Registered Architect

Executive Architect role

The duties of the post are to give the local authority and:

(a) such other local authorities or bodies for which the Chief Executive, for the purposes of the City and County Management Acts, is Chief Executive, and

(b) to any other local authority or body with which an agreement has been made by the local authority or by any of the authorities or bodies mentioned in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, under the general direction and control of the Manager or of such other employee as the Manager may from time to time determine, such planning or ancillary services of an advisory, supervisory or executive nature as may be required by any local authority or body hereinbefore mentioned in the exercise and performance of any of its powers, functions and duties including the duty of assisting the Director of Service, or other appropriate professional employee, in the supervision of the planning or ancillary services of any of the foregoing local authorities or bodies and, when required to do so, to perform the duty of acting for the appropriate professional employee of higher rank during the absence of such employee of higher rank.

The successful candidate will be employed within the Housing Directorate with responsibility for designing and managing construction projects and other ancillary works required for the successful development of the County in the areas of, but not limited to, Housing, Regeneration, Public Realm, Urban Renewal, Planning Projects.

Additional information and the application form can be found at this link:
https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/council-and-democracy/job-vacancies/executive-architect-0

Job Requirements

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms: –

• hold a professional qualification in Architecture that is prescribed under the Building Control Act 2007, or a qualification in Architecture that is equivalent to a qualification so prescribed;
• be eligible for registration as an Architect under the Building Control Act 2007 without requiring further assessment.  Any appointment will be subject to registration under the Act;
• have at least four years’ satisfactory experience of architectural work after registration including, for a period of not less than two years, satisfactory experience of architectural work in a responsible capacity including the supervision of building work;
•  have experience in the design of buildings, the preparation of sketch  plans, working drawings, details and specification;
• possess a high standard of technical training and administrative experience, including experience in the administration of contracts; and
• have a satisfactory knowledge of public service organisation.