Senior Scientist

Information about the Organisation:

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.

With an annual expenditure of almost €1.8 billion (revenue and capital) and a workforce of 6,200 (FTEs), the City Council provides a diverse, multi-layered and evolving range of services and infrastructure to both citizens and visitors to Dublin that sustain the life of the city. These services include the provision of housing, planning, development, economic, environmental, roads and traffic, fire and emergency, leisure, cultural and community services. Many of these services, including traffic, drainage and fire and emergency services are provided on a regional basis for the Greater Dublin Area.

An opportunity now exists in Dublin City Council for the position of Senior Scientist.

Job Summary/Description:

The Senior Scientist will be responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team of chemists, biologists, microbiologists, technicians, administrative and support staff.

The Senior Scientist will be responsible for running the largest Laboratory in the Local authority Sector, involving the analysis of in the region of 30,000 samples annually using a wide range of sophisticated analytical instrumentation.

Among the services that the Senior Scientist will be managing include but not limited to the analysis of drinking waters, bathing waters, reservoirs, rivers and streams to ensure compliance with national and EU standards.

A full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.

Closing Date: 3pm Thursday 21 st May 2026