Transport Infrastructure Ireland is holding a competition for the appointment to the position of MetroLink Head of IT Closing date: Closing date: 12 (Noon) Monday 17th November 2025 General Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) was set up to deliver and operate safe and efficient light rail and national road networks. TIIs mission is to deliver transport infrastructure and services that contribute to the quality of life of the people of Ireland and support the countrys economic growth. TIIs ability to deliver and operate light rail and roads networks efficiently is recognised, as evidenced by the portfolio of National Development Plan (NDP) 20212030 investments entrusted to TII and its partners to deliver. Under the NDP there are three areas under the remit of TII which identify key priorities: Investment in public transport infrastructureto be delivered on behalf of the National Transport Authority (NTA) in line with the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2022-2042. This Strategy commits to the undertaking of appraisal, planning and design of Luas network expansion to Bray, Finglas, Lucan and Poolbeg. Importantly, the Plan also sets out a firm commitment to deliver a metro rail system known as MetroLink that will run from Swords to Charlemont, connecting Dublin Airport with the city centre and providing interchanges with other public transport services including Iarnrd Eireann at Glasnevin, the DART at Tara Street and Luas at OConnell Street and Charlemont. TII also delivers light railway infrastructure being planned in other cities. Currently TII is working in partnership with the NTA on the planning and design of Cork Light Rail Transit. Investment in national roads, active travel and Greenway infrastructure will be delivered in accordance with the guiding principles of the Department of Transport, National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland and the Strategy for Future Development of National and Regional Greenways. The major roads, active travel and Greenways projects to be delivered and funding provisions are set out in the NDP 2021 to 2030. TII also has a new function for the delivery of zero and low emission vehicle infrastructure (ZEVI) under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023. Investment in asset management, maintenance and renewal expenditurewill need to increase over the lifetime of the NDP to meet the required investment levels for the current transport network and for new projects as they come into service. TIIs ambitious plans for infrastructural delivery will drive Irelands long term economic, environmental and social progress across all parts of the country over the next decade. The NDP, which is aligned with the delivery of the objectives of the National Planning Framework (NPF), sets out a roadmap and the level of investment which will underpin the NPF and drive its implementation over the next ten years. To find out more about TII visit our website. MetroLink Programme MetroLink is a transformative piece of public transport infrastructure and will be Dublins first metro railway. The system will offer a high-capacity, high-frequency metro railway with 16 new stations from Swords to Charlemont. It will interlink with multiple transport networks, including Dublin Airport, Irish Rail, DART, Dublin Bus, and Luas, promoting a seamlessly integrated transport experience for the Greater Dublin Area. The majority of its 19km route is underground, marking a paradigm shift for Irish public transport. Upon launch, MetroLink will provide trains every three minutes during peak times, with expected annual passenger numbers of 53 million, providing unprecedented convenience of travel to passengers. Job Details Title of Role: MetroLink Head of IT Grade: Principal Officer Directorate: MetroLink Nature of Employment: This is a specified purpose contract up until 2 years post the commencement of passenger services on MetroLink. No of Roles: 1 Function: Digital & Services Workstream: IT Support Reports to: Director of Digital & Services Work Location: The successful candidate will be based in TII Offices on Parkgate Street, Dublin 8, or such other place as determined by TII. Blended working arrangements in place. Job Description The MetroLink Head of IT is responsible for the management of IT operations within Metrolink. This includes developing and implementing IT-related strategies and policies. It involves the design, procurement, implementation and management of IT infrastructure and end-user tools. It includes responsibility for IT security for the core IT systems and services. They will manage IT infrastructure and service to support the Metrolink Business team which is responsible for delivering the Metrolink project over the next 10 years. In so doing they will lead a core team of IT staff along with contractors and managed service providers. Principal Accountabilities The MetroLink Head of IT will lead the Information Technology practices and objectives for Metrolink while adhering with TIIs core obligations as a public body in terms of IT governance and security. Specific responsibilities will include: Report to the Metrolink Executive Team on all matters pertaining to the management of the information technology function. Formulate appropriate IT strategies and policies that support the work of Metrolink IT Policy development and implementation in areas such as IT Security and Contingency Planning IT Security and ensuring compliance with Public Sector Security Standards and providing assurance to TIIs Information Security Officer Planning and implementing IT hardware and software infrastructure Management of core cloud services Ensuring appropriate governance is in place for IT purchases and management Managing a team of resources to ensure day-to-day systems are available Project Management IT Budgetary control Management of Helpdesk support and administration function Management of service providers Promote an equitable, inclusive and collaborative workplace. Perform additional tasks, activities or other duties as may be required or assigned as part of the role throughout the MetroLink programme. All the divisions within TII have inter-dependent responsibilities and close cooperation, collaboration and teamwork are required across the whole organisation. