Senior Executive Engineer - Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Job summary

Dublin City Council is seeking a Senior Executive Engineer to lead and manage staff and the work programme across directorates, delivering efficient services within the Corporate Plan. The role involves providing technical and managerial support, liaising with external agencies, and contributing to Value for Money objectives.

The successful candidate will supervise teams up to Executive Engineer grade, drive programmes and projects, and uphold sound employee relations in line with employment

Responsibilities

• Managing and supervising employees up to the position/grade of Executive Engineer or analogous grades and to ensure the training and development of such employees.
• Providing leadership and building effective teams, developing motivation and commitment, and maintaining sound employee relations and morale in accordance with good employment practice and relevant legislation.
• The implementation of programmes and projects across all service areas.
• The supervision and contract administration of construction / operations / maintenance works.
• A full list of main duties is available in the Information Booklet.

Job description

Senior Executive Engineer - Dublin City Council

The closing date for this vacancy is 05/11/2026, 15:00

Job summary

This is a great opportunity to join Dublin City Council at a time of transformation and innovation. The Senior Executive Engineer will be responsible for the efficient management of staff and the work programme of the directorates/department and function to which they are assigned. Managers at this level work within defined parameters relevant to the position, in accordance with Dublin City Council’s vision and objectives as set out in its Corporate Plan and the role is interchangeable across directorates. Delivery of efficient services and value for money is crucial.

The Senior Executive Engineer, typically reporting to a Senior Engineer, will be required to lead a team or teams and to provide technical and managerial support across all service areas and to liaise with external agencies and support the democratic process.

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

Main Duties of the Job

Managing and supervising employees up to the position/grade of Executive Engineer or analogous grades and to ensure the training and development of such employees.

Providing leadership and building effective teams, developing motivation and commitment, and maintaining sound employee relations and morale in accordance with good employment practice and relevant legislation.

The implementation of programmes and projects across all service areas.

The supervision and contract administration of construction / operations / maintenance works.

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

Information about the organisation

Dublin is an international capital city and is the economic engine of the region and the State. Dublin City Council has a unique and critical role in local government: it is the largest local authority in Ireland, with 63 Elected Members representing and serving 588,000 people in the city area. It plays a pivotal role in the provision of services to the almost 1.5 million people in the Dublin Region, and in ensuring that the city can welcome and support a large number of visitors on a daily basis for employment, business, recreation and tourism.

Dublin City Council takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of Dublin as a dynamic and sustainable city and seeks to continually enhance the city’s attractiveness as a place in which to invest, to work, to live and to visit.

An opportunity now exists in Dublin City Council for the position of Senior Executive 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 Executive 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.