General Services Supervisor

General Services Supervisor (GSS)DescriptionGeneral Information:It is recommended candidates use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browsers as they both best support this application.After submitting your completed application, please be sure to check your'Spam/Junk'mail for an acknowledgement email.When you receive a signature verification email, kindly click on the link or copy and paste the link unto a browser to verify your signature.Completed Application Forms must be submitted no later than 4pm on the closing date as indicated on the advertisement.Electronic applications will be acknowledged automatically.Please keep this acknowledgement as proof of delivery of your application.If you do not receive an acknowledgement, please contact the HR Department.Do not forward CVs with this form.Applicants may be shortlisted from their application forms.Please ensure that information given is sufficiently comprehensive and within the word limit outlined.The onus is on candidates to establish eligibility in this application form.Before you submit the form, please ensure that you have reviewed and completed all sections – this can be done by saving your application before submittingOnce an application has been submitted, it cannot be added to or changed.Canvassing will automatically disqualify.Any employment offered is dependent on the information given being true.False or misleading information or deliberate omissions may result in termination of employment.All documents relating to this competition will be retained on file for a period of 2 years following the expiry of the panel formed.Late applications will not be accepted.Phone queries can be made toHuman Resources Section on or, Email-Please ensure that you have certified copies of all qualifications, as indicated on this application form, available for inspection if requested.Please refer to Candidate Information Booklet for further information.EligibilityThis is an opportunity to gain employment in the role of General Services Supervisor (GSS) with Kildare County Council.Education, Training and Experience etc.:Each candidate should be competent and have such training or experience considered acceptable by the Council to enable the person appointed to perform the duties of the post.In particular, candidates should have satisfactory knowledge and at least two years satisfactory experience of the following matters:a) civil engineering works, with particular emphasis on road building, road surfacing and road maintenance works;b) civil engineering construction techniques, including road surfacing, footpath construction, leveling, pipe laying, fencing and block laying, together with a working knowledge of maintenance and repairs of roads, drains, open spaces and other services for which the Council has responsibility;c) technical drawings, with the ability to translate working drawings into civil engineering works;d) report writing and record keeping, with the ability to write clear and concise reports, and the capacity to accurately measure and record work carried out by those supervised; and supervisory skills, with the ability to manage, direct and motivate groups of operatives.Please supply copies of any certificates, diplomas or degrees you may have with the application form.Non-Irish Qualifications must be accompanied by a determination from Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) to establish their comparability against the Irish National Framework of Qualifications, overseas qualifications must also be accompanied by a translation document.Please see Candidate Information Booklet for more details.Driving LicenceApplicants must, at the date of application, hold a full valid Irish /EU licence, for Class B vehicles, or a licence acceptable to NDLS for transfer to full Irish licence,