Roads Service Supervisor

1. The Position

The Council is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates with relevant experience for the position of Roads Service Supervisor. It is proposed to form a panel of qualified candidates from which vacancies both permanent and temporary will be filled during the lifetime of the panel.

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 / Milford Municipal District

• Lifford / 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 Area Engineer or other appropriate person as determined by the Council from time to time.

2. Roles Duties & Responsibilities

A non-exhaustive list of duties is provided below:

Core duties:

• Organising and programming works (including supervising staff, plant and materials) for maintenance work, new construction projects and out of hours response

• 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.

• Liaising with Councillors, representatives of community groups, suppliers, contractors etc.

• Reporting on complaints to enable his/her manager to judge the need for improvement and maintenance work on different sections of the network.

• Assisting in the preparation of cost estimates including carrying out such tasks as the measurement of road lengths, widths, etc.

• Monitoring and controlling budgets on projects assigned to him / her.

• Preparing records including time sheets, wage sheets etc.

• Acting as Duty RSS’s for the winter service season

Other duties:

• Being available as part of the call out systems of the Council, such as in relation to winter maintenance and out of hours response.

• Inspecting and reporting on road related planning matters.

• Assisting in setting out.

• Organising and supervising Contractors working for the Council

• Assisting in preparing monthly expenditure reports.

• Giving evidence as part of legal cases the Council is involved with.

• The carrying out of the above duties (or similar) for other functional areas of the Council as and when these are assigned.

Official Languages (Amendment) Acts, 2021

So that the Local Authority may meet its statutory obligations, a satisfactory competence in the Irish Language is deemed essential for appointment/assignment/re-assignment to Gaeltacht-based offices and offices serving Gaeltacht areas.

Competence to be of a level where one can operate through the medium of Irish and provide services to the public in Irish, as per the provisions of the Official Languages (Amendment) Acts, 2021.

An assessment of this competence may form an integral part of the recruitment and selection process.

3. Qualifications & Requirement of the Post

(a) Character:

Candidates shall be of good character.

(b) Health

Candidates shall be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service. Successful candidates will be required to undergo a medical examination carried out by the Council’s Occupational Medical advisor prior to appointment.

(c) Education, Training, Experience etc.

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed applications:

• Have a good Standard of Education;

• Hold a full, clean driving licence for Category B vehicles and have his/her own car;

• Have previous experience in:

o the Maintenance and Construction of Road Projects,

o Managing Contractors,

o Supervising employees,

o Dealing with the general public,

o Safety, Health & Welfare,

o Budgeting / Cost control.

• Have a good knowledge and previous experience in roads maintenance and construction of road projects.

• Be able to demonstrate organisational and leadership skills and be capable of working on their own initiative.

Please Note: 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.

(d) Desirable Skills

The following is desirable but not essential:-

• Technical qualifications would be an advantage.

• A basic knowledge of computers and associated software would be an advantage.

4. Particulars of the Post

(a) General

Donegal County Council proposes to create a panel of qualified candidates for the position of Roads Service Supervisor from which it will fill any vacancy that may arise.

(b) Probation

The successful candidate shall be required to be on probation for an initial period, as determined by the Council. This period may be extended at the discretion of the Council.

(c) Remuneration

The current national weekly pay-scale is €923.97 minimum to €1,088.14 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.

(d) Base

The base for the post of Roads Service Supervisor shall be determined by the Council and will depend on the particular area and service to which the post holder is assigned. The role of Roads Service Supervisor may involve some travel, with some trips involving overnight stays and associated costs covered by the appropriate allowances.

(e) Residence

Holders of the post shall reside in the district in which their duties are to be performed or within a reasonable distance thereof.

(f) Working Hours / Annual Leave

The normal hours of work will be 39 hours per week. The Council reserves the right to alter the hours of work from time to time.

The Road Services Supervisor will be required to enter into arrangements to work on an on-call rota basis and work out of hours including public holidays.

Annual leave allowance will be a maximum 25 days for all applicants.