There were 1,460 (1,410.10 FTE) staff serving in my Department at the end of January 2022. These staff serve across 131 individual grades (75 generic grades), and range from the traditional civil service administrative grades to a mix of Professional & Technical and Industrial grades. The grades are listed below in within their respective grade level/equivalent. Using the grade codes listed below, the annual remuneration for each grade can be viewed on the Civil Service Payscales website at the following link - civilservicepayscales.per.gov.ie/. The Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General grades and equivalents are the highest paid staff in the Department.
Grade Level/Equiv.
|
Grade Code
|
Grade Description
|
SEC
|
AV8
|
SECRETARY GENERAL LEVEL II – PPC
|
SEC
|
AV6
|
SECRETARY GENERAL LEVEL III NON-PPC
|
ASC
|
A47
|
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
|
ASC
|
M99
|
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – PPC
|
ASC
|
A95
|
DIRECTOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
|
ASC
|
N04
|
DIRECTOR OF AUDIT – PPC
|
PO
|
X16
|
ADVISORY COUNSEL GRADE 2 – PPC
|
PO
|
N84
|
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MET SERVICES – PPC
|
PO
|
P53
|
CHIEF ARCHAEOLOGIST – PPC
|
PO
|
B62
|
PRINCIPAL
|
PO
|
N87
|
PRINCIPAL – PPC
|
PO
|
N24
|
PRINCIPAL ADVISOR HIGHER LEVEL – PPC
|
PO
|
B91
|
PRINCIPAL AUDITOR
|
PO
|
O10
|
PRINCIPAL AUDITOR – PPC
|
PO
|
B06
|
PRINCIPAL HIGHER
|
PO
|
N45
|
PRINCIPAL HIGHER SCALE - PPC
|
PO
|
O28
|
SENIOR ADVISER - PPC
|
PO
|
D46
|
SENIOR ASSISTANT FIRE ADVISOR
|
PO
|
C58
|
SENIOR METEOROLOGIST
|
PO
|
O56
|
SENIOR METEOROLOGIST - PPC
|
AP
|
P06
|
ENGINEER GRADE 1 CIVIL - PPC
|
AP
|
P20
|
WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 1 - PPC
|
AP
|
X23
|
ADVISORY COUNSEL GRADE 3 - PPC
|
AP
|
P26
|
ARCHITECTURAL ADVISOR - PPC
|
AP
|
P29
|
ARCHITECTURAL/ENG INSPECTOR - PPC
|
AP
|
D51
|
ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING INSPECTOR
|
AP
|
W81
|
ASSISTANT FIRE ADVISOR
|
AP
|
E26
|
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
|
AP
|
P92
|
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL - PPC
|
AP
|
C74
|
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL HIGHER
|
AP
|
O69
|
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL HIGHER - PPC
|
AP
|
D72
|
ASSISTANT STAFF ENGINEER
|
AP
|
D16
|
AUDITOR ENVIRONMENT
|
AP
|
O99
|
AUDITOR ENVIRONMENT - PPC
|
AP
|
D26
|
ENGINEER GRADE 1 CIVIL
|
AP
|
D95
|
ENGINEER GRADE 2 CIVIL
|
AP
|
Q58
|
ENGINEER GRADE 2 MECH/HEATING/ELECL - PPC
|
AP
|
F31
|
ENGINEERING GRADE 2 MECH/HEATING/ELEC
|
AP
|
P72
|
FORESTRY INSPECTOR GRADE 2 - PPC
|
AP
|
D34
|
INSPECTOR GRADE 1
|
AP
|
P14
|
INSPECTOR GRADE 1 - PPC
|
AP
|
P31
|
INSPECTOR PLANNING - PPC
|
AP
|
P98
|
INVESTIGATOR - PPC
|
AP
|
E88
|
METEOROLOGIST
|
AP
|
Q31
|
METEOROLOGIST - PPC
|
AP
|
X80
|
METEOROLOGIST HIGHER SCALE - PPC
|
AP
|
C87
|
PRINCIPAL CLERK
|
AP
|
Q52
|
PRINCIPAL METEOROLOGICAL OFF - PPC
|
AP
|
F19
|
PRINCIPAL METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER
|
AP
|
Y25
|
PRINCIPAL METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER HIGHER
|
AP
|
P60
|
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT GRADE 2 - PPC
|
AP
|
P11
|
QUANTITY SURVEYOR GRADE 1 - PPC
|
AP
|
E14
|
SENIOR ARCHAEOLOGIST
|
AP
|
P83
|
SENIOR ARCHAEOLOGIST - PPC
|
AP
|
P03
|
SENIOR ARCHITECT - PPC
|
AP
|
P71
|
SUPERVISING HOUSING INSPECTOR - PPC
|
AP
|
D40
|
WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 1
|
AP
|
E03
|
WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 2
|
AP
|
P73
|
WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 2 - PPC
|
AO
|
AC2
|
SURVEY CONTROLLER
|
AO
|
R32
|
WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 3 - PPC
