Regional Road Safety Engineer - Kerry County Council

Regional Road Safety Engineer - Kerry County Council

The closing date for this vacancy is 24/09/2026, 15:00

The EU Directive 2008/96/EC on Road Infrastructure Safety Management (RISM), which is reflected in Irish law in S.I. 612 of 2021. There are five main requirements of this Directive:

• Network Safety ranking and collision cluster analysis (TII's HD 15 standard)
• Temporary traffic management (TII's HD 16 standard)
• Road Safety Inspection( TII's HD17 standard)
• Road safety impact assessment (TII's HD 18 standard)
• Road Safety Audit (TII's HD 19 standard)

The Regional Road Safety Engineer will be required to assist TII Road Safety in implementing this directive.

A full Job Summary/Description is available in the Information Booklet.

Main Duties of the Job

Assisting the local authority in preparing feasibility reports to obtain approval from TII for the final designs.

Assisting in the preparation of design briefs for local authorities.

Assisting in the preparation of design briefs for engagement of consultants from TII road safety frameworks.

Providing assistance and expertise to local authority engineers on road safety matters.

Training of local authority engineers in the use of the national collision database and providing assistance in its application.

Training and informing local authority engineers in the use of road safety engineering techniques and providing assistance in their implementation.

Working collaboratively with team members in TII Road Safety Section, the NRO Regional Road Safety Engineering Team and with other TII divisions.

A full list of main duties is available in the Information Booklet.

Information about the organisation

County Kerry has a population of approximately 156,500 people in an area covering 4,700 square kilometres and 3 peninsulas. Kerry County Council is responsible for the delivery of the full range of local government services in the county. Kerry County Council seeks to enhance the county's attraction as a place in which to invest, work, and live, and takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of the county. It provides a diverse, multi-layered and evolving range of services across a large geographic area, which includes the provision of housing, climate action, planning, development, environmental, roads and traffic, leisure, culture, economic development, and community services. The Council works in partnership with communities, other state, public and private bodies in the delivery of infrastructure, regeneration and a broad range of services and shared services. It also operates the Local Government Operational Procurement Centre which is a national shared service with responsibility for managing, developing, and promoting procurement best practice for Plant Hire and Minor Building Works & Civils contracts for the entire public and civil service.

Its overall operations are supported by internal services which include ICT, Corporate, Finance, Legal and People Development.

Kerry boasts both vibrant urban centres and active rural communities, a highly skilled workforce and is home to global companies across the technology, pharmaceutical, food, financial services and other sectors. Its two largest urban centres of Tralee & Killarney are of significant importance to the county. County Kerry also retains its vital role as a premier international sustainable tourism destination.

An opportunity now exists in Kerry County Council for the position of Regional Road Safety Engineer.

Salary Scale effective from 1st June 2026:

Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 35 hours gross per week.

The annual leave allowance for the position of Regional Road Safety Engineer is 30 days.

Selection Process Details

A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.

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