Assistant Engineer

Local Gov; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cork County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons to be considered for inclusion on a panel for Assistant Engineer vacancies. Roles may arise in Roads, Transportation & Area Services, Capital Delivery, Asset Management & Land Development, Planning & Environment and Housing.

Assistant Engineers may perform a range of duties across design, contract management, reporting and service delivery, under supervision of senior staff.

Responsibilities

• Carry out engineering and ancillary duties as assigned and provide support to senior personnel.
• Have responsibility in the management of outdoor operational crews.
• Have responsibility for carrying out design for works contracts.
• Have responsibility for preparation of contract documents, tendering, drafting recommendations on appointment of successful service providers and contractors.
• Aid in the designing and preparation of contract documents, tendering, drafting recommendations on appointment of successful service providers and contractors.
• Supervision and contract administration of service and work contracts.
• Assist in the preparation and management of programmes and budgets.
• Identifying opportunities for improvements or achievements of efficiencies in service delivery.
• Maintaining and proactively developing a culture of Health and Safety in the workplace.
• Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety legislation and regulations, and Cork County Council’s Safety Management Systems.
• Ensuring works are implemented in compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations; including planning and procurement requirements.
• Implementation and development of in-house quality management systems.
• Assist in assessing planning applications from an engineering perspective.
• Dealing efficiently, effectively and professionally at all times with residents,businesses, community groups, elected members, local authorities, Government Departments and stakeholders.
• Liaising with and responding to other local authorities, Government Departments and statutory agencies where required.
• Compiling, preparing and presenting reports as necessary to a variety of stakeholders.
• Deputising for the Executive Engineer or other senior grade when required.
• Undertaking any other duties of a similar level and responsibility, as may be required or assigned, from time to time.
• Undertaking site visits/inspections/surveys as required.
• Procuring for services/works in line with procurement rules.

Job description

Cork County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons, who wish to beconsidered for inclusion on a panel from which vacancies for Assistant Engineer may befilled. Positions may arise in any of the Council’s functional areas, which may include butnot limited to Roads, Transportation & Area Services, Capital Delivery, AssetManagement & Land Development, Planning & Environment and Housing.

Assistant Engineers are appointed to a wide variety of roles across the Council. The rolecan include responsibility for the successful delivery of a range of major and minorcapital projects; responsibility for the effective delivery of a range of services, andresponsibility for the management of staff.

The person/s appointed will work under the direction and control of the Senior Engineer/Senior Executive Engineer or other Officer designated by the Director of Services or theChief Executive.

DUTIES

• Carry out of engineering and ancillary duties as assigned and provide support tosenior personnel.
• Have responsibility in the management of outdoor operational crews.
• Have responsibility for carrying out design for works contracts.
• Have responsibility for preparation of contract documents, tendering, draftingrecommendations on appointment of successful service providers and contractors.
• Aid in the designing and preparation of contract documents, tendering, draftingrecommendations on appointment of successful service providers and contractors.
• Supervision and contract administration of service and work contracts.
• Assist in the preparation and management of programmes and budgets.
• Identifying opportunities for improvements or achievements of efficiencies in servicedelivery.
• Maintaining and proactively developing a culture of Health and Safety in theworkplace.
• Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety legislation and regulations, and CorkCounty Council’s Safety Management Systems.
• Ensuring works are implemented in compliance with all relevant legislation andregulations; including planning and procurement requirements.
• Implementation and development of in-house quality management systems.
• Assist in assessing planning applications from an engineering perspective.
• Dealing efficiently, effectively and professionally at all times with residents,businesses, community groups, elected members, local authorities, GovernmentDepartments and stakeholders.
• Liaising with and responding to other local authorities, Government Departmentsand statutory agencies where required.
• Compiling, preparing and presenting reports as necessary to a variety ofstakeholders.
• Deputising for the Executive Engineer or other senior grade when required.
• Undertaking any other duties of a similar level and responsibility, as may be requiredor assigned, from time to time.
• Undertaking site visits/inspections/surveys as required.
• Procuring for services/works in line with procurement rules.

The above specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involvedand consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties asappropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and tocontribute to the development of the post while in office.

Further Information and Role Specification are available on Cork County Council's Website

Recruitment Section, Human Resource Management Directorate County Library Building Carrigrohane Road Co. Cork T12 K335