Senior Executive Architect

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council was established in 1994 and is part of the Dublin Region.   There are 40 Elected Members and a staff complement of over 1,100.  It is home to 233,457 people in over 78,600 households.  The County has both the lowest unemployment rate and the highest level of educational attainment of any County in the State as well as a unique array of economic activities that span from existing cultural, technological and educational establishments – including UCD, IADT and IMI – to high tech, pharmaceutical, financial and services sectors. It also has significant potential as an amenity and tourism destination for the Region both for Dublin residents and visitors.

The county covers an area of  c.12,000 hectares.  The County Town of Dún Laoghaire is barely 10 kilometres from St. Stephens’ Green.  The other major centres are Dundrum, Sandyford and Cherrywood SDZ represents the largest single opportunity for population and employment growth in the county.  Approximately half of the county could be described as urban and it is the smallest county in the state but is densely populated.  It is a complex county in physical planning terms given the terrain and density.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council performs a significant role in shaping the strategic vision of the County. It provides a diverse, comprehensive and evolving range of services to citizens, businesses and visitors to the County which include the provision of housing, planning, development, environmental, transportation, leisure and community services.

An opportunity now exists in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for the position of Senior Executive Architect.

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is seeking to fill a post of Senior Executive Architect. The Senior Executive Architect will work as part of a team within the Architects’ Department. Reporting to a Senior Architect, or such designated person(s) as may be assigned from time to time, he/she will deliver a programme of architectural work and provide advice to the County Council on all architectural matters with responsibility on a day to day basis for project managing and advancing a range of projects. The programme of work may include responsibility for master planning, public realm and urban design work, housing projects and civic buildings.

Candidates shall:

• hold a professional qualification in Architecture, that is prescribed under the Building Control Act 2007, or a qualification in Architecture that is equivalent to a qualification so prescribed in Section 14 of the Building Control Act 2007 and;
• be eligible for registration as an Architect under the Building Control Act 2007 without requiring further assessment.  Any appointment by the employing local authority will be subject to registration under the Act;
• have at least five years satisfactory relevant experience of architectural work;
• have experience in the design of buildings, the preparation of sketch plans, working drawings, details and specifications;
• have knowledge of the principals of Urban Design and planning policy and practice;
• have a satisfactory knowledge of public service organisation or the ability to acquire such knowledge.

Details of the essential requirement and of the role are available in the Candidate Information Booklet for this competition.

The Public Appointments Service is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.