Senior Executive Engineer - Kerry County Council

Kerry County Council; Tralee Municipal District; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry County Council is seeking a Senior Executive Engineer to lead teams and provide technical and managerial support across local authority services in County Kerry. You will report to your line manager, assist the management team and engage with elected Councillors, including attendance at Council meetings when required.

Deputising for the Business Unit Head may be necessary. You will manage staff and the work programme within your directorate, collaborating with colleagues to deliver

Qualifications

• Eligibility criteria and required competencies as outlined in the job specification.
• Local authorities are equal opportunities employers.

Responsibilities

• The implementation of programmes and projects across all service areas.
• The supervision and contract administration of construction / operations / maintenance works.
• Working effectively with colleagues to deliver services, often as part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating and engaging with other teams within the organisation to deliver on the corporate objectives.

Job description

Senior Executive Engineer - Kerry County Council

The closing date for this vacancy is 26/11/2026, 15:00

Job summary

The Senior Executive Engineer will be required to lead a team or teams and to provide technical and managerial support across all local authority service areas and to liaise with external agencies and support the democratic process. They will be required to report to their appropriate line manager, assist the management team as may be required and deal with the elected Councillors in respect of their role including attendance at the relevant Council meetings as required. They may also be required to deputise for the Business Unit Head.

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 the Local Authority’s vision and objectives and the role is interchangeable across directorates. The Senior Executive Engineer will be required to work closely with the Management Team and elected Councillors to deliver the full range of services and implement policy decisions.

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

Main Duties of the Job

The implementation of programmes and projects across all service areas.

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

Working effectively with colleagues to deliver services, often as part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating and engaging with other teams within the organisation to deliver on the corporate objectives.

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

Information about the organisation

The Local Government sector in Ireland is made up of 31 local authorities and 3 Regional Assemblies. Local Authorities are the closest and most accessible form of Government to citizens. They have responsibility for the delivery of a wide range of services in their local area with a focus on making cities, towns and the countryside areas attractive places to live, work and invest. These services generally include housing; transportation; planning; infrastructure; environmental protection; recreation and amenity provision and community development. Local Authorities also play a key role in supporting economic development and enterprise promotion at local level.

Kerry County Council is the Authority responsible for Local Government in County Kerry. The Council headquarters are located atÁras 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.

An opportunity now exists in Kerry County 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.

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