Find Your Career at Dublin City Council

Our vacancies are listed on our online recruitment portal. You can also use this platform to submit applications and sign up for job alerts.

Dublin City Council also advertises positions on:

• www.publicjobs.ie
• www.localgovernmentjobs.ie
• The Dublin City Council Facebook
• National newspapers

For senior managerial and professional roles, the Public Appointments Service recruits candidates on Dublin City Council's behalf. These roles are advertised on www.publicjobs.ie.

Dublin City Council recruits staff for a broad range of roles, including administrative, professional, technical, management and operational. We also recruit personnel for Dublin Fire Brigade and sponsor craft apprenticeships in a number of areas.

We offer a huge choice of careers in area such as Climate Action, Event Management, Policy Development, Housing Management and Development, Finance, Law, Architecture, Engineering, Planning, Sports and Leisure, IT and Digital Services, Data Analytics and more.

No. As a local authority, Dublin City Council requires specific information from all candidates so we are unable to accept CVs. Candidates must fill out the application form for each role through our online recruitment portal. Candidates create a profile on the platform, which will make it easier to apply for job openings.

Yes, you can apply for multiple roles if you meet the requirements. To see if you are eligible for a role, please read the Candidate Information Booklet which is provided for every job opening on our online recruitment portal.

All applicants who have registered and submitted an application for a position will be able to track the progress of their application, including at shortlisting and interview stages. If a decision is made about your application, you will also be informed by email.

Dublin City Council uses competency-based interviews to assess the extent to which a candidate demonstrates specific skills. Competencies are the knowledge, skills, behaviours and attributes considered essential for each role.

Candidates eligible for interview will be advised of the relevant competencies by email before their interview. They may also be listed in the Candidate Information Booklet related to the role you applied for. The competencies required vary from role to role.

Dublin City Council runs apprenticeship schemes from time to time. When we recruit apprentices, the job openings will be advertised alongside our other vacancies on our online recruitment portal, on www.publicjobs.ie, on www.localgovernmentjobs.ie and in national newspapers.

Dublin City Council advertises for the position of Firefighter from time to time. These openings are advertised in the same way as all other vacancies. You will find them listed on our online recruitment portal, on www.publicjobs.ie, on www.localgovernmentjobs.ie and in national newspapers.

Dublin Fire Brigade provides a fully integrated fire, emergency ambulance and rescue service for the four Dublin local authority areas. It employs approximately 1,000 personnel across its 12 full-time stations and two part-time fire stations. Visit our page on joining Dublin Fire Brigade to find out more about careers in this area.

Some positions may be advertised on a Rolling Recruitment basis. This means they will remain open for applications for an extended time.

During this time, applicants may progress through the recruitment process while the position continues to be advertised and open for new applications. Once all vacancies for a position are filled, the competition will then close. These rolling advertisements may close at short notice, so it is best to submit your application as soon as possible.