Senior Executive Engineer

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Closing Date : 3pm, Thursday, 25th September 2025

Salary : Starting at €79,090

About the Employer

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.

With an annual expenditure of almost €1.8 billion (revenue and capital) and a workforce of almost 5,990 (FTEs), the City Council provides a diverse, multi-layered and evolving range of services and infrastructure to both citizens and visitors to Dublin that sustain the life of the city.

These services include the provision of housing, planning, development, economic, environmental, roads and traffic, fire and emergency, leisure, cultural and community services.

Many of these services, including traffic, drainage and fire and emergency services are provided on a regional basis for the Greater Dublin Area.

The continuing development and renewal of the city's infrastructure, urban fabric and facilities, in conjunction with other public authorities, is a key feature of the Council's role.

The Council has a critical role in supporting the economic growth and development of the City and its cultural and recreational life, and makes a major investment in social inclusion and community development through a wide range of housing, community and area-based services.

The Council is increasingly exploring new and innovative ways to tackle City challenges, particularly as they relate to climate and sustainability, and to deliver services while meeting citizens' changing expectations, achieving

About the Role

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.

The Senior Executive Engineer will be required to work closely with Management and Elected Members to deliver the full range of services, implement local policy decisions and deliver on strategic corporate objectives and in accordance with the general policy direction of the elected council at both full Council and Electoral Area level.

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

About You

The ideal candidate shall have the following Skills and Experience :

Managing and supervision of staff, ensuring the development of such staff.

• Have the ability to motivate, empower, encourage and achieve maximum efficiency and value for money from the personnel and processes under their control;
• Have experience of managing and scheduling a multiannual portfolio of projects within budget and on time;
• Have experience of maintaining sound employee relations and conflict resolution;
• Have a track record of delivering results;
• Have an understanding of Local Authority services and structures in Ireland or have the ability to quickly acquire same;
• Be capable of working in close consultation with key stakeholders and in seeking co-operation and consensus with a whole range of bodies and representative groups;
• Be experienced in meeting regularly with stakeholders, providing updates, presentations and reports, taking customer feedback and ensuring any learning from same is used to enhance the operations of the organisation;
• Be experienced in contributing to the operational and strategic planning processes and in the implementation of the agreed aims of same;
• Have excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills;
• Have experience of managing finance and budgets and ensuring value for money;
• Have strong planning, operational and project management skills;
• Have an ability to achieve delivery of competing demands within prescribed timelines and deadlines;
• Have experience of providing information on the pattern of demand and activity and the skills to schedule / programme the carrying out of work;
• Have excellent report writing and strong ICT skills;
• Have a focus on the customer and on service improvement including taking ownership and resolving issues they may arise;
• Have good knowledge and awareness of statutory obligations of Health and Safety Legislation the implications for the organisation and the employee, and their application in the workplace;

An understanding of the role and duties of line managers and an ability to work through the structure to achieve management objectives in the workplace, including across sections and teams.

A satisfactory knowledge of public service in Ireland.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday, 25th September, 2025.

We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Government Administration

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