Senior Executive Technician

Description:

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

Positions may arise in any area of the Council’s functions which include Planning, Environment, Water, Roads and Housing.

The person/s appointed will work under the direction and control of an Officer or Engineer designated by the Director of Services or the Chief Executive.
 

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

• have satisfactory experience, in a technician post at Grade I or higher level or in an analogous post under a local authority or health board in the State,

• have at least seven years satisfactory relevant experience in a technician post at Grade II or higher level or an analogous post,

• 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 possess such training or experience as would enable them to take charge of such a section of the work,

• have adequate experience in dealing with other departments within their own organisations and with other bodies,

• have adequate experience in the direction, supervision and control of staff, and

• possess technical training and experience of a high standard and adequate administrative ability