Staff Officer

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 is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates with relevant experience for the position of Staff Officer (Grade V). Recruitment arrangements to this grade will now be on the following basis: 

The Clerk of Works is a key support position within the council. The current vacancy for Clerk of Works is within the Facilities Department.  The Clerk of Works will work under the direction and management of the Senior Executive Engineer/Executive Engineer or analogous grade or other employee designated by the Senior Executive Officer, Senior Engineer or Director of Services as appropriate.

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.

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.

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.