Professional and Technical Executive Technician €48,280 - €57,809 (LSI 2) Advertised Date: 24 Jan 2024 Annual Salary Offaly Permanent, Whole time Closing Date: 31 Dec 2024, 04:00 PM Job Summary An Executive Technician is the third tier within the five grade Local Authority Technician grouping, which ranges from the entry grade of Technician Grade 2 up to the post of Chief Technician. Technicians work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within one of the previously outlined Local Authority Directorates to deliver a wide variety of key local authority services. These include social housing; transportation infrastructure; environmental protection; water, wastewater, & solid waste, recreation and amenity provision and community development. Local Authorities also play a key role in supporting economic development and enterprise promotion at local level. The Council employs several different disciplines of Technicians including civil/structural, environmental and architectural/building. Technicians can be based in various locations throughout the organisation including the Head Quarters in Tullamore or Municipal District offices situated in strategic locations through the county. An Executive Technician will from time to time be required to deputise for more senior personnel and must be willing to take on this challenge. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated person, with a strong sense of commitment to delivering quality public services and shall demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of: Current planning regulations related to validating planning applications. Managing your work, and the work of those reporting to you, to achieve agreed objectives to a high standard of design of drawings and documentation and technical quality and professional practice, to agreed timeframes; Ensuring that all work is carried out in compliance with all relevant professional practice and industry standards and relevant public and Council policies; Have a satisfactory knowledge of public administration in Ireland and have general administrative experience. Current local government issues, future trends and strategic direction of the sector. Fostering and maintaining wide-ranging productive working relationships both internally and externally to the organisation. Public service values. Submissions to the Department and dealing with related queries. Provide general assistance to planning administration with queries. Contact Details Human Resources Department, Áras an Chontae Charleville Road Tullamore R35 F893 0579357422 recruitment@offalycoco.ie #J-18808-Ljbffr
