Executive Engineers are appointed to a wide variety of roles across the Council. The role can include responsibility for the management and successful delivery of a range of major and minor capital projects; responsibility for the management and effective delivery of a range of services and responsibility for the management and supervision of assigned staff.
The Executive Engineer will work under the direction of the Senior Engineer or Senior Executive Engineer or other officer designated by the Director of Services or the Chief Executive.
The duties of an Executive Engineer are to perform, under the discretion and supervision of the appropriate Supervisor, such engineering or ancillary services of an advisory, supervisory or executive nature, including the supervision and control of staff as may be required.
The principal duties may include but are not limited to the following:
The implementation of engineering programmes in the areas of roads, traffic, wastewater, housing, recreation and amenity, environment and other services;
The implementation of projects in areas such as those detailed above;
The supervision and contract administration of construction/operations/maintenance works;
Managing a direct labour/engineering/administrative workforce and associated industrial relations issues;
Preparing budgets and ensuring that works are implemented within allocated budgets;
Ensuring that staff are trained and operate within the relevant skill sets;
Maintain and proactively develop a culture of Health & Safety in the workplace;
Ensure compliance with Health & Safety Legislation and Regulations, and Galway City Councils Health & Safety systems;
Ensuring works are implemented in compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations concerning procurement, planning etc.;
Ensuring an efficient and effective response to all stakeholders;
Represent the Council at meetings with staff, elected members, community/general interest groups, businesses and residents:
Act when required for a more senior employee during their absence for any reason.;
Such other duties as may from time to time by reasonably assigned appropriate to the grade.
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