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:

Reporting to the Director of Strategy, Resilience & Regulation, the Commercial Function in Uisce Éireann supports and challenges the organisation in ensuring that business strategies, plans and outcomes are considered from a commercial perspective while operating in a regulated environment and for developing commercial strategies for the organisation. The function provides oversight and governance for the organisations Expenditure Approvals Committee, support to the Board for ad hoc in-depth reviews into particular areas of the business and ultimately has ownership of the Board paper review process.

The Head of Commercial is also responsible for the organisation’s Electricity Risk Management Committee and implementing the organisation’s electricity hedging strategy.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Support and challenge the business areas to seek best commercial outcomes to their strategies, plans and performance
Oversee the Expenditure Approvals Committee governance process and support the business to produce the appropriate papers for review and sign-off
Provide quality assurance of all Board papers, working collaboratively with the business areas in order to support them to develop their capability and accuracy without impacting the technical core of their submissions
Act as Chair of the Electricity Risk Management Committee, and implement the organisations electricity hedging strategy
Stand up a commercial revenue development capability working with the Customer and Economic Regulation, Finance and Customer Operations areas to create strategies which can start to tap into the commercial revenue potential for the organisation
Work with the Customer and Economic Regulation team to support and drive medium and longer term commercial success on regulatory matters
Liaise with technical teams across Asset Management and Sustainability, Asset Operations, Customer Operations and Infrastructure Delivery to develop a holistic view of strategies, plans and outcomes expected from a commercial perspective
Work with the Finance teams to develop and implement the commercial risk appetite for the organisation
Liaise with senior managers across the organisation to provide in-depth, focused reviews as and when requested by the Board
Lead and develop a team of professionals, displaying visible leadership and promoting a culture of collaboration and delivery of results

General Duties and Responsibilities:

Collaborate with key internal stakeholders across the UÉ business, including but not limited to; Executive, Finance, Customer & Economic Regulation, Asset Management & Sustainability, Asset Operations, Customer Operations and Infrastructure Delivery.
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
Provide visible leadership for the commercial team, coaching and developing them to achieve their full potential and deliver business objectives, promoting collaboration and highlighting the behaviours that are expected from everyone in the team
Other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

A minimum of 10 plus years’ Experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is required, along with 5+ years working at a senior manager level
An accounting, business or economics qualification/degree, with a minimum of 10 years of experience working in commercially focused roles
Excellent leadership and people skills required, and a demonstrable ability to attract and develop a high performing committed team
Able to work to deadlines and adapt to changing conditions and ambiguity generating effective and pragmatic solutions to new situations and problems as they are presented
Can quickly establish credibility and respect and build strong working relationships and influence effectively at all levels, both internally and externally
A proven track record of working in a commercially focused environment and working collaboratively across multiple functions and business areas
Excellent communicator with the capability to handle complex and difficult situations with thought and confidence
Proven track record of successful delivery against Business Objectives within a complex and large organisational context and have demonstrated an ability to align resources across these environments
Strong negotiation skills with win/win mindset
Financially and commercially astute
Experience of implementing policies, systems and controls and overseeing the implementation of progressive policies.

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is 01/07/2026.

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.

Head of Commercial

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