1768
Dublin City Council
https://www.dublincity.ie/
Full-Time
24/04/2026
Dublin
14/05/2026, 15:00
Chief Fire Officer
Permanent
Local Authority
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The Chief Fire Officer leads the management team for the FES and is responsible for delivering on all aspects of the fire, rescue, emergency ambulance and fire prevention services it provides. The complexity and scale of the FES combined with demands for the highest standards of emergency response, fire safety enforcement and general service delivery require strategic decision-making, leadership, organisation skills, drive and enthusiasm. Responsibility for service delivery, general management, as well as planning and management of change within the service, falls directly within the remit of the Chief Fire Officer.
A full Job Description/Summary is available in the Information Booklet.
Planning, directing, organising and managing the FES in accordance with the policies of the four Dublin Local Authorities including the development and application of a risk-based process for the determination of appropriate levels of fire and other emergency service cover.
Driving the FES reform programme with a view to ensuring full and timely implementation of required reforms.
Managing and motivating staff by fostering good employee/management relations and by the use of modern human resources and industrial relations policies, including staff placement, training and development, career progression, grievance and disciplinary policy, communications and active participation in the Partnership process.
Overseeing the health, safety and welfare of the FES workplace, in accordance with the City Council’s safety statements and health and safety legislation.
A full list of main duties is available in the Information Booklet.
Dublin is an international capital city and is the economic engine of the region and the State. Dublin City Council has a unique and critical role in local government: it is the largest local authority in Ireland, with 63 Elected Members representing and serving 588,000 people in the city area. It plays a pivotal role in the provision of services to the almost 1.5 million people in the Dublin Region, and in ensuring that the city can welcome and support a large number of visitors on a daily basis for employment, business, recreation and tourism.
Dublin City Council takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of Dublin as a dynamic and sustainable city and seeks to continually enhance the city’s attractiveness as a place in which to invest, to work, to live and to visit.
An opportunity now exists in Dublin City Council for the position of Chief Fire Officer.
Salary Scale effective from 1st February 2026:
€99,520 - €103,214 - €106,902 - €110,594 - €114,283 - €118,165 - €122,043
Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 35 hours gross per week.
The annual leave allowance for the position of Chief Fire Officer is 30 days.
A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.
Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.
Local authorities are committed equal opportunities employers.
This vacancy is closed to applications.
