Senior Executive Engineer - Kerry County Council

Job title: Senior Executive Engineer Employer: Kerry County Council Location: Kerry Closing Date: 3pm, Thursday, 26th November 2026 Starting Salary: €80,680 About the Employer: Kerry County Council is the Authority responsible for Local Government in County Kerry. The Council headquarters are located at Áras an Chontae, Rathass, Tralee County Kerry and there are five Municipal Districts [Municipal District of Tralee, Municipal District of Killarney, Municipal District of Listowel, Municipal District of Kenmare and Municipal District of Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne]. Kerry County Council has 33 elected members and approximately 1500 staff. County Kerry has a population of approximately 155,000 people in an area covering 4,700 square kilometres and 3 peninsulas. Kerry County Council is responsible for the delivery of the full range of local government services in the county. Kerry County Council seeks to enhance the county’s attraction as a place in which to invest, work, and live, and takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of the county. It provides a diverse, multi-layered and evolving range of services to both citizens and visitors to county Kerry across a large geographic area, which includes the provision of housing, climate action, planning, development, environmental, roads and traffic, leisure, culture, economic development, and community services. The Council works in partnership with other state, public and private bodies in the delivery of critical infrastructure and shared services. It also operates the Local Government Operational Procurement Centre which is a national shared service with responsibility for managing, developing, and promoting procurement best practice for Plant Hire and Minor Building Works & Civils contracts for the entire public and civil service. Kerry boasts both vibrant urban centres and active rural communities, a highly skilled workforce and is home to global companies across the technology, pharmaceutical, food, financial services and other sectors. Its two largest urban centres of Tralee & Killarney are of significant importance to the county. County Kerry also retains its vital role as a premier international sustainable tourism destination. About the Role: The Senior Executive Engineer will be required to lead a team or teams and to provide technical and managerial support across all local authority service areas and to liaise with external agencies and support the democratic process. They will be required to report to their appropriate line manager, assist the management team as may be required and deal with the elected Councillors in respect of their role including attendance at the relevant Council meetings as required. They may also be required to deputise for the Business Unit Head. The Senior Executive Engineer will be responsible for the efficient management of staff and the work programme of the directorates/department and function to which they are assigned. Managers at this level work within defined parameters relevant to the position, in accordance with the Local Authority’s vision and objectives and the role is interchangeable across directorates. The Senior Executive Engineer will be required to work closely with the Management Team and elected Councillors to deliver the full range of services and implement policy decisions. Recognising Local Government as the main vehicle of governance and public service, the role will involve contributing to economic, social and community development, delivering efficient and good value services, and representing citizens and local communities effectively and accountably. The Senior Executive Engineer duties include but are not limited to the following: - The implementation of programmes and projects across all service areas. - The supervision and contract administration of construction / operations / maintenance works. - Working effectively with colleagues to deliver services, often as part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating and engaging with other teams within the organisation to deliver on the corporate objectives. - Collaborating and engaging through cross-disciplinary working to deliver for our public, innovate for the future of local government and develop the people within the organisation. - Working to targets, objectives, reporting and key performance indicators and to assist with the development of corporate plans, strategies and annual service plans. - Participating in the duties as part of the organisational response to climate action, to promote and ensure capacity building, empowering change and delivering action. - Managing a multi-disciplined workforce and associated issues including performance management in accordance with good employment practice and relevant legislation. - Preparing budgets and ensuring that works are implemented within allocated budgets. - Ensuring that staff are trained and operate within the relevant skill sets. - Promoting safe work practices in the local authority generally and to ensure that all works in the areas for which you have responsibility are carried out in line with health safety and welfare legislation and regulation and to maintain and proactively develop a culture of health & safety in the workplace. - 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. - The proactive implementation of council policy and its corporate plan and ensuring compliance with corporate policies (health and safety, hr, data protection, child safeguarding etc.). - Ensuring good governance, whilst acting in the public interest at all times. - Upholding the corporate values of local government and the council. Further information including details on how to apply for this position is available on www.publicjobs.ie. The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday, 26th November 2026. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.