Chief Technician

The Chief Technician will work as part of a multi-disciplinary design office team dealing mainly with all the different aspects of infrastructure design.

He/she will be expected to be a self-starter and use initiative and work to a high standard.  The role requires excellent technical, supervisory, interpersonal, communication, research, reporting, budgetary and timescale management. The post holder will be expected to carry out their duties in a manner that enhances public trust and confidence and ensures impartial decision making.

The position of Chief Technician is a senior technical post within the Council. The successful candidate will work under the direction and management of the Executive Engineer, Senior Executive Engineer, Senior Engineer or Director of Service as appropriate and will, from time to time, be required to deputize for senior personnel and must be willing to take on this challenge. 

  Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:

(a) Have satisfactory experience, in a technician post at Grade 1 or higher level or in an analogous post under a local authority or health board in the state,
(b) have at least nine years satisfactory relevant experience in a technician post at Grade II or higher level or an analogous post,
(c) have a thorough knowledge of all the technical aspects of local authority work and also a deeper knowledge of at least one relevant section of the work and have experience in taking charge of such a section or other sections of the work,
(d) have adequate experience in dealing with other departments within their own organisations and with other bodies,
(e) have adequate experience in the direction, supervision and control of staff, and
(f) possess technical training and experience and administrative experience of a high standard