Is sinne Uisce Éireann. Gach lá, bímid freagrach as seirbhísí uisce atá slán, sábháilte agus inbhuanaithe a sholáthar do mhuintir na hÉireann. Mar fhóntas uisce rialáilte náisiúnta na hÉireann, is í ár bhfís go mbeidh Éire inbhuanaithe ann ina bhfuil meas ar uisce agus ina bhfuil sé cosanta, don domhan agus do na saolta uile a gcothaítear leis.

Is é an cuspóir atá ag Uisce Éireann ná a bheith inchurtha leis an dúshlán a bhaineann le seirbhísí bunathraitheacha uisce a sholáthar chun go mbeidh rath ar phobail. Ciallaíonn sé sin go bhfuilimid bródúil as an bhfreagracht a ghlacadh as ár soláthar uisce a chosaint agus córas sábháilte uisce a chur ar aghaidh chuig daonra atá ag fás go tapa agus fás sóisialta agus eacnamaíoch na hÉireann a chumhachtú.

Táimid paiseanta faoi chumhacht a thabhairt dár ndaoine, iad a chumasú tionchar dearfach a bheith acu ar phobail ar fud na hÉireann. Tá comhfhís agus comhchuspóir mar threoir againn, agus cloímid le luachanna a shainíonn cé sinne agus a mhúnlaíonn an chaoi a n-oibrímid, áit a bhfreastalaímid ar chustaiméirí agus ar phobail, a n-oibrímid níos fearr le chéile, a ndéanaimid an rud ceart, a mbíonn uaillmhianta againn, agus a gcoinnímid a chéile slán. Is trínár n-iompar a shainítear an chaoi a ndéanaimid caidreamh agus cumarsáid le chéile, agus a mbíonn rath orainn le chéile. Baineann na luachanna agus an t-iompar seo le gach duine againn, thar gach ról, suíomh, agus leibhéal.

Is é an sprioc atá againn daoine oilte agus cumasacha ó chúlraí éagsúla a mhealladh agus a fhorbairt, agus tabharfaidh na daoine sin raon dinimiciúil saineolais agus léargas chuig ár gcuid oibre. Agus lucht saothair láidir luachbhunaithe ag Uisce Éireann, is cinnte gur féidir linn seirbhísí uisce na hÉireann a chur chun cinn agus freastal ar riachtanais na bpobal a bhfreastalaímid orthu, agus gur féidir linn leanúint ar aghaidh leis an obair sin do na glúnta atá le teacht.

An Ról:

Tá an Fheidhm Thráchtála laistigh den Stiúrthóireacht Soláthair Bonneagair agus freagrach as saineolas tráchtála agus saineolas bainistíochta conartha a chur ar fáil don Stiúrthóireacht ionas gur féidir an Plean Infheistíochta Caipitil a chur i gcrích. Mar comhsheasmhacht cheannasach an ionaid tráchtála bairr feabhais maidir le bainistiú tráchtála ar shocruithe conartha, oibríonn an fhoireann sin chun riosca a íoslaghdú agus éifeachtúlacht a mhéadú maidir leis an PIC. Tá siad freagrach as inniúlacht agus cumas tráchtála a fhorbairt laistigh den stiúrthóireacht, agus luach á mhéadú agus á léiriú, agus riosca tráchtála, cáilíochta agus maoirseachta a laghdú ón mbealach ina soláthraítear an phunann. Tá trí chroíroinn laistigh den Fheidhm Thráchtála, is iad sin Bainistíocht Tráchtála agus Conartha, Faisnéis ar Mheastacháin agus Costais agus Seirbhísí Tógála.

