Executive Technician (Civil)

The Role

Mayo County Council is inviting applications from suitably qualified persons for the position of Executive Technician (Civil).

The Executive Technician is a key support position within the Council and is assigned to a service delivery area or to support a functional area as required. The Executive Technician will work under the direction and management of the Senior Executive Engineer/Chief Technician or analogous grade, or other employee designated by the Senior Executive Officer, Senior Engineer or Director of Services as appropriate.

The role involves supporting managers and colleagues and working as part of a team in meeting work goals and objectives and delivering quality services to internal and external customers.

The role requires a clear knowledge and understanding of local authority services and its key stakeholders and relationships, local government structures and its democratic role and mandate, current local government issues, future trends and strategic direction of the sector.

Successful applicants may be assigned to any service area/role within the Local Authority by the Chief Executive at any time.

Qualifications1. Character

Candidates shall be of good character.

2. Health

Candidates shall be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

3. Education, Training, Experience

Each Candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:

a) have satisfactory experience, in a technician post at Grade II or higher level or in an analogous post under a local authority or health board in the State,

b) have at least five years satisfactory relevant experience in a technician post at Grade II or higher level or an analogous post,

c) have a wide knowledge of all the technical aspects of local authority work and also a deeper knowledge of at least one section of the work,

d) possess adequate training and experience relating to dealings with other departments within their own organisations and with other bodies, and

e) have adequate experience in the supervision and control of staff.

In the event that an offer of employment is made, the candidate will be required to submit all relevant Educational Qualifications to meet the requirements above.

Non-Irish Qualifications must be accompanied by a determination from Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) to establish their comparability against the Irish National Framework of Qualifications, overseas qualifications must also be accompanied by a translation document.

4. DesirableDESIRABLE SKILLS EXECUTIVE TECHNICIAN (CIVIL) – HOUSING

The ideal candidate should possess the following essential skills and experience:

a) Have a good knowledge/experience of construction and civil work activities.

b) Have an excellent knowledge of Building Regulations, Building Control Regulations & Construction Products Regulations.

c) Have an excellent knowledge of construction technology in a wide variety of building types, particularly housing, and of building construction practices in a wide variety of material.

d) Have satisfactory experience and competence in the supervision, management and inspection of construction work.

e) Have experience in supervising the maintenance of buildings including mechanical and electrical systems.

f) Possess excellent interpersonal and communications skills and have the ability to engage and work in partnership with staff of all levels, contractors, professional consultants, members of the public etc.

g) Have the ability to write and access technical and statistical reports.

h) Possess excellent computer skills, e.g. proficiency in Word, Excel, AutoCAD, project management software, Revit, BIM, etc.

DESIRABLE SKILLS FOR EXECUTIVE TECHNICIAN (CIVIL) – ROADS

The ideal candidate should possess the following essential skills and experience:

a) Have strong relevant technical capability and provide technical services relevant to the area of responsibility to which he/she has been assigned for example: site inspections, site surveying, preparation of detailed dimensional drawings, design layout, mapping and graphics, report writing, project tendering and such other duties associated with the role.

b) Operating the appropriate technology as required to carry out the work to which he/she has been assigned e.g. AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GIS, Microsoft Office.

c) Reading and reviewing maps, project drawings and plans, technical specifications, etc.

d) Possess excellent computer skills, e.g. proficiency in Word, Excel, AutoCAD, project management software, etc.

e) Have a knowledge of GDPR and its application in a GIS environment.

5. Citizenship

Candidates must, by the date of any job offer, be:

a) A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway; or

b) A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or

c) A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or

d) A non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or UK or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 visa; or

e) A person awarded international protection under the International Protection Act 2015, or any family member entitled to remain in the State as a result of family reunification and has a stamp 4 visa; or

f) A non-EEA citizen who is a parent of a dependent child who is a citizen of, and resident in, an EEA member state or the UK or Switzerland and has a stamp 4 visa.

Particulars of the Post1. Position

A Panel will be formed from qualified candidates from which permanent and temporary appointments may be made. This is a pensionable whole-time position on the basis of a 35- hour 5-day week.

2. Salary

The salary shall be fully inclusive and shall be as determined from time to time. The holder of the position shall pay to the Local Authority any fees or other monies (other than inclusive salary) payable to or received by such holder by virtue of the position or in respect of services, which are required by or under any enactment to perform.

