Senior Executive Engineer - Donegal County Council

Job Title: Senior Executive Engineer Employer: Donegal County Council County: Donegal Closing Date: 3pm, Thursday, 12th November 2026 Starting Salary: €80,680 About the Employer: The Local Government structure in Donegal comprises Donegal County Council and the Municipal Districts of Donegal, Glenties, Inishowen, Letterkenny/Milford and Lifford/Stranorlar. Donegal County Council has its administrative headquarters in Lifford. The Elected Council currently consists of 37 members who are democratically elected for a period of 5 years. Donegal is spatially unique, having the longest coastline in the State, sharing 93% of its land boundary with Northern Ireland and only 7% with the Republic of Ireland. As such Donegal’s natural functional area transcends its land boundary with Northern Ireland with substantial movement and interactions of citizens, goods and activities taking place across the region. Donegal County Council provides a diverse range of services across a large geographic area. These services include the provision of physical and social infrastructure, housing, economic development and enterprise support, tourism development, community and cultural development, recreation and amenity services, emergency services and the enforcement of the planning and environmental regulatory framework. Donegal County Councils operating revenue budget for the year ending December 2026 is €222 million. About the Role: The Council is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates with relevant experience for the position of Senior Executive Engineer across a range of disciplines that have and will arise of the duration of this panel. The Council’s work covers Road Maintenance & Construction; Road Design; Environmental Services; Housing Construction and Design; Community and Planning etc. The Senior Executive Engineer will report directly to the Senior Engineer, or such person as may be assigned from time to time by Donegal County Council. Under the direction and supervision of the appropriate line manager, the post holder will provide engineering or ancillary services of an advisory, supervisory, or executive nature as may be required by the Council in the exercise and performance of any of its powers, functions and duties. 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 stakeholders. They may also be required to deputise for the Senior Engineer. The duties of the post are to give to the local authority such appropriate management, administrative, executive, supervisory, advisory and ancillary services as may be required by the local authority in the exercise and performance of any of its powers, functions and duties and to exercise such powers, functions and duties as may be delegated to him or her by the Chief Executive from time to time including the duty of servicing all committees that may be established by the local authority. The Senior Executive Engineer duties include but are not limited to the following: - Implement the agreed strategies as directed by the Senior Engineer to meet and to expand or improve the range, quantity or quality of existing services provided by the Council. - Implement, develop and maintain in-house quality management systems. - Manage staff and to promote the training and development of such staff. - Identify and agree individual work programmes, targets and deadlines and ensure their subsequent implementation and delivery. - Build effective teams, motivate and maintain their commitment while maintaining sound employee relations and morale as relevant, in accordance with good employment practice and relevant legislation. - Prepare budgets and ensure that works are implemented within allocated budgets, and in compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations concerning procurement, planning etc. - Develop and maintain relationships with various government departments and external agencies to ensure co-operation and co-ordination in the implementation of work programmes. - Carry out duties in an impartial manner that enhances public trust and confidence in the local authority decision making process. - Carry out duties with a clear understanding of the political and local context of the local authority. - Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation and regulations, and the Councils corporate Health & Safety systems. - Carrying out such other duties as may be assigned from time to time. Further information including details on how to apply for this position is available on www.publicjobs.ie. The Closing Date for this competition is Thursday, 12th of November 2026 at 3pm. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.