Executive Technician

Local Gov; Galway; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Galway City Council is seeking to create a panel for Executive Technician (Panel) to fill future permanent and temporary posts across Planning, Housing, Transportation and Recreation & Amenity. The role covers providing technical services, site inspection, surveying, drawings and graphics, and report writing.

The successful candidate will operate CAD, work as part of a team, liaise with departments and external agencies, prepare public display materials for consultations and manage workflows

Qualifications

• Experience providing technical services in engineering contexts.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and workplace compliance.
• Experience preparing public consultation materials and displays.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical services including site inspection, surveying, drawings and graphics.
• Operate CAD and related technology to deliver assigned work.
• Work as part of a team and liaise with departments and external bodies.
• Prepare public consultation display material and assist at consultations.
• Manage workflows and produce progress reports.
• Supervise staff and contribute to staff development.
• Carry out duties across Planning, Housing, Transportation or Recreation as assigned.

Skills

Site inspection

Site surveying

CAD

Report writing

Team collaboration

Health & Safety awareness

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Executive Technician (Panel)

Galway City Council is seeking to put in place a panel for the post of Executive Technician from which future relevant permanent and temporary contract posts will be filled.

In Galway City Council, the post of Executive Technician is located across a number of Departments including Planning, Housing, Transportation and Recreation & Amenity.

• Providing technical services relevant to the area of responsibility to which they have been assigned e.g. site inspection, site surveying, creation of drawings and graphics, report writing and other such duties associated with the grade relevant to the area of responsibility;
• Operating the appropriate technology as required to carry out the work to which they have been assigned, e.g. CAD etc;
• Working as part of a team;
• Liaising with other Departments, members of the public, elected representatives and external agencies in relation to operational aspects of assigned work;
• Preparation of public consultation display material and assistance at public consultation where necessary;
• Managing work flows and producing regular progress reports on all aspects of their area of responsibility;
• Supervision of staff assigned to them;
• Contributing to individual staff development, personal development and team development initiatives;
• Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time depending on the area of responsibility e.g. Planning - validation of planning applications and assessment of fees, Housing – architectural detailing of new and refurbished building etc.

The holder of the post will be required to have a good knowledge and awareness of Health & Safety Legislation Regulations, their implications for the organisation and the employee, and their application in the workplace. They will also be required to have an understanding of the role and duties of managers in safety management in the workplace.

The duties of the post are to give to the local authority and

• such other local authorities or bodies for which the Chief Executive is Manager, and
• to any other local authority or body with which an agreement has been made by the local authority or by any of the authorities or bodies mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph,

under the direction and supervision of the Director of Services or Senior Engineer or Senior Executive Technician, Executive Engineer as appropriate, of the local authority such appropriate technical services of an advisory, supervisory or executive nature as may be required by any local authority or body hereinbefore mentioned in the exercise and performance of any of its powers, functions and duties including the duty of assisting the Director of Services or Senior Engineer or Senior Executive Technician, Executive Engineer (and cognate professional grades of similar ranks) as appropriate, in the supervision of the engineering and cognate services of any of the foregoing local authorities or bodies and, when required to do so, to perform the duty of acting for the appropriate senior staff during that employee’s absence.

Contact Details

Galway City Council

City Hall

College Road

Galway

H91 X4K8