Tá an Fhoireann Intleachta Meastacháin agus Costas freagrach as tuiscint ar ár gcostais a fheabhsú agus a bheith in ann a thuar cén uair agus cén fáth a tharlaíonn athruithe ar chostais, agus cad is féidir a dhéanamh chun iad sin a mhaolú. Beidh an fhoireann sin freagrach as meastacháin a sholáthar de réir mar is gá le linn shaolré an tionscadail agus as na córais atá mar bhonn faoi tháirgeadh na meastachán a chaomhnú. Beidh réimse comhéadan ag an bhfoireann sin laistigh den fheidhm SSB, agus níos faide, ag oibriú go dlúth le Bainistíocht Sócmhainní, Airgeadas agus Rialachán lena chinntiú go ndéantar réamhaisnéisí cruinne agus iontaofa a ullmhú chun pleananna infheistíochta agus tréimhsí rialaithe ioncaim a chur mar bhonn. Chomh maith leis sin, caithfidh an fhoireann sin modheolaíochtaí a mheas faoi athbhreithniú leanúnach lena chinntiú go gcuirtear na próisis is oiriúnaí agus is láidre san áireamh inár gcleachtaí meastacháin chun muinín agus creidiúnacht a chur ar fáil chun meastacháin a thuar.

Agus é/í freagrach don Bhainisteoir Meastacháin, déanfaidh an Ceannasaí Teicniúil Meastacháin meastacháin a ullmhú le haghaidh tionscadal agus clár ar fud na Stiúrthóireachtaí Soláthair Bonneagair agus Bainistíochta Sócmhainní agus Inbhuanaitheachta, agus cuideoidh sé/sí leis an ullmhúchán sin. Tá meastacháin láidre agus iontaofa ina gcuid lárnach maidir le muinín agus creidiúnacht a thabhairt do pháirtithe leasmhara agus beidh an Ceannasaí Teicniúil Meastacháin freagrach as na córais agus próisis meastacháin chuí a bhaineann le gach tionscadal nó clár a úsáid chun an cruinneas sin a chur ar fáil. Ní hamháin go mbeidh gá leas córais mheastacháin Uisce Éireann atá ann cheana a úsáid maidir leis sin, ach beidh gá córais agus próisis nua a thabhairt isteach más gá.

Príomhdhualgais agus Freagrachtaí:

Forbairt na meastachán ag príomh-gharspriocanna tionscadail a chomhordú, ón rogha is fearr a aimsiú do thionscadail go dtí céimeanna coincheapa agus deartha mionsonraithe i gcomhréir leis an Nós Imeachta Oibriúcháin Caighdeánach um Meastachán Costas (SOP).
Cúnamh a thabhairt le meastacháin ar chostáil saolré a fhorbairt, ag tacú le foirne tionscadail SSB agus Bainistíochta Sócmhainní agus Inbhuanaitheachta, agus próisis agus nósanna imeachta á leanúint lena chinntiú go mbeidh na haschuir láidir agus iontaofa.
Cúnamh a thabhairt le tuairisciú meastacháin ar fud na punainne caipitil, ag tagarmharcáil in aghaidh bonnlínte rialála agus inmheánacha.
Cúnamh a thabhairt le heolas maidir le measúnú airgeadais agus eacnamaíoch tionscadail atá de dhíth faoi na Treoirlíne Bonneagair.
Cúnamh a thabhairt le forbairt na hintleachta costas laistigh den ghnólacht.
Cúnamh a thabhairt le cur i bhfeidhm agus feabhsúchán leanúnach na n-uirlisí meastacháin chun measúnú cuí ar chostas an chláir/tionscadail a thacú ar fud na bpunann, lena n-áirítear tógáil, forchostas, oibriúchán agus bunachar sonraí costas carbóin a thagarmharcáil agus a choinneáil.
Bheith freagrach as an bplean oiliúna a chur i bhfeidhm leis an SOP Meastacháin Costas agus na huirlisí tacaíochta meastacháin gaolmhara.
Soláthraithe seirbhíse meastacháin atá seachfhoinsithe a bhainistiú.
Ag tacú le tionscnaíochtaí ilréimsiúla a bhaineann le meastachán a fhorbairt agus a sholáthar chun feabhsú na saolré acmhainne tús go deireadh a thacú.
Tagarmharcáil dea-chleachtais san earnáil a dhéanamh chun cur le straitéis meastacháin feabhsaithe leanúnach.
Tacaíocht a thabhairt don fhoireann bainistíochta Soláthair Bonneagair chun straitéis meastacháin a fhorbairt agus a sholáthar a chinntíonn soláthar an Phlean Infheistíochta Caipitil.
Fadhbanna a bhaineann le meastacháin a théann i bhfeidhm ar sholáthar na punainne a lua agus a ardú, de réir mar is cuí.
Ardfheidhmíocht a chur chun cinn, agus an caighdeán le haghaidh feabhsúchán leanúnach a leagan amach.
Comhlíonadh na gcaighdeán agus na bpróiseas a chinntiú.

