Location:
Wicklow
Employer’s Address
NA
Closing Date:
21 Aug 2025
Employer’s Website
https://www.wicklow.ie/
Employer’s Email
NA
Job Description
Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer
Wicklow shares its border with four other counties and has a total land area of 2,027 km². The topography of Wicklow is largely mountainous, with the Wicklow Mountains being the largest continuous upland region in Ireland. Wicklow is the 13th largest of the Republic of Ireland’s 26 Counties and is the 14th largest Local Authority area in terms of population.
Wicklow County Council is the Local Government Authority for County Wicklow and is responsible for the delivery of the full range of services. Wicklow 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 to both citizens and visitors to County Wicklow, which include the provision of housing, planning, development, environmental, roads and traffic, leisure and community services. It also has an enhanced role in leading out economic and community development in the County. The Council works in partnership with other state, public and private bodies in the delivery of critical infrastructure and shared services.
An opportunity now exists in Wicklow County Council for the position of Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer.
The assignment of the post will be to the Wicklow Fire Service Headquarters based in Bray, Co. Wicklow, covering the county as a whole as well as Retained Fire Stations. There are 10 Fire Stations located within the County.
Reporting to the Chief Fire Officer, the Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer will be required to lead a team in any of the main disciplines of the Fire Service: Operations, Fire Prevention, Building Control and Major Emergency Management. As a Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer, the successful candidate will have an important role in the management of staff. The Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer has responsibility for managing the service delivery and development of functions in the areas as delegated by the Chief Fire Officer and will have to be capable of undertaking the role of Rostered Senior Fire Officer at operational incidents.
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Closing Date: 3pm Thursday 21st August 2025
Job Requirements
Character:
Each candidate must be of good character.
Health:
Each candidate must be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
Education, Experience, Etc.:
Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:-
(a) Hold, in the National Framework of Qualification:
(i) a degree at Level 8 in engineering, architecture, or other building construction related discipline,
OR
(ii) a professional qualification equivalent to one of the foregoing awarded by the relevant professional body,
OR
(iii) a degree at level 8 in science or technology related discipline including, physics, chemistry, environmental or computer science, information communications technology; or a fire related discipline including fire safety, emergency management or emergency services
OR
(iv) a degree at level 8 together with a level 9 qualification in a fire related discipline including fire safety, emergency management or emergency services.

(b) Have a satisfactory knowledge of all of the following:

• principles and practices of fire safety
• fire services operations
• major emergency management
• technological and industrial processes
• telecommunications and information technology

(c) Have at least eight years satisfactory relevant experience, including adequate experience in the areas specified at (b) above and (e) .

(d) Have a high standard of training and competency in the areas specified in (b) above, including:

• Firefighting and emergency operations techniques and strategic command of fire service operations.
• On-site and off-site coordination at fires and major incidents/major emergencies
• Building design and management for fire safety

(e) Have adequate experience in administration, service management and management of staff;
(f) Be competent to perform efficiently the duties of the office and possess the appropriate qualities

Please refer the Job description for details