Technician

Description:

Kilkenny County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons, who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which temporary and permanent vacancies for Technician Grade 1 may be filled in the following disciplines:

• Housing
• Planning
• Environment
• Roads

Below are examples of the role and responsibilities of a Technician Grade 1 within various departments, however, the lists below are not exhaustive, and the duties may overlap or vary within each area.

Duties & Responsibilities in Housing:
Housing Technicians will join at team that manages the maintenance, both reactive and planned of Kilkenny County Council’s Social Housing Stock and manages the delivery of new housing stock, both in-house and with external design teams, while ensuring that works are in accordance with best practice and current Building Regulations.

• Assisting with the design of housing units, extensions, retrofit programmes and alterations using AutoCAD and / or REVIT and other software in the production of drawings and specifications for appraisal, planning, detailed design and tender stages.

• Undertaking housing inspections, taking records and compiling reports. These inspections may be for purposes such as planned or reactive maintenance of social housing stock, monitoring of private rented standards or assessment of grant applications.

• Managing projects and contractors appointed to carry out a variety of works.

• Carry out any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Duties & Responsibilities in Planning:
Assisting in the day to day operation and maintenance of transportation infrastructure in the County as well as assisting in record keeping and analysis of development in the Planning Department.

• Preparation of reports, survey and record data and processing of information using computer systems, such as GIS and AutoCAD.

• Interaction with members of the public and Elected Officials, providing information and informing them of upcoming works and dealing with associated enquiries. The use of drafting, mechanical drawing or surveying techniques and equipment will also be required.