|
AO
|
Q73
|
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER HIGHER SCALE - PPC
|
AO
|
Q71
|
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STANDARD SCALE - PPC
|
AO
|
G15
|
ARCHAEOLOGIST
|
AO
|
R16
|
ARCHAEOLOGIST - PPC
|
AO
|
Q50
|
ARCHITECT - PPC
|
AO
|
S32
|
ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT GRADE 1 - PPC
|
AO
|
R17
|
ARCHIVIST - PPC
|
AO
|
I55
|
DISTRICT CONSERVATION OFFICER
|
AO
|
V18
|
DISTRICT CONSERVATION OFFICER - PPC
|
AO
|
R11
|
ENGINEER GRADE 3 CIVIL - PPC
|
AO
|
S59
|
SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER - PPC
|
AO
|
Q13
|
STATISTICIAN - PPC
|
AO
|
AC3
|
SURVEY CONTROLLER - PPC
|
HEO
|
F56
|
HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER INSPECTOR
|
HEO
|
F74
|
ASSISTANT AUDITOR ENVIRONMENT
|
HEO
|
Q91
|
ASSISTANT AUDITOR ENVIRONMENT - PPC
|
HEO
|
X50
|
ASSISTANT AUDITOR ENVIRONMENT HIGHER - PPC
|
HEO
|
F69
|
HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER HIGHER SCALE
|
HEO
|
Q86
|
HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER HIGHER SCALE - PPC
|
HEO
|
F60
|
HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER STANDARD SCALE
|
HEO
|
Q78
|
HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER STANDARD SCALE - PPC
|
HEO
|
F95
|
SENIOR METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER HIGHER SCALE
|
HEO
|
R06
|
SENIOR METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER HIGHER SCL - PPC
|
HEO
|
F94
|
SENIOR METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER STANDARD SCALE
|
HEO
|
R05
|
SENIOR METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER STANDARD SCALE - PPC
|
EO
|
R98
|
EXECUTIVE OFFICER HIGHER SCALE - PPC
|
EO
|
I56
|
CONSERVATION RANGER
|
EO
|
V19
|
CONSERVATION RANGER - PPC
|
EO
|
H22
|
EXECUTIVE OFFICER - HTO
|
EO
|
H45
|
EXECUTIVE OFFICER HIGHER SCALE
|
EO
|
H41
|
EXECUTIVE OFFICER STANDARD SCALE
|
EO
|
R94
|
EXECUTIVE OFFICER STANDARD SCALE - PPC
|
EO
|
H63
|
METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER HIGHER SCALE
|
EO
|
S13
|
METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER HIGHER SCALE - PPC
|
EO
|
H62
|
METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER STANDARD SCALE
|
EO
|
S12
|
METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER STANDARD SCALE - PPC
|
CO
|
BH0
|
CIVILIAN DRIVER - PPC
|
CO
|
T26
|
CLERICAL OFF TEMPORARY - PPC
|
CO
|
J49
|
CLERICAL OFFICER
|
CO
|
AP9
|
CLERICAL OFFICER - FORMER HSE
|
CO
|
T14
|
CLERICAL OFFICER - PPC
|
CO
|
J51
|
CLERICAL OFFICER HIGHER SCALE
|
CO
|
T16
|
CLERICAL OFFICER HIGHER SCALE - PPC
|
CO
|
T15
|
CLERICAL OFFICER NEW ENTRANT - PPC
|
CO
|
T77
|
VISUALLY IMPAIRED TELEPHONIST - PPC
|
SVO
|
U36
|
CLEANER - PPC
|
SVO
|
K31
|
HEAD SERVICES OFFICER
|
SVO
|
L73
|
CLEANER
|
SVO
|
L19
|
SERVICES ATTENDANT
|
SVO
|
U10
|
SERVICES ATTENDANT - PPC
|
SVO
|
L07
|
SERVICES OFFICER
|
SVO
|
U04
|
SERVICES OFFICER - PPC
|
IND
|
CB1
|
GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 1 (RURAL)
|
IND
|
BT1
|
GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 3 (RURAL) - PPC
|
IND
|
CD1
|
GUIDE SUPERVISOR
|
IND
|
CC6
|
CRAFT CHARGEHAND
|
IND
|
CA3
|
CRAFT FOREPERSON
|
IND
|
CC0
|
CRAFT WORKER
|
IND
|
BR7
|
CRAFT WORKER - PPC
|
IND
|
CB7
|
FOREPERSON GRADE 1
|
IND
|
CB9
|
FOREPERSON GRADE 3
|
IND
|
CB2
|
GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 2 (RURAL)
|
IND
|
BT0
|
GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 2 (RURAL) - PPC
|
IND
|
CB3
|
GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 3 (RURAL)
|
IND
|
CD2
|
GUIDE
|
IND
|
BU0
|
GUIDE - PPC
|
IND
|
BU1
|
GUIDE SUPERVISOR - PPC
|
IND
|
CC3
|
STOREKEEPER CLERK GRADE 1
|
IND
|
CC2
|
STOREKEEPER CLERK IN CHARGE
|
IND
|
CC1
|
STORES/OFFICE SUPERVISOR
|