Senior Executive Engineer

Job Title: Senior Executive Engineer

Employer: Kerry County Council

County: Kerry

Closing Date: 3pm, Thursday, 26th March 2026

Starting Salary: €79,881

The Local Government sector in Ireland is made up of 31 Local Authorities and 3 Regional Assemblies. Local Authorities are the closest and most accessible form of Government to citizens. They have responsibility for the delivery of a wide range of services in their local area with a focus on making cities, towns and the countryside areas attractive places to live, work and invest. These services generally include housing; transportation; planning; infrastructure; environmental protection; recreation and amenity provision and community development. Local Authorities also play a key role in supporting economic development and enterprise promotion at local level.

Kerry County Council is the Authority responsible for Local Government in County Kerry. The Council headquarters are located at Áras an Chontae, Rathass, Tralee County Kerry and there are five Municipal Districts [Municipal District of Tralee, Municipal District of Killarney, Municipal District of Listowel, Municipal District of Kenmare and Municipal District of Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne]. Kerry County Council has 33 elected members and approximately 1500 staff.

The Senior Executive Engineer 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. They will be required to report to their appropriate line manager, assist the management team as may be required and deal with the elected Councillors in respect of their role including attendance at the relevant Council meetings as required. They may also be required to deputise for the Business Unit Head.

The Senior Executive Engineer will be responsible for the efficient management of staff and the work programme of the directorates/department and function to which they are assigned.

Managers at this level work within defined parameters relevant to the position, in accordance with the Local Authority’s vision and objectives and the role is interchangeable across directorates. The Senior Executive Engineer will be required to work closely with the Management Team and elected Councillors to deliver the full range of services and implement policy decisions.

Recognising Local Government as the main vehicle of governance and public service, the role will involve contributing to economic, social and community development, delivering efficient and good value services, and representing citizens and local communities effectively and accountably.

The ideal candidate shall have the following Skills and Experience:

• Have experience of managing and leading multi-disciplinary and cross functional teams and the ability to motivate, empower, encourage and achieve maximum efficiency and value for money from the personnel and processes under their control.
• Have experience of maintaining sound employee relations and conflict resolution.
• Have experience of managing and scheduling a multiannual portfolio of projects within budget and on time.
• Have a track record of delivering results.
• Have an understanding of Local Authority services and structures or have the ability to quickly acquire same.
• Be capable of working in close consultation with key stakeholders and in seeking co-operation and consensus with a whole range of bodies and representative groups.
• Be experienced in meeting regularly with stakeholders, providing updates, presentations and reports, taking customer feedback and ensuring any learning from same is used to enhance the operations of the organisation.
• Be experienced in contributing to the operational and strategic planning processes and in the implementation of the agreed aims of same.
• Have excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills.
• Have good knowledge and awareness of statutory obligations of Health & Safety Legislation, the implications for the organisation and the employee and their application in the workplace.
• Have experience of managing finance and budgets and ensuring value for money.
• Have experience of providing information on the pattern of demand and activity and the skills to schedule/programme the carrying out of work.
• Have an understanding of the role and duties of managers in safety management in the workplace.
• Have good general ICT skills.
• Have a focus on the customer and on service improvement including taking ownership and resolving issues arising.
• Time Management and organisational skills - an ability to achieve delivery of competing demands within prescribed timelines and deadlines.
• Evidence of planning and organising skills.
• Report writing and presentation skills, and the ability to communicate clearly with others. xcfaprz
• Evidence of self-sufficiency, being capable of evaluating proposals and identifying improvements on a proactive basis and adapting readily to change.

We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.