Senior Engineer - Kildare County Council

Kildare County Council; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kildare County Council is seeking a Senior Engineer to work with the Director of Services and Senior Management Team to deliver services, implement national and local policies and advance corporate objectives.

In this senior managerial role you will lead policy implementation, capital projects and service delivery in a dynamic environment, overseeing a multidisciplinary team and driving change. The Information Booklet provides a full job summary.

Qualifications

• Senior managerial level with responsibility for policy implementation and service delivery.
• Experience leading capital projects and change management.
• Ability to work with Director, Elected Members and Management Team.

Responsibilities

• Lead on policy implementation, capital projects and service delivery.
• Implement, develop and maintain in-house quality management systems.
• Manage multidisciplinary team and promote training and development.

Job description

Senior Engineer - Kildare County Council

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

Job summary

The Senior Engineer will be required to work closely with the Director of Services and the Senior Management Team and Elected Members to deliver the full range of services, develop and implement national and local policies and deliver on strategic corporate objectives in accordance with the general policy direction of the elected council.

The Senior Engineer role is a senior managerial position responsible for leading on policy implementation, capital project and service delivery and change management in a dynamic and goal driven environment

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

Main Duties of the Job

Implement the agreed strategies to meet, expand or improve the range, quantity or quality of existing services provided by the Council.

Implement, develop and maintain in-house quality management systems.

Manage multidisciplinary team of staff and promote the training and development of such staff.

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

Information about the organisation

Kildare County Council is one of 31 Local Authorities in the Republic of Ireland. The Council has responsibility for the delivery of a wide range of services which are necessary to the physical, economic, social, and cultural life of County Kildare, with a focus on making Kildare an attractive place to live, work and invest. Kildare County Council have 40 elected members representing 5 Municipal Districts, Athy, Kildare/Newbridge, Naas, Clane/Maynooth and Celbridge/Leixlip.

An opportunity now exists in Kildare County Council for the position of Senior Engineer.

Salary Scale effective from 1st June 2026:

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 Senior Engineer 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.