Senior Executive Engineer - Meath County Council

publicjobs; Leinster; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Meath County Council is seeking a Senior Executive Engineer to lead teams, provide technical and managerial support across services, and liaise with external agencies. The role emphasizes delivery of infrastructural projects and value-for-money service delivery within a constrained budget.

You will report to the line manager, assist with democratic processes, deputise for the Senior Engineer when required, and work with elected members to implement local policy decisions and service delivery

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering and project delivery.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Knowledge of local government procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supervise engineering and ancillary services and manage work programmes.
• Oversee design and delivery of infrastructural projects including procurement and contract management.
• Represent the County Council at meetings with elected members, community groups and other stakeholders.
• Ensure efficient responses to CRM-reported issues and stakeholder queries.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams from project inception through to delivery and close-out.
• Prepare budgets and ensure works are delivered within allocated budgets and timelines.

Job description

Closing Date: 3pm, Thursday, 3rd September 2026

About the Employer

Meath County Council is the authority responsible for Local Government in County Meath with its corporate headquarters located at Buvinda House, Navan.

The Council is seeking applications from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel for the position of Senior Executive Engineer.

Meath County Council is the primary unit of Local Government in County Meath. The Council is responsible for the delivery of a wide range of public services in Meath, with an overarching vision to Make Meath Even Better. This is through a focus on making it the lead county for economic prosperity, social development and environmental protection, with efficient and good value services and a Council representing the people and communities of County Meath in an effective and accountable manner.

The Council is one of the county’s major employers, currently employing approximately 1,060 staff. The Council’s Revenue Budget for 2026 is €258m and its 3-year rolling Capital Programme 2026-2028 has an estimated spend of €1.24b.

Meath County Council’s mission is to drive the economic, social, cultural and environmental improvement of the county to enhance the quality of life of the people of Meath.

About the Role:

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

You will be required to report to your appropriate line manager, assist the management team as may be required and deal with the elected members in respect of their role in the County and to attend the full Council and Municipal District meetings.

You may also be required to deputise for the Senior Engineer.

You will be responsible for the efficient management of staff and the work programme of the directorates/department and function to which you are assigned.

You will be required to work closely with elected members to deliver the full range of services, implement local policy decisions and charged with service delivery and change management in an environment of limited resource availability, both human and financial.

The Senior Executive Engineer has responsibility for managing the service delivery and development of functions in their assigned area, with a focus on value for money. The role requires a clear knowledge and understanding of local authority services and its key stakeholders and relationships, local government structures and its democratic role and mandate, current local government issues, future trends and strategic direction of the sector, management and change.

The Senior Executive Engineer duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Supervise, control and carry out engineering and ancillary services to include the preparation and management of work programmes.
• Oversee the design and delivery of infrastructural projects including the procurement and management of consultants and contractors using current best practice project management, contract management and financial management procedures.
• Represent the County Council at meetings with elected members, community groups and at meetings with general interest groups, businesses and residents, preparing reports when required.
• Ensuring an efficient and effective response to all stakeholders, ensuring that issues raised through the Council’s CRM system are dealt with efficiently and effectively.
• Liaise with other local authorities, government departments and statutory agencies, as required.
• Work with senior management in devising and implementing strategies leading to improved efficiencies in delivery of services.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams from project inception through statutory consents to delivery and project close out.
• Carry out the supervision and contract administration of construction projects operational programmes and maintenance works.
• Preparing budgets and ensuring that works are implemented within allocated budgets and on schedule.
• Working effectively with colleagues to deliver services, being part of multi-disciplinary teams as required, collaborating and engaging with other teams and colleagues to deliver on the corporate objectives.
• Collaborating and engaging through cross-disciplinary working to deliver for the public, innovate for the future of local government and develop the people within the organisation.
• Working to targets, objectives, reporting and key performance indicators and assist with the development of corporate plans, strategies and annual service plans.
• Participating in the duties as part of the organisational response to Climate Action, to promote and ensure capacity building, empowering change and delivering action.
• Leading and managing the teams, including performance management in accordance with good employment practice and relevant legislation and ensuring that staff are trained and operate within the relevant skill sets.
• Promoting safe work practices in the local authority generally and to ensure that all works in the areas for which they have responsibility are carried out in line with health safety and welfare legislation and regulation and to maintain and proactively develop a culture of Health and Safety in the workplace.
• Ensuring works are implemented in compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations concerning procurement, planning, etc.
• Upholding the corporate values of the Council, adopting a proactive approach to good governance and compliance with Council policy, including Health and Safety, HR, Data Protection, Child Safeguarding etc.
• Carrying out such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Full details of the role, including specific eligibility requirements, is available on www.publicjobs.ie.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm, Thursday, 3rd September 2026.