YOUR NEW COMPANY

Your new company is a government office that delivers public services. Such services include work on drainage schemes and critical infrastructure, managing government properties and heritage services. It is overseen by the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
In addition to maintaining arterial drainage schemes, the organisation also constructs flood defence schemes using a direct managed works model. These schemes are consented under either the Planning and Development Act or the Arterial Drainage Act.

THE HOURLY RATE DEPENDS ON YOUR EXPERIENCE LEVEL BUT IS IN THE BRACKET OF €30 PER HOUR TO €50 PER HOUR.

You will also only work outside of the mentioned location, and you will also be eligible for Civil Service Mileage.
You will have great flexibility and a sense of achievement in your role due to the work being conducted.
This can lead to a job for life for the right person.
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YOUR NEW ROLE

Your new role is on behalf of a Public Sector Organisation and is for an initial period of 6-12 months. This is an initial contract assignment due to public sector headcount restrictions (this is common place within a public or semi-state body). This role has the opportunity for further duration extensions or permanency in time. It is a common way in which we support this organisation.

IN-DEPT DETAILS OF THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Drainage Maintenance

Drainage maintenance activities include a range of activities that can be categorised into three types:

• Channel Maintenance: including silt and vegetation management, aquatic vegetation cutting, bush trimming/cutting and tree trimming/cutting.
• Embankment Maintenance: including mowing, mulching, bush trimming/cutting, tree trimming/cutting and strengthening work.
• Structure Maintenance: including bridge maintenance/replacement, sluice maintenance/replacement and bank protection works.

The Region is responsible for the direct maintenance of 10 Arterial Drainage Schemes and 4 Flood Relief Schemes. This includes 5,064km channel, 147km embankments, and circa 8,774 structures - bridges, sluices, pump-houses, etc.
The work in this section involves the cleaning of drains/watercourses using excavators to improve drainage and conveyance, construction of bridge/sluice structures, refurbishment/strengthening of earthen embankments, most of which is undertaken by a direct works labour force.
Construction

The nature of the works carried out by the organisation’s works labour team in the Construction Section includes the following:

• Construction of earthen embankments.
• Construction of reinforced concrete walls.
• Installation of sheet piled retaining and defence walls.
• Installation and upgrading of precast concrete culverts.
• Installation of bank protection and other erosion protection measures.

Safety Officer Responsibilities

• Be familiar with the relevant Health and Safety Legislation, which affects the types of construction work being carried out;
• Identify hazards and assess risks on site;
• Advise supervisors on the most appropriate control measures and systems of work to minimise risk;
• Communicate the Health and Safety requirements to managers, supervisors and workers on site.
• Make recommendations on Health and Safety and request changes to practices on site through the site supervisor,
• Take corrective action on site up to, including suspension of work where there is a serious risk of accident or injury. (The Engineer in charge must be informed of the action).