Senior Executive Architect - Kerry County Council

Kerry County Council; Munster; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry County Council is seeking a Senior Executive Architect to contribute to the design, coordination and delivery of strategic public realms, urban regeneration and active travel projects funded through the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund and National Active Travel programmes.

The role ensures that public realm/active travel infrastructure is delivered to a high quality, supporting compact growth, climate action, economic vitality, and safe and inclusive streets in line with national

Responsibilities

• Developing concept, detailed, and technical designs for public realm, streetscape, and urban landscape projects.
• Supporting design led regeneration and development that delivers quality outcomes in terms of form and function for users.
• Producing high quality drawings, specifications, schedules, and visual material.
• Integrating placemaking, universal design, sustainability, climate resilience, and biodiversity principles.

Job description

Senior Executive Architect - Kerry County Council

The closing date for this vacancy is 29/10/2026, 15:00

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Job summary

The Senior Executive Architect will contribute to the design, coordination, and delivery of strategic public realms, urban regeneration and active travel projects funded through the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund and National Active Travel programmes. The role ensures that public realm\\active travel infrastructure is delivered to a high quality, supporting compact growth, climate action, economic vitality, and safe and inclusive streets in line with national policy objectives.

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

Main Duties of the Job

Developing concept, detailed, and technical designs for public realm, streetscape, and urban landscape projects.

Supporting design led regeneration and development that delivers quality outcomes in terms of form and function for users.

Producing high quality drawings, specifications, schedules, and visual material.

Integrating placemaking, universal design, sustainability, climate resilience, and biodiversity principles.

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

Information about the organisation

Kerry County Council is the authority responsible for Local Government in County Kerry. The Council headquarters are located at Áras an Chontae, Rathass, Tralee County Kerry and there are five Municipal Districts [Municipal District of Tralee, Municipal District of Killarney, Municipal District of Listowel, Municipal District of Kenmare and Municipal District of Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne]. Kerry County Council has 33 elected members and approximately 1500 staff.

County Kerry has a population of approximately 156,500 people in an area covering 4,700 square kilometres and 3 peninsulas. Kerry County Council is responsible for the delivery of the full range of local government services in the county. Kerry County Council seeks to enhance the county’s attraction as a place in which to invest, work, and live, and takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of the county. It provides a diverse, multi-layered and evolving range of services across a large geographic area, which includes the provision of housing, climate action, planning, development, environmental, roads and traffic, leisure, culture, economic development, and community services.

An opportunity now exists in Kerry County Council for the position of Senior Executive Architect.

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 Executive Architect 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.