Grade II Inspector - Energy Safety

Grade II Inspector - Energy Safety
Location: Ireland
Salary: €73,961 - €90,198
Type: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: 10/04/2025
The Role - Grade II Inspector - Energy Safety
Key accountabilities for the role include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manages a team of direct reports, creating a positive working environment and supporting their professional and personal development.
• Carries out inspections, market surveillance and investigations within relevant area and inputs these into Platform(s) in accordance with their Programme of Work.
• Prepares and delivers reports and updates to the relevant manager on the performance of the team and highlights any corrective actions taken to address issues of concern.
• Initiates and develops key policy initiatives for the relevant sector/policy or legislative area that they are assigned, assisting in the development of National or EU Policy initiatives.
• Works collaboratively to share data/information, expertise, insights and advisory support ensuring strong alignment across the Authority as required.
• Drafts policy and guidance documentation and engages with relevant colleagues from across the Authority for feedback whilst ensuring that the guidance documentation is developed with the end user in mind.
• Reviews and prepares technical assessments and reports in line with legislative requirements.
• Works with key national stakeholder groups within the relevant sector(s)/policy or legislative area.
• Engages with national market surveillance stakeholders and custom authorities.
• Represents the Authority at relevant EU fora.
• Conducts relevant research on existing policy and thought leadership to understand leading practice on how this can apply in an Irish context.
• Undertaking such other duties as maybe assigned from time to time.

Requirements
Essential
The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Primary degree (NFQ level 8 or equivalent) in Engineering, Science or other appropriate discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of the function and operation of process safety instrumentation and equipment.
• Experience in a process industry, civil or mechanical engineering or gas pipelines/network environment.
• Working knowledge of relevant gas standards, codes of practice and international best practice in the gas industry.
• Experience of safety management systems, hazard analysis, risk assessment, mitigation and control in gas safety.
• Possession of a full driving licence (Category B).
• Demonstrate that they possess the required competencies for the role as set out in Appendix 1.

Desirable
The following requirements are desirable:

• A recognised qualification at Diploma level or higher in Occupational Safety and Health.
• Qualification in general management.
• Experience in the management of staff.
• Experience in inspection, investigation, policy, enforcement or prosecution functions.
• Relevant experience in the gas industry.
• Experience of pipeline surveillance, defect assessment, welding, non-destructive testing, hydro-testing, pipeline inspection.
• Experience of equipment commissioning and qualification of equipment.
• Experience of participating in technical working groups.
• Experience of facilitating productive relationships with external stakeholders and regulatory authorities.

How to Apply
Full information on the job specification, the Essential and Desirable requirements, and the process can be found in the candidate booklet.
Applications can only be made by submitting your Application Form before 5pm on Thursday 10th April 2025.
Only applications correctly and fully submitted online will be accepted into the campaign.
Applications will not be accepted after the closing date.