Information about the Organisation:
Tipperary County Council is the Authority responsible for Local Government in County Tipperary. The corporate headquarters are located at Civic Offices, Emmet Street, Clonmel and Limerick Road, Nenagh, and there are five Municipal Districts [Borough District of Clonmel, Municipal District of Tipperary-Cahir-Cashel, Municipal District of Thurles, Municipal District of Nenagh and Municipal District of Carrick on Suir]. Tipperary County Council has 40 elected members and approximately 1,200 staff.
Tipperary County Council is responsible for providing a wide range of services and supports to a diverse range of customers. Our customers include almost 168,000 residents in over 70,000 households, a significant number of businesses, along with those who visit our county whether for recreation or work. The Council provides a diverse range of services across a large geographic area. Key services areas include Planning, Local Enterprise Office, Rural, Community and Economic Development, Transportation, Motor Taxation, Environment and Climate Action, Emergency Services along with Housing, Libraries and the Arts. These operations are supported by internal services which include ICT, Corporate, Finance and Human Resource functions.
An opportunity now exists in Tipperary County Council for the position of Senior Executive Engineer.
Job Summary/Description:
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 senior leadership team as may be required and deal with elected members in respect of the County and to attend Council meetings as required. They may also be required to deputise for the Senior Engineer.
Senior Executive Engineers are appointed to a wide variety of roles across the Council. The role can include responsibility for the management and successful delivery of a range of major and minor capital projects, responsibility for the management and effective delivery of a range of services and responsibility for the management and supervision of assigned staff. 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 elected Councillors to deliver the full range of services and implement local policy decisions.
A full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet.
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
Visit www.publicjobs.ie to apply.
Closing Date: 3pm Thursday 10th September 2026
Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on the www.publicjobs.ie website.
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