Senior Management, Professional and Technical
City Engineer
€123,433 - €143,262
Advertised Date: 16 Jan 2026
Annual Salary
Dublin
Permanent
Closing Date: 05 Feb 2026, 03:00 PM
Job Summary
Information about the Organisation:
Dublin is an international capital city and is the economic engine of the region and the State. Dublin City Council has a unique and critical role in local government: it is the largest local authority in Ireland, with 63 Elected Members representing and serving 588,000 people in the city area. It plays a pivotal role in the provision of services to the almost 1.5 million people in the Dublin Region, and in ensuring that the city can welcome and support a large number of visitors on a daily basis for employment, business, recreation and tourism.
Dublin City Council takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of Dublin as a dynamic and sustainable city and seeks to continually enhance the city’s attractiveness as a place in which to invest, to work, to live and to visit.
Dublin City Council is entering a period of significant transformation, with a renewed focus on innovation, sustainability, and digital enablement. The City Engineer will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping the future of Dublin’s infrastructure, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of citizens, businesses, and visitors in a dynamic urban environment.
An opportunity now exists in Dublin City Council for the position of City Engineer.
Job Summary/Description:
This is a great opportunity to join Dublin City Council at a time of transformation and innovation. The City Engineer’s role principally involves the overall co-ordination and direction of the City’s engineering infrastructural projects; the City’s engineering services; and the management of engineering works required for major incidents and emergencies in the City. They also have responsibility for the efficient and effective development, and maintenance and operation of the City’s engineering infrastructure, to ensure that the City’s current and future infrastructural needs are met.
The City Engineer will be a strategic leader, responsible not only for the delivery and maintenance of infrastructure but also for driving innovation, excellence in project delivery, and the adoption of digital and data-driven approaches. The role demands a visionary mindset, strong leadership, and the ability to collaborate across disciplines and sectors.
A full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet.
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Closing Date: 3pm Thursday 5th February 2026
Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on the www.publicjobs.ie website
Contact Details
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