Job title:
Senior Executive Engineer
Employer:
Offaly County Council
Location:
Offaly
Closing Date:
3pm, Thursday, 30th October 2025
Salary:
Starting at €79,090
About the Employer:
County Offaly is located in the centre of Ireland in the province of Leinster and is one of twelve local authorities comprising the Eastern and Midlands Region. County Offaly has a population of 83, Census) with approximately 60% of the population residing in rural areas. The principal towns are Tullamore (the county town), Edenderry, Birr and Clara. Offaly shares a border with seven other counties and has a total land mass of approximately 200,000 hectares. The county is traversed by the Grand Canal and is bordered by the River Shannon to the West and Slieve Bloom mountains to the South, both of which play a key role in the economic and tourism development of the county.
About the Role:
The role of the Senior Executive Engineer is to manage, under the general direction of the Senior Engineer or Director of Services, the day-to-day efficient running of a service or function within the local authority and will also be required to input and contribute to multi-disciplinary teams within the wider organisation. A Senior Executive Engineer may also be required to represent the local authority in a professional and competent manner on various external committees or fora in which the Council is a stakeholder.
Senior Executive Engineer posts are currently assigned to the following departments within Offaly County Council, but this can change from time to time in accordance with changing and evolving organisational needs as well as specific projects coming on stream from time to time.
• Roads and Infrastructure
• Climate Action and Environment
• Housing
• Planning/Regeneration
• Tullamore, Edenderry and Birr Municipal Districts
About You:
The ideal candidate shall have the following Skills and Experience:
• Have experience of managing and leading multi-disciplinary and cross functional teams
• Have 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 managing and scheduling a multiannual portfolio of projects within budget and on time;
• Have experience of maintaining sound employee relations and conflict resolution;
• Have a track record of delivering results;
• Have an understanding of Local Authority services and structures in Ireland 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 experience of managing finance and budgets and ensuring value for money;
• Have strong planning, operational and project management skills;
• Have an ability to achieve delivery of competing demands within prescribed timelines and deadlines;
• Have experience of providing information on the pattern of demand and activity and the skills to schedule/programme the carrying out of work;
• Have excellent report writing and strong ICT skills;
• Have a focus on the customer and on service improvement including taking ownership and resolving issues they may arise;
• Have good knowledge and awareness of statutory obligations of Health and Safety Legislation the implications for the organisation and the employee, and their application in the workplace;
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday, 30th October, 2025.
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.