Job Title:
Senior Executive Fire Prevention Officer
Employer:
Cork County Council
County:
Cork
Closing Date:
3pm, Thursday, 29th January 2026
Starting Salary:
€79,090
About the Employer:
Cork County Council Fire & Building Control Department performs the Council's functions as Fire Authority and Building Control Authority. These functions are managed and delivered through four divisional offices which are located in Bantry, Mallow, Midleton and a headquarters office, which is located at the County Hall Campus, Cork.
As a key part of the technical Fire Prevention team, you will use your fire safety engineering knowledge to help safeguard the lives of Cork County's residents by ensuring buildings meet essential fire safety standards. Your work will have a direct impact on public safety across a range of settings, from newly constructed developments to large-scale public events.
About the Role:
The Senior Executive Fire Prevention Officer will be required to lead the team of fire officers assigned to the newly established work stream dealing the Remediation of Defects in Apartments and Duplexes scheme. This team will assess all applications included in this scheme which are located within Co Cork.
The successful candidate will have an important role in the management of staff and will form part of the management team at Cork County Fire & Building Control Department.
As a key part of the technical Fire Prevention team, you will use your fire safety engineering knowledge to help safeguard the lives of Cork County's residents by ensuring buildings meet essential fire safety standards. Your work will have a direct impact on public safety across a range of settings, from newly constructed developments to large-scale public events.
Working alongside a dedicated team of fire safety professionals, you will be responsible for assessing Fire Safety Certificate applications and conducting building inspections to ensure compliance with fire regulations. You will apply your technical expertise to evaluate complex building designs, including high-risk or large-scale projects, ensuring they meet fire safety requirements.
From assessing state-of-the-art building designs to inspecting public events like festivals and concerts, no two days are the same in this dynamic role. You will balance office-based technical analysis with hands-on fire safety inspections in various public and commercial settings.
The Senior Executive Fire Prevention Officer will have the option to begin or continue operational fire service training.
About You:
Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:-
(a) hold a recognised degree (level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications) in engineering or architecture,
(b) have satisfactory relevant training and experience,
(c) have satisfactory experience in administration and management, including the control and discipline of staff,
and (d) have satisfactory knowledge of public service organisation or the ability to acquire such knowledge.
The ideal candidate shall have the following Skills and Experience:
• Have a good working knowledge, or demonstrate an ability to acquire same, of the design and construction of buildings;
• Have knowledge and understanding of the Building Control Acts 1990 to 2024, Building Regulations 1997, Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003 and other legislation with regard to validation, assessment, inspections and prosecutions under the legislation;
• Have an ability to work on their own initiative and within a multidisciplinary team;
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Possess good IT skills;
• Have good knowledge, or demonstrate an ability to acquire same, of Health and Safety Legislation and Regulations, the implications for the organisation and the employee, and their application in the workplace;
• Have a good working knowledge, or demonstrate an ability to acquire same, of the legal, regulatory and governance framework within which Cork County Council operates and adhere to corporate policies, protocols, and procedures.
The Closing Date for this competition is Thursday, 29th of January at 3pm.
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.