Closing Date: 3pm, Thursday, 14th May 2026About the EmployerDublin is an international capital city and is the economic engine of the region and the State. Dublin City Council has a unique and critical role in local government: it is the largest local authority in Ireland, with 63 Elected Members representing and serving 588,000 people in the city area. It plays a pivotal role in the provision of services to the almost 1.5 million people in the Dublin Region, and in ensuring that the city can welcome and support a large number of visitors on a daily basis for employment, business, recreation and tourism.Dublin City Council takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of Dublin as a dynamic and sustainable city and seeks to continually enhance the city’s attractiveness as a place in which to invest, to work, to live and to visit.Dublin Fire Brigade provides the fully integrated Fire, Emergency Ambulance and Rescue Service for the four Dublin Local Authorities: Dublin City, South Dublin, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councils. To facilitate the provision of this service they employ approximately 1,000 personnel working in 6 districts with 12 full-time stations, 2 retained (part-time) stations, Training Centre, East Region Communications Centre, Fire Prevention, Administration and Workshops with a fleet of 115+ vehicles.Dublin Fire Brigade provides a response to a diverse range of emergencies along with fighting fires and responding to Emergency Ambulance incidents. It also responds to incidents involving Water Rescue, High Line Rescue, Road Traffic Collisions, Flooding, Chemical Incidents and Marine Emergency Response.About the RoleThe Chief Fire Officer has overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the FES including the following:The 24/7/365 operation of the fire service in accordance with agreed control standardsThe emergency ambulance service as an agent of the HSE.The East Regional Communications Centre, which responds to more than 159,000 calls annually.The Fire Brigade Training Centre, which is the largest fire training facility in Ireland.The Fire Prevention Section, which is responsible for statutory regulation of fire safety in the building stock.In addition to the above, the Chief Fire Officer has been delegated responsibility for:The Dublin Civil Defence serviceThe co-ordination of DCC requirements under the Framework for Major Emergency ManagementAbout YouThe ideal candidate shall have the following Skills and Experience:Be able to work within and lead, multi-disciplinary teams and have the ability to motivate, empower and encourage personnel under their control to achieve agreed service objectives, and to maximum performance and added value.Demonstrate a strong track record and relevant management experience at a sufficiently high level.Be innovative and have a career record that demonstrates a high level of competence in the management of staff, conceptual and analytical thinking, initiative together with the management skills necessary to lead and foster change, while optimising the contribution to the achievement of organisational goals and objectives.Have good knowledge and understanding of the legal, regulatory and governance framework within which the city council operates and a willingness to adhere to corporate policies and collective agreements.Have the ability to deploy financial resources to gain maximum benefit and output within a constrained budgetary control framework.Have strong interpersonal and communication skills.Have a satisfactory knowledge of public service organisation in Ireland.Have a good understanding of the industrial relations procedures, as they apply in the case of fees.Have a capacity to work collaboratively with key agencies including other departments within Dublin city council, the other Dublin local authorities, the HSE, the national ambulance service, An Garda Síochána, the national directorate for fire and emergency management, government departments etc.Have excellent knowledge and awareness of health and safety legislation and regulations, their implications for the organisation and its employees, and their application in the workplace.Have an understanding of the role and duties of managers in safety and personnel management in the workplace.The Closing Date for this competition is Thursday, 14th of May at 3pm.We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
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