Graduate Engineer

Laois County Council Fire Service are currently seeking applications for retained fire fighters across all stations.
If interested, please submit your application to hr@laoiscoco.ie    

Applicants will be interviewed as positions arise.

Laois County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons, who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel for the role of Temporary Clerical Officer (Grade III) from which specific purpose, fixed term and temporary vacancies may be filled. 

The Plumber will work as part of a Housing/Facilities team / crew consisting of a Clerk of Works / Foreman and a General Operative and generally with the assistance and guidance of the Senior Executive Engineer / Executive Engineer. The Housing/Facilities team is tasked with repairing council owned houses/buildings reported to Housing/Facilities Departments. The plumber will also carry out other duties assigned by the Clerk of Works in relation to the operation and maintenance of council owned houses/buildings.

This is a senior position within the Planning Department reporting to the Senior Planner and/or another employee nominated by the Chief Executive. The Executive Planner is responsible for managing elements of the Planning Department and providing a multiplicity of services to Local Authorities.

The Assistant Planner works as part of a multi-disciplinary team within Laois County Council’s Planning, Housing and Regeneration Directorates to deliver key local authority services, including forward planning, development management, planning enforcement and project-based areas.  

The Assistant Engineer works as part of a multi-disciplinary team within one of the Council’s Directorates to deliver key local authority services which include social housing; transportation infrastructure; environmental protection; water, waste management, recreation and amenity provision and community development. 

The Graduate Engineer will be required to work as part of a team in the Council’s Housing Department, under the supervision and direction of the Senior Engineer or such a person as may be assigned from time to time by Laois County Council. He/she will be required at times to work on his/her own initiative, as circumstances demand, on a broad range of projects.