Network Management Support Engineer

About the role

Kerry County Council, the local authority responsible for local government in County Kerry and headquartered at Aras an Chontae, Rathass, Tralee, is seeking a Network Management Support Engineer for its National Roads Office (NRO). The appointee will lead the management and delivery of the Road Signing and Delineation Programme and other network management activities on the national road network in the South West Region, working in support of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), which is backed by teams in National Roads Offices around the country and by external technical service providers. The role carries direct responsibility for all aspects of the signing and delineation programme and for other agreed network management work, ensuring effective delivery and compliance with prescribed procedures and standards. Promoting strong, leading safety standards and practices across all TII works is a very important part of the post. The Council employs approximately 1,500 staff across five municipal districts and is committed to a policy of equal opportunity, encouraging applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act. Full details and the application route are given in the official advertisement linked from the listing; the closing date is 3pm on Thursday 5 November 2026.

Requirements

- Engineering background suitable for national roads network management work - Ability to lead and deliver road signing and delineation programmes - Knowledge of prescribed procedures and standards for national road works - Commitment to high safety standards in road works - Eligibility under the competition's stated criteria by the closing date

Skills