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS Character Each candidate must be of good character. Health A candidate for and any person holding the role must be fully competent and capable of undertaking duties attached to the role and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service. Experience, Skills and Qualifications The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate the key competencies for a Principal Officer position as outlined in Appendix 1, as well as the following job-specific requirements: Experience Minimum 7 years experience in a similar lead role within IT Skills Extensive senior information technology experience combining a management lead role with hands-on experience across a range of technologies as detailed below Experience in setting up and/or building up a new IT team would beneficial Experience with the following technologies: Azure AD and Office 365 management InTune and Windows Defender Security tools including Anti-Virus, Endpoint protection and Web/Email Filtering Firewalls SIEM Wifi and Network Equipment Backup and recovery Meeting room A/V Windows Servers Experience working within an Information Security Management System (ISMS) including managing and evidencing controls Experience in IT Governance in procurement, security and budget management Experience in developing IT-related policies Experience in Disaster Recovery planning and testing Demonstrate a good understanding of, or the ability to quickly learn, the public sector working environment Experience working with diverse teams Experience of managing a team and a significant workload Ability to work on own initiative with strong multitasking capabilities Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise tasks effectively Highly organised with strong attention to detail Strong interpersonal skills Formal Education Qualifications A minimum NFQ level 8 degree in Computer Science\IT\Engineering or other relevant discipline is required. Practicing / Training / Compliance Certification Professional Memberships Project Management Certification from a body such as APM or PMI (Desirable). Membership of a related professional organisation or be in a position to apply for membership (Desirable). Note: In order to assure the shortlisting panel that you satisfy these requirements you must explicitly reference how you meet the requirements in your application. Failure to demonstrate these may prevent your application progressing to future shortlisting stages. Candidates who come under consideration following the final selection stage will be required to provide documentary evidence of their eligibility, including qualifications and evidence of fluency in the English language. Candidates who are unable to show that they hold the required qualifications may be withdrawn from the competition at any stage. An invitation to interview or any element of the selection process is not acceptance of eligibility. Key Competencies for effective performance at Principal Officer level have been outlined in Appendix A. PRINCIPAL CONDITIONS OF SERVICE The scale of pay for Principal Officer as of 1 August 2025 is as follows: Personal Pension Contribution (PPC) Pay Scale: €106,021 to €131,139 - personal pension contribution (PPC) rate. This salary is payable to an individual who is required to make a personal pension contribution (PPC) to their main pension (in general those persons whose initial appointment to the Public Service is on or after 6th April 1995). Non PPC Scale: €100,720 to €124,582-non personal pension contribution (non-PPC) rate. This salary is payable to an individual who is not required to make a personal pension contribution (PPC) to their main pension scheme. Note: Entry salary will be at the minimum point of the scale and will not be subject to negotiation. Different pay and conditions may apply if, immediately prior to appointment, the appointee is already a serving Civil Servant or Public Servant. The rate of remuneration may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy. Tenure This is a specified purpose contract up until 2 years post the commencement of passenger services on MetroLink. Annual Leave The appointee will be entitled to 30 days annual leave a year. This leave is exclusive of public holidays. Superannuation and Retirement The successful candidate will be offered the appropriate superannuation terms and conditions as prevailing in the Civil Service at the time of being offered an appointment. In general, an appointee who has never worked in the Public Service will be offered appointment based on membership of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme (Single Scheme). Full details of the Scheme. Where the appointee has worked in a pensionable (non-Single Scheme terms) public service job in the 26 weeks prior to appointment or is currently on a career break or special leave with/without pay different terms may apply. The pension entitlement of such appointees will be established in the context of their public service employment history. Key provisions attaching to membership of the Single Scheme are as follows: Pensionable Age: The minimum age at which pension is payable is 66. Retirement Age: Scheme members must retire on reaching the age of 70. Career average earnings are used to calculate benefits (a pension and lump sum amount accrue each year and are up-rated each year by reference to CPI). Post retirement pension increases are linked to CPI. Pension Abatement If the appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and is in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/Public Service pension comes into payment during his/her re-employment that pension will be subject to abatementin accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, (the 2012 Act).Please note: In applying for this position you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/Office will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position. However, if the appointee was previously employed in the Civil or Public Service and awarded a pension under voluntary early retirement arrangements (other than the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement (ISER), the Department of Health Circular7/2010 VER/VRS or the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government Circular letter LG(P) 06/2013 which, renders a person ineligible for the competition) the entitlement to that pension will cease with effect from the date of reappointment. Special arrangements may, however, be made for the reckoning of previous service given by the appointee for the purpose of any future superannuation award for which the appointee may be eligible. Department of Education and Skills Early Retirement Scheme for Teachers Circular 102/2007 The Department of Education and Skills introduced an Early Retirement Scheme for Teachers. It is a condition of the Early Retirement Scheme that with the exception of the situations set out in paragraphs 10.2 and 10.3 of the relevant circular documentation, and with those