organising, overseeing and managing fire service activities in accordance with the relevant national policies and those of the four Dublin Local Authorities.

Managing and motivating staff by fostering good employee/management relations and using modern human resources and industrial relations policies, including staff placement, training and development, career progression, grievance and disciplinary policy, communications and active use of the line management structure.

Taking responsibility as appropriate for the relevant elements of health, safety and welfare of DFB workplace, in accordance with the Council’s safety statements, national policy and health and safety legislation.

A full list of main duties is available in the Information Booklet.

Information about the organisation

Dublin is an international capital city and is the economic engine of the region and the State. Dublin City Council has a unique and critical role in local government: it is the largest local authority in Ireland, with 63 Elected Members representing and serving 588,000 people in the city area. It plays a pivotal role in the provision of services to the almost 1.5 million people in the Dublin Region, and in ensuring that the city can welcome and support a large number of visitors on a daily basis for employment, business, recreation and tourism.

Dublin City Council takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of Dublin as a dynamic and sustainable city and seeks to continually enhance the city’s attractiveness as a place in which to invest, to work, to live and to visit.

An opportunity now exists in Dublin City Council for the position of Assistant Chief Fire Officer.

Salary Scale effective from 1st June 2026:

€93,698; €95,995; €98,283; €100,582; €102,874; €105,177; (Maximum); €108,641 (1st LSI), (after 3 years satisfactory service on the Maximum); €112,107 (2nd LSI), (after 3 years satisfactory service on the 1st LSI).

Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 35 hours gross per week.

The annual leave allowance for the position of Assistant Chief Fire Officer is 30 days.

Selection Process Details

A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.

Local authorities are committed equal opportunities employers.