SALARY SCALE: €51,921 - €53,144 - €54,412 - €55,704 - €57,015 - €58,317 - €60,219 LSI I (after 3 years satisfactory service at maximum), LSI II €62,119 (after 6 years satisfactory service at maximum).

The starting pay for new entrants will be at the minimum of the scale and the rate of remuneration may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy.

3. Duties

The duties of the post are to give to the local authority, and

a) such other local authorities or bodies for which the Chief Executive, for the purposes of the Local Government Acts 2001 and 2014, is Chief Executive, and

b) to any other local authority or body with which an agreement has been made by the local authority, or by any of the authorities or bodies mentioned in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph under the general direction and supervision of the Chief Executive or such other employee as the Chief Executive may from time to time determine, such appropriate services of an executive, administrative or management nature as may be required by any local authority or body hereinbefore mentioned in the exercise and performance of any of its powers, functions and duties to exercise such powers, functions and duties as may be delegated to him/her by the Chief Executive from time to time, including the duty of servicing all committees that may be established by any such local authority or body.

The post holder will, if required, act for an employee of a higher level if qualified to do so.

Main Duties and Responsibilities Executive Technician (Civil) – Housing

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

a) Carry out building inspections/survey and preparing inspection reports.

b) Development and implementation of buildings and estates preventative maintenance programme.

c) The management and supervision of estates and green areas.

d) Management and supervision of reactive maintenance.

e) Site survey and preparation of maps and reports for property transfer.

Main Duties and Responsibilities Executive Technician (Civil) – Roads

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

a) Display a knowledge and understanding of issues related to road design, construction, land acquisition and environmental obligations.

b) Read and review maps, technical drawings and design specifications.

c) Carryout GPS surveying of roads infrastructure.

d) Produce drawings for roads projects and day-to-day activities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities Executive Technician (Civil) – All (Housing & Roads)

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

a) To implement and abide by Mayo County Council’s Health & Safety policies and procedures.

b) Operate the appropriate technology/software as required to carry out the work to which he/she has been assigned e.g. AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office, Revit and BIM.

c) Liaise with other departments, landowners, members of the public and external service providers and agencies in relation to operational aspects of assigned work.

d) Preparation of drawing, specifications and other tender documents, the analysis of tenders and the preparation of tender assessment/recommendation reports.

e) Preparation of Health & Safety Documentation for works where required.

f) Budget preparation and management of same.

g) Prepare procurement recommendations and adhere to procurement guidelines.

The above specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

4. Competencies

Candidates for the post must demonstrate that they have competency and skills in the following areas. Application forms should include two practical examples which demonstrates these competencies. Interviews will be competency based and marks will be awarded under these skill sets.

5. Residence

Holders of the position shall reside in the district in which his/her duties are to be performed or within a reasonable distance thereof.

6. Annual Leave

Annual leave entitlement is 30 days per year.

7. Travel

Mayo County Council reserves the right to provide a vehicle to enable you to carry out your duties. The provision of a vehicle will be at the discretion of the Chief Executive.

8. Shortlisting

Normally the number of applications received for a position exceeds that required to fill existing and future vacancies to the position. While candidates may meet the eligibility requirements of the competition, if the numbers applying for the position are such that it would not be practical to interview everyone, Mayo County Council may decide that a number only will be called to interview.

A shortlisting process will apply whereby a group of applicants will be selected for interview who, based on an examination of the documents provided by each applicant, appear to be the most suitable for the position.

This is not to suggest that other candidates are necessarily unsuitable or incapable of undertaking the job, rather that there are some candidates who are, prima facie, better qualified and/or have more relevant experience.

In the event of a shortlisting exercise being employed, the shortlisting process can take the form of:

• Shortlisting of candidates on the basis of information contained in their application form (It is therefore in the interests of each candidate to provide a detailed and accurate account of his/her qualifications/experience on the application form).

• Other written, oral or practical tests appropriate to the position.

• Preliminary interviews to reduce the number of candidates to a more manageable number for the final Interview Board.

• Preliminary interviews to determine qualified candidates, after which a selected number of the qualified candidates are called back for final interview.

9. Right to Information and Review

Mayo County Council is committed to offering meaningful feedback to candidates who request it, and to dealing with such requests in a timely and efficient manner, in accordance with Mayo County Council Interview and Selection Review Procedure. Please see our website for full details of procedure www.mayo.ie/careers/current-vacancies.