exceptions only, if a teacher accepts early retirement under Strands 1, 2 or 3 of this scheme and is subsequently employed in any capacity in any area of the public sector, payment of pension to that person under the scheme will immediately cease. Pension payments will, however, be resumed on the ceasing of such employment or on the person's 60th birthday, whichever is the later, but on resumption, the pension will be based on the person's actual reckonable service as a teacher (i.e. the added years previously granted will not be taken into account in the calculation of the pension payment). Ill-Health Retirement Please note that where an individual has retired from a Civil/Public Service body on the grounds of ill-health his/her pension from that employment may be subject to review in accordance with the rules of ill-health retirement within the pension scheme of that employment. Pension Accrual A 40-year limit on total service that can be counted towards pension where a person has been a member of more than one pre-existing public service pension scheme (i.e. non-Single Scheme) as per the 2012 Act shall apply. This 40-year limit is provided for in the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012. This may have implications for any appointee who has acquired pension rights in a previous public service employment. Additional Superannuation Contribution This appointment is subject to the Additional Superannuation Contribution (ASC) in accordance with the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017. Eligibility and Certain Restrictions on Eligibility to Compete Candidates should note that eligibility to compete is conditional upon candidates, where applicable, having the necessary requisite work permits/visas/permissions to enable them to work legally in this country. Appointments from panels It is envisaged that a panel of qualified individuals will be established from which vacancies for this position may be filled within 12 months from date of appointment to panel. Qualification and placement on a panel is nota guarantee of appointment to a position. Please note that once an offer of appointment has been accepted a candidate will be removed from the panel and no further offers of appointment will be made. Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER) It is a condition of the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER) as set out in Department of Finance Circular 12/09 that retirees, under that Scheme, are debarred from applying for another position in the same employment or the same sector. Therefore, such retirees may not apply for this position. Department of Health and Children Circular (7/2010) The Department of Health Circular 7/2010 dated 1 November 2010 introduced a Targeted Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) Scheme and Voluntary Redundancy Schemes (VRS). It is a condition of the VER scheme that persons availing of the scheme will not be eligible for re-employment in the public health sector or in the wider Public Service or in a body wholly or mainly funded from public moneys. The same prohibition on re-employment applies under the VRS, except that the prohibition is for a period of 7 years. People who availed of the VER scheme are not eligible to compete in this competition. People who availed of the VRS scheme and who may be successful in this competition will have to prove their eligibility (expiry of period of non-eligibility). Department of Environment, Community & Local Government (Circular Letter LG(P) 06/2013) The Department of Environment, Community & Local Government Circular Letter LG(P) 06/2013 introduced a Voluntary Redundancy Scheme for Local Authorities. In accordance with the terms of the Collective Agreement: Redundancy Payments to Public Servants dated 28 June 2012 as detailed above, it is a specific condition of that VER Scheme that persons will not be eligible for re- employment in any Public Service body (as defined by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 2011 and the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012) for a period of 2 years from their date of departure under this Scheme. These conditions also apply in the case of engagement/employment on a contract for service basis (either as a contractor or as an employee of a contractor). Collective Agreement: Redundancy Payments to Public Servants The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform letter dated 28th June 2012 to Personnel Officers introduced, with effect from 1st June 2012, a Collective Agreement which had been reached between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Public Services Committee of the ICTU in relation to ex-gratia Redundancy Payments to Public Servants. It is a condition of the Collective Agreement that persons availing of the agreement will not be eligible for re-employment in the Public Service by any Public Service body (as defined by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 2011) for a period of 2 years from termination of the employment. People who availed of this scheme and who may be successful in this competition will have to prove their eligibility (expiry of period of non-eligibility). Declaration Applicants will be required to declare whether they have previously availed of a public service scheme of incentivised early retirement. Applicants will also be required to declare any entitlements to a Public Service pension benefit (in payment or preserved) from any other Public Service employment and/or where they have received a payment-in-lieu in respect of service in any Public Service employment. The above represents the principal conditions of service and is not intended to be the comprehensive list of all terms and conditions of employment which will be set out in the employment contract to be agreed with the successful candidate. APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS How to Apply Please submit the 3 documents as set out below on our website by clicking Apply below. A short cover letter/ personal statement (i.e. no more than 2 pages)outlining why you wish to be considered for the post and where you believe your skills and experience meet the requirements for the position. A comprehensive CV, detailed as relevant to the position (no longer than 3 pages). A fully completed Key Achievements Form (attached). We request that all three documents are submitted in a single word document or PDFwhere possible. Please note that omission of any or part of the 3 requested documents, as set out above, will render the application incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be considered for the next stage of the selection process.