Kildare County is seeking to establish a panel of General Service Supervisors to fill permanent and contract posts that arise during the life of the panel.
The successful candidate will be appointed within the Transportation Department and may be based within 1 of the 5 Municipal Districts;
1. Naas
2. Kildare – Newbridge
3. Clane – Maynooth
4. Celbridge – Leixlip
5. Athy
Education/Experience, Etc.:
Candidates should have a standard of education that would enable them to efficiently perform their duties and must be capable of making satisfactory reports (including written reports) on matters pertaining to the duties of the post.
Experience
Each candidate should be competent and have such training or experience considered acceptable by the Council to enable the person appointed to perform the duties of the post.
In particular, candidates should have satisfactory knowledge and at least two years satisfactory experience of the following matters:
a). Civil engineering works, with particular emphasis on road building, road surfacing and road maintenance works;
b). Civil engineering construction techniques, including road surfacing, footpath
c). Construction, leveling, pipe laying, fencing and block laying, together with a working knowledge of maintenance and repairs of roads, drains, open spaces and,
d) Other services for which the Council has responsibility;
e) Technical drawings, with the ability to translate working drawings into civil engineering works;
f) Report writing and record keeping, with the ability to write clear and concise
g) Reports, and the capacity to accurately measure and record work carried out by those supervised; and
h) Supervisory skills, with the ability to manage, direct and motivate groups of operatives.
PLEASE SEE CANDIDATE INFORMATION BOOKLET FOR ALL DETAILS ABOUT THIS JOB.
Driving Licence
Applicants should at the date of appointment hold a full valid Irish /EU licence, for Class B vehicles, or a licence acceptable to NDLS for transfer to full Irish licence,