Limerick City and County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons, who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which temporary and permanent vacancies for Assistant Engineer may be filled throughout the lifetime of the panel.
Duties
Assistant Engineers will be expected to carry out the following non-exhaustive list of duties.
- To implement the agreed strategies to meet and to expand or improve the range, quantity or quality of existing services and to recommend changes in strategies as required.
- To assess the nature, level and pattern of demand for the service in the area/function and to recommend the priorities to the relevant line manager.
- To develop and maintain effective working relationships with external agencies and to ensure that, in accordance with policy and procedure, programmes of work are co-ordinated and implemented in full with the co-operation of all relevant parties.
- To achieve and maintain the productive collaboration between elected representatives, the public and the executive of Limerick City & County Council.
- To assist in identifying and agreeing work programmes, targets and deadlines and ensuring their subsequent implementation.
- When required to do so, to manage and supervise staff, as the position demands.
- To work as part of an effective, motivated and committed team and to maintain sound employee relations and morale in accordance with good employment practice and relevant legislation.
- To implement the systems necessary to support the service.
- Participate & take part in the duties as required as part of the Organisational response to Climate Action to promote & ensure capacity building, empowering change and delivering action.
- Prepare regulatory Health & Safety documentation in accordance with the Council’s Safety Management system.
- Work in compliance with the Local Authorities Procurement policy and awareness of National and European guidelines.
- Be familiar with / comply with specific obligations of the Council regarding awarding of works and issuing of instructions to commence works.
- Preparation of tender and contract documentation.
- Assess planning applications from an engineering perspective under your engineering supervisor.
- Assess ongoing and completed works and management of budgets.
- Prepare reports for and if required be able to represent the Council at meetings with staff, elected members, community/general interest groups, businesses and residents.
- Advise of works proposed and be contactable to the supervisory engineer at all times during the working day.
- Reply in a timely manner to all correspondence and requests for reports.
- Liaise with and responding to other local authorities, government departments and statutory agencies.
- To deputise for the line manager or equivalent as required.
- To undertake any other duties of a similar level and responsibility, as may be required or assigned from time to time.
Completed application forms must be e-mailed to recruitment@limerick.ie no later than Thursday, 15th June 2023.
An official application form must be completed in full by the closing date for the competition. Please note that amendments to the application form will not be accepted after the closing date. CV’s will not be accepted in lieu of an application form.
Please send your application form from an e-mail address that you will review regularly as communication during the assessment/selection period will only be through that e-mail address. Please also ensure that you regularly review your spam/junk email folder as occasionally your email service provider may direct emails to that folder.