Dualgais agus Freagrachtaí Ginearálta

Comhoibriú le príomhpháirtithe leasmhara inmheánacha ar fud ghnólacht UÉ, lena n-áirítear ach nach bhfuil teoranta do;
Freagrach as gealltanais sláinte agus sábháilteachta a chur chun cinn agus a sheachadadh ar fud UÉ agus a shlabhra soláthair, iompair dhearfacha a neartú agus cuspóirí agus riachtanais sláinte agus sábháilteachta ar na caighdeáin is airde sa tionscal a sheachadadh.
Tacaíocht a thabhairt don Chlár Uisce Éireann um Bunathrú chun Feabhais a sholáthar, torthaí a theastaíonn laistigh den Stiúrthóireacht a bhaint amach, agus tacú le cuspóirí uile-eagraíochta a bhaint amach.
Dualgais agus freagrachtaí a chur i gcrích i gcomhréir le beartais, caighdeáin, próisis agus rialuithe Slándála Faisnéise Uisce Éireann chun rúndacht, sláine agus infhaighteacht faisnéise gnó de chuid Uisce Éireann a chosaint, agus seirbhísí ríthábhachtacha a chur i gcrích, i gcomhréir le Treoir NIS (Slándáil Líonra agus Faisnéise) agus le rialachán cibearshlándála ábhartha eile ar bith.
Dualgais eile nuair is gá.

Eolas, Scileanna agus Taithí:

Taithí tráchtála, meastacháin, innealtóireachta costais inléirithe nó taithí chomhchosúil inléirithe
Tá cáilíocht agus / nó creidiúnú ábhartha tríú leibhéal inmhianaithe
Is inmhianaithe taithí 5 bliana ar a laghad tionscal uisce, fóntais nó tionscail chomhchosúla.
Bheith taithíoch ar phróisis ceann go ceann a bhainistiú le cinntiú go bhfaigheann custaiméirí an tseirbhís a mbíonn siad ag súil léi.
An cumas a bheith ag an té comhpháirtíochtaí straitéiseacha éifeachtacha a fhorbairt agus a choinneáil ar bun le príomhpháirtithe leasmhara go hinmheánach agus go seachtrach agus treorú agus tacaíocht a chur ar fáil do dhéanamh na gcinntí cearta
Duine an-díograiseach ar dual dó/di obair de réir an leibhéil phroifisiúntachta agus na gcaighdeán eiticiúil is airde agus is féidir. Dea-theist air nó uirthi torthaí fónta a bhaint amach chomh maith.
Bheith réamhghníomhach maidir le réimsí nua feabhsúcháin a shainaithint ach dúshlán na bpróiseas atá ann faoi láthair a thabhairt agus é de bhua aige nó aici smaointeoireacht chruthaitheach a spreagadh
Taithí ar do chion a dhéanamh chun timpeallacht shábháilte oibre a chinntiú trí sheiceálacha rialta a dhéanamh go gcloítear le cleachtais sábháilteachta agus folláine

Is é 09/07/2026 an dáta deiridh a nglacfar le hiarratais ar an bhfolúntas seo.

Tabhair faoi deara nach nglacfar le haon iarratas a chuirtear isteach tar éis an dáta deiridh seo.

