Senior Executive Engineer

Information about the Organisation:

Leitrim County Council’s corporate vision is for an ambitious, thriving, sustainable and connected Leitrim with opportunity for everyone. Key to the achievement of our priorities and objectives is a skilled and committed workforce, supported by enabling technologies, efficient work processes and learning and development opportunities. Leitrim County Council offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of administrative, professional, creative, technical, and general services roles. We are committed to the training, support and encouragement of our staff and we offer benefits across family friendly initiatives, personal development and wellbeing of staff.

An opportunity now exists in Leitrim County Council for the position of Senior Executive Engineer.

Job Summary/Description:

The Senior Executive Engineer will be required to lead a team or teams and to provide technical and managerial support across all local authority service areas and to liaise with external agencies and support the democratic process. They will be required to report to their appropriate line manager, assist the senior leadership team as may be required and deal with elected members in respect of the County and to attend Council meetings as required. They may also be required to deputise for the Senior Engineer.

Senior Executive Engineers are appointed to a wide variety of roles across the Council. The role can include responsibility for the management and successful delivery of a range of major and minor capital projects, responsibility for the management and effective delivery of a range of services and responsibility for the management and supervision of assigned staff. Managers at this level work within defined parameters relevant to the position, in accordance with the Local Authority’s vision and objectives, and the role is interchangeable across directorates. The Senior Executive Engineer will be required to work closely with elected Councillors to deliver the full range of services and implement local policy decisions.

The person/s appointed will work under the direction and control of the Senior Engineer or other officer designated by the Director of Services or the Chief Executive.

A full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet. For more information and to apply, visit: https://bit.ly/NCE_Ad_SEELCC26

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday 2nd July 2026.

We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.