We are Uisce Éireann. Every day, we are responsible for the delivery of secure, safe, and sustainable water services for the people of Ireland. As Ireland’s national regulated water utility, our vision is a sustainable Ireland where water is respected and protected, for the planet and all the lives it supports.

Our purpose at Uisce Éireann is to rise to the challenge of delivering transformative water services that enable communities to thrive. That means we are proud to take on the responsibility of protecting our water supply and passing on a safe and secure water system to a rapidly growing population and empowering Ireland’s social and economic growth.

We are passionate about empowering our people, enabling them to make a positive impact on communities across Ireland. We are guided by a shared vision and purpose, grounded in values that define who we are and shape how we work, where we deliver for customers and communities, we work better together, we do the right thing, we aim high, and we keep each other safe. Our behaviours define how we interact, communicate, and succeed together. These values and behaviours apply to each one of us, across every role, location, and level.

Our goal is to attract and develop skilled and talented people from diverse backgrounds, who bring a dynamic range of expertise and insights to our work. With a strong, values-driven workforce, we ensure Uisce Éireann can continue advancing Ireland’s water services and meeting the needs of the communities we serve for generations to come.

The Role:

The Asset Management and Sustainability area is responsible for the development of asset policies, strategies and plans to determine the significant investment required into Ireland’s infrastructure. The area drives investment and the Sustainability and Innovation agenda for the organisation and leads on Environmental Regulation and Compliance activities, ensuring the quality of water and wastewater is continuously monitored. The Asset Management function is responsible for strategic planning, prioritisation, and development of Uisce Éireann’s Capital Works pipeline. The function plays a key role in promoting collaboration and co-ordination of activities across the three asset functions as well as providing environmental assessment and management expertise across Uisce Éireann

The Asset Strategy Team responsibility is to develop strategic plans for all water, wastewater and natural assets and to ensure the authorisation of the asset base. The scope of the team's responsibility covers 5 main areas: environmental strategy, water asset strategy, wastewater asset strategy, forward planning and planning strategy.

Reporting to the Policy and Legislative Reform Manager , the Asset Strategy Technical Lead is responsible for the coordination of activities relating to the identification, stakeholder interface, successful delivery required reform to secondary legislation, policy and guidelines that impact Uisce Eireanns ability to transform our asset base. They will be accountable for supporting asset management.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Support the Policy and Legislative Reform Manager in the coordination of activities relating to the identification of legislation, policy and guidelines that impact Uisce Eireanns ability to transform our asset base
Work collaboratively across internal teams and with external stakeholders to ensure that the reform programme best reflects and support long‑term water services objectives.
Lead a culture of change and continuous improvement as a key enabler in transformation to a high performing utility, facilitating delivery of service excellence across the asset management function Assess future statutory obligations in relation to recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, Water Framework Directive and other relevant legislation and government policy. Provide reports and insights by collating and clearly presenting the relevant information in a timely manner
Conduct analysis of envronemtal and water quality datasets to identify and escalate relevant issues or risks
Develop new internal policies, as required, to ensure work is up to date and in line with environmental legislation.
Contribute to setting the team objectives and targets
Managing internal and external resources.
Perform other such duties in relation to work and asset management as Uisce Éireann may reasonably require

General Duties and Responsibilities

Collaboration with key internal stakeholders across the UÉ business
Responsible for promoting and delivering health and safety commitments across UÉ and its supply chain, reinforcing positive behaviours and delivering health and safety objectives and requirements to the highest industry standards
Support the delivery of the Uisce Éireann Transformation Programme, driving results required within the Directorate and supporting organisation-wide objectives
Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with Uisce Éireann’s Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of UÉ business information and delivery of critical services, in accordance with the NIS Directive and any other relevant cybersecurity regulation
Other duties as required

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Relevant third level qualification and or accreditation is desirable and or relevant experience (such as environmental science, environmental engineering, civil engineering)
A minimum of 5 years’ Experience in the water, environmental, or similar industries is desirable
Experience in project management and delivery of water and wastewater projects .
Ability to develop effective partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders.
Knowledge of National and European environmental, water and wastewater legislation preferred demonstrated people management experience, with strong people, change management and conflict resolution skills
Proven track record of creating a collaborative environment and communicate clearly within the team
Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion along with the ability to communicate complex information to others
Experience in managing end-to-end processes to ensure delivery meets customer expectations
Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and propose and implement solutions
Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to change focus and direction in line with business strategy and requirements
Proactively identifying new areas of improvement and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job
Skilled in continuously reviewing safety practices and suggest ways for improvement

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is XXX.

Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.

*Please be advised that if successful you will be placed on the salary range based on your skills and experience. Please note the Market reference point (midpoint) of the range is generally the upper end of the offer where someone is deemed to be fully competent to take on the duties of the role, and leaves room for the employee to progress through the pay range as their experience develops further.

Uisce Éireann is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive place of work and have a robust strategy and framework called ibelong to enable this. We are an equal opportunity employer and through our recruitment process we welcome and encourage applications from interested and suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, membership of the traveller community, religion or beliefs, family or civil status, sexual orientation/gender identity or disability.

Asset Strategy Technical Lead -Policy and Legislative reform

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