*Tabhair faoi deara go gcuirfear tú ar an raon tuarastail atá bunaithe ar do scileanna agus taithí, má éiríonn leat. Tabhair faoi deara gurb ionann pointe tagartha Margaidh (lárphointe) an raoin agus an chuid is airde den tairiscint go ginearálta, nuair a mheastar go bhfuil duine go hiomlán ábalta tabhairt faoi dhualgais an róil, agus tugtar an deis don fhostaí dul chun cinn a dhéanamh tríd an raon pá de réir mar a fhorbraíonn a t(h)aithí a thuilleadh.

Is fostóir comhdheiseanna é Uisce Éireann.

Táimid tiomanta d'ionad oibre éagsúil agus cuimsitheach a chur ar fáil agus tá straitéis agus creat láidir againn ar a dtugtar ibelong chun é sin a chumasú. Is fostóir comhdheiseanna muid agus trínár bpróiseas earcaíochta, spreagaimid agus fáiltímid roimh iarratais ó dhaoine aonair a bhfuil suim acu agus atá cáilithe go cuí beag beann ar inscne, ar aois, ar bhunús ciníoch nó eitneach, ar bhallraíocht den lucht siúil, ar reiligiún nó ar chreidimh, ar stádas teaghlaigh nó ar stádas sibhialta, ar chlaonadh gnéis/ar fhéiniúlacht inscne nó ar mhíchumas.

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 Commercial Function within the Infrastructure Delivery Directorate is responsible for providing the Directorate with the expert commercial and contract management knowledge that is required to deliver the Capital Investment Plan. As the commercial center of excellence driving consistency in the commercial management of contractual arrangements, this team works to minimise risk and increase efficiency in the delivery of the CIP. They are responsible for building commercial competence and capability within the directorate, increasing and evidencing value, whilst reducing commercial, quality and supervisory risk from the way in which the portfolio is delivered. There are three core departments within the Commercial Function, namely Commercial & Contract Management, Estimation and Cost Intelligence and Construction Services.

The Estimation and Cost Intelligence Team are responsible for enhancing the understanding of our costs and being able to predict when and why cost changes occur, and what actions may be taken to mitigate these, if any. This team will be responsible for the provision of estimates as required throughout the project life cycle and for maintaining the systems that underpin the production of these estimates. This team will have a range of interfaces within the IDD function, and beyond, working closely with Asset Management, Finance and Regulation to ensure that accurate and reliable forecasts are prepared to underpin investment plans and revenue control periods. In addition, this team will be required to keep estimating methodologies under constant review to ensure that the most appropriate and robust processes are incorporated into our estimating practices to provide confidence and credibility to project estimates.

Reporting to the Estimation Manager, the Estimation Technical Lead will carry out and assist with the preparation of estimates for projects and programmes across the Infrastructure Delivery and Asset Management and Sustainability Directorates. Robust and credible estimates are key to providing confidence and credibility to stakeholders and the Estimation Technical Lead will be responsible for using the appropriate estimation systems and processes applicable to each project or programme to provide that accuracy. This will require not only utilisation of existing Uisce Éireann estimation systems, but the introduction of new systems and processes where required.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Co-ordinating the development of estimates at key project milestones from project optioneering through to concept and detailed design stages in accordance with the Cost Estimating Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
Assist with the development of whole life cost estimates, supporting IDD and Asset Management and Sustainability projects teams following process and procedures to ensure the outputs are robust and credible.
Assist with estimation reporting across the capital portfolio benchmarking against regulatory and internal baselines.
Assist with project financial and economic appraisal information required under the Infrastructure Guidelines (IG’s).
Assist in the development of cost intelligence within the business.
Assist with the implementation and continuous improvement of estimation tools to support appropriate assessment of programme/project cost across the portfolios including benchmarking and maintenance of construction, overhead, operating and carbon costs database.
Responsible for implementing the training plan associated with the Cost Estimating SOP