E3 Technical Officer

Trinity College Dublin; Dublin; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity College Dublin invites applications for a permanent full-time Technical Officer based in Dublin. You will support undergraduate teaching and research in the Discipline of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, maintain and repair equipment, and deliver hands-on training with SOPs for students and staff.

The role reports to the Chief Technical Officer and requires immigration permission for full-time employment in Ireland.

Qualifications

• Entry to the profession will require relevant Honours degree.
• The preferred candidate if an MSc holder on entry, with a minimum of 3 years’ experience (that must be relevant), may be appointed at Senior Technical Officer level.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate teaching and learning in the E3Learning Foundry and support undergraduate project work.
• Maintain and repair equipment to ensure continuity of teaching and research in the Discipline.
• Provide hands-on training and develop standard operating procedures for students and teaching assistants.

Education

Honours degree

MSc (preferred)

National Certificate on Entry

Job description

Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 75thin the world (QS World University Rankings 2026). Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research, and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years. Thrive: Trinity College Dublin's Strategic Plan 2025 - 2030

Thispostwillfacilitate teaching and learning in theE3Learning Foundry and research in theDiscipline of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.The Technical Officer will play a key role in ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of undergraduate teaching, experimental project work (capstone, MAI/MSc level) and research in the discipline. They will maintain and repair equipment ensuring continuity of teaching and research throughout the Discipline. They will provide hands‑on training and develop and demonstrate standard operating procedures toall students and teaching assistants in the use of a variety of experimental equipment based in the Discipline andE3Learning Foundry.

Based between existing CSEE labs and the newE3Learning Foundry, the Technical Officer will join ateam of technical professionals from a variety of technical backgrounds.Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer, the successful candidate is required to liaise directly with researchers and students providing them with technical advice,support and training in a way that is highly flexible and focused on achieving successful outcomes.Thepostholder is also expected to communicate effectively across discipline boundaries in the School of Engineering and the wider College community in order to support ongoing laboratory development in theE3Learning Foundry as a whole.

This is a permanent full-time role in Ireland. We require that you hold immigration permission that allows full-time employment in this role. For this position we will not be able to support new employment permit applications.

Post Status:Permanent

Hours of Post:36.5 hours per week

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Technical Officer Pay Scale Salary Scale at a point in line with Government Pay Policy [€40,743 to €61,557per annum] New Entrants to the Public Sector will be appointed on Point 1 of the Scale, €40,743 per annum Qualifications for New Staff (from 1 January 2007) Entry to the profession will require relevant Honours degree. National Certificate on Entry- Qualifications for Existing Staff (before 1 January 2007) The preferred candidate if an MSc holder on entry, with a minimum of 3 years’ experience (that must be relevant), may be appointed at Senior Technical Officer level.

Informal enquiries

about this post may be made to [e-mail] (Head of Discipline)or [e-mail](Chief Technical Officer).

Interviews

will take place on 26th November 2026

Our Values - putting our words into action

Values matter. They are key to the success of our Strategic Plan. We centre our behavioural values around the importance of belonging. We recognise that the university will thrive by each of us respecting and caring for one another. We know we can achieve much more through working together. We know too that we must take responsibility for our actions and be accountable. We must, and will never stop imagining. And through being nature positive we connect not just with the environment but with our ambitions for a sustainable future.

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those who have been displaced due to war.

Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.