Foreman – Roads Service

Donegal County Council is seeking applications from qualified candidates for the following position:

• · Foreman – Roads Service

The Council proposes to form a panel of qualified candidates from which it will fill vacancies as they arise.

The closing date for receipt of completed application forms is 12 noon on: Monday 5th October 2026

1. The Position The Council is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates with relevant experience for the position of Foreman - Roads Service. It is proposed to form five separate Municipal District panels of qualified candidates, from which any vacancies that occur within the respective Municipal District, will be filled during the lifetime of each of these panels: • Donegal Municipal District • Glenties Municipal District • Inishowen Municipal District • Letterkenny Municipal District • Stranorlar Municipal District

Candidates may select a maximum of 3 Municipal Districts within which they must be willing to travel to, should a vacancy occur.

The successful candidate shall report to the Roads Services Supervisor or other appropriate person as determined by the Council from time to time.

2. Duties & Responsibilities

Duties & Responsibilities The Council will assign duties to the successful candidate that is consistent with the agreed role description for this position.

A non-exhaustive list of duties is provided below: Core duties: Provide support to the Roads Services Supervisor through; • Organisation and supervision of works (including supervising staff, plant and materials) for maintenance work and new construction projects. • Ensuring current Safety, Health and Welfare policies of the Council are applied. • Assisting in the review of the condition of roads and agreeing priorities with relevant staff. • Dealing with/ reporting on requests from Councillors, representatives of community groups, suppliers, contractors, etc.

Reporting on complaints to enable the need for improvement and maintenance work on different sections of the network to be assessed. • Assisting in the preparation of cost estimates including carrying out such tasks as the measurement of road lengths, widths, etc. • Monitoring budgets on projects assigned to him / her. • Preparing records including time sheets, SSWPs, plant inspections, etc.

Other duties: • Being available as part of the call out systems of the Council. • Assisting in setting out. • Organising and supervising Contractors working for the Council. • Reporting to the RSS on expenditure as required. • The carrying out of the above duties (or similar) for other functional areas of the Council as and when these are assigned.

Remuneration The current national weekly payscale is €802.00 minimum to €823.78 maximum. (as per circular EL 04/2026). Holders of the post will be paid at the appropriate point on the salary scale in accordance with the relevant Department Circular.

New entrants will commence on the minimum point of the scale.

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