The Utility Coordinator will lead the strategic planning, coordination,
delivery and management of utility infrastructure across South Dublin
County. The postholder will work across the Council and with utility
providers, infrastructure agencies, landowners, developers and other
stakeholders to identify existing and future utility requirements, identify,
coordinate and seek to address capacity and delivery constraints and
support the timely delivery of housing, employment, regeneration and
major infrastructure projects.
The Utility Coordinator will lead the preparation and implementation of
County-wide and area-based utility delivery strategies, coordinate
competing programmes of works, promote integrated infrastructure
delivery and implement the Council’s One Dig approach. The postholder
will also oversee the Roadworks Control Unit, protect the integrity and
capacity of the public road network and ensure that roadworks and
reinstatement standards are effectively managed and enforced.

A key requirement of the post will be to provide strategic engineering
input to land-use planning, major-project development and capitalprogramme
preparation, ensuring that utility capacity, infrastructure
corridors, phasing requirements, delivery responsibilities and associated
risks are identified and addressed at the earliest possible stage.
The Utility Co-ordinator will establish strategic working relationships with
utility providers and infrastructure agencies and will coordinate the
alignment of utility investment programmes with the Council's
development, transport, housing and economic-development objectives.
The Utility Co-ordinator will be required to design and implement robust
internal procedures that will ensure efficient delivery of services within
the section for the foreseeable.
The Utility Co-ordinator will report to a Senior Engineer and will be
expected to work with the Senior Management Team and Elected
Members to deliver SDCC’s full range of services and policies. The duties
of the post may be altered during the course of the contract in response
to changing needs of the organisation and sector.