The purpose of this recruitment campaign is to form a panel for Cavan County Council from which full-time, permanent, and fixed-term contract posts may be filled at Civil Technician Grade I (Building & Civil Engineering).
The principal duties and responsibilities will be to perform such duties appropriate to the post of Civil Technician – Grade 1 that may be assigned by the Senior Engineer and may include the following duties:
- Preparation of detailed design drawings for contract documents using AutoCad, for various complex construction projects
- Preparation of pavement condition surveys
- Preparation of traffic management plans and traffic surveys
- Road accident mapping and investigation
- Surveying for various housing, water services and roads projects
- Planning for, and supervision of, various construction/ investigative projects
- Preparation of Health & Safety documentation for works projects.
- Preparation of inspection reports and issuing of enforcement notices
- Producing presentation work for Council and Public display
- Duties in relation to Public Lighting
- Provide technical advice to Rural Water Sector (Group Water Supply Schemes) including their representatives, e.g. Consultant Engineers & National Federation of Group Water Schemes
- Provide assistance in regard to compliance management of Group Water Schemes and Small Private Supplies
- Inspect both ongoing and completed capital works projects in Rural Water Sector which are subject to exchequer funding
- Carrying out of surveys to capture, record and map data on water-mains & sewers realigned as part of a road or other capital scheme
- Liaison with Planning Section in terms of estates taken in charge for purposes of digitising same
- Creation of mapping through MapInfo/AutoCAD Map and use of GIS editors e.g. Mapinfo, Mapdrain, Sus25, Mapnet, Autocad, An Post Geodirectory, Leaks Database
- Implementation of GIS applications for sourcing and collation of geographical information from third party and internal LA sections
- Coordinate GIS activities between CCC, Group Water Sector and Irish Water
- Maintenance and use of GIS application databases including MapRoad Pavement Management and Road Licencing systems.
- GIS map production including GIS data collection, conversion/editing, integration, updating, quality assurance and management and GIS System deployment and maintenance
- Create and present GIS data reports and mapping
- Maintenance of asset databases in GIS system
- Management of GIS systems implementation
- DMA mapping and Use or ArcGIS
- Control and supervision of staff
- Support other staff in the implementation and use of AutoCad & GIS systems and applications
- Building Energy Ratings of Housing Units.
- Land Transfer mapping, CPO Mapping and Property Searches.
- Maintenance and upkeep of the Council’s Property Register.
- Report writing in relation to all of the above including ensuring that reporting is complete, timely and accurate, and that content is appropriate to users’ needs
- Keeping up to date with best practices in relation to duties above
- Any other activities as assigned by Line Manager/Supervisor
Notwithstanding the requirements of the post successful applicants may be assigned to any service area/role within the Local Authority at an analogous level by the Chief Executive at any time.
Candidates will be expected to be flexible in terms of working hours as the duties can involve working outside of normal office hours.
