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 Environmental Modelling Manager, the Asset Strategy Analyst is responsible for supporting the team in all matters related to environmental modelling and environmental assessment such as strategic Asset Management Plans, water quality impact assessment and monitoring studies.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Support Asset Strategy to ensure all plans, projects, and programmes are delivered in accordance with the relevant EU and National environmental legislation and all Irish Water environmental policies and guidance;
Conduct environmental analysis in marine and freshwater settings for the assessment of impacts of Uisce Éireann activities on receiving waters, protected areas and European Sites;
Review and technical audit of water quality impact assessments including assimilative capacity and hydrological assessments;
Procurement and management of environmental studies and monitoring programmes
Ensure alignment of environmental assessment between current and proposed plans against long-term UE and National strategic plans.
Provide reports and insights by collating and clearly presenting the relevant information in a timely manner
Conduct analysis of trends and data to identify and escalate relevant issues or risks
Maintain focus on the achievement of project outcomes and collaborate with other teams as required to ensure their delivery
Ensure that all plans, projects, and programmes are delivered in accordance with the relevant EU and National environmental legislation and all Uisce Éireann environmental policies and guidance.
Ensure that Project Managers in Asset Management and Infrastructure Delivery are fully appraised of environmental regulatory requirements and implications therein.
Undertake assessments and prepare reports on the potential environmental impacts associated with proposed projects.
Contribute to setting the team objectives and targets
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
A minimum of 3 years’ experience in environmental assessment in a water services, local authority, utility or similar industry setting is desirable and/or other relevant experience
Demonstrated ability to undertake environmental modelling and assimilative capacity analyses using 1D/2D/3D assessment techniques is desirable;
Demonstrated competency in hydrological analysis and GIS is desirable,
Experience in procurement and project management is desirable
Experience in managing a team of technical professionals, resolving challenges and promoting cross-functional ways of working
Demonstrated people management experience, with strong people, change management and conflict resolution skills
Experience using data analytics to challenge decisions and behaviours that don’t align with our values
Proven track record of managing complex issues proactively, with the ability to act upon feedback and implement new ways of doing things
Experience in taking ownership of safety responsibilities and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is 07/07/2026.

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 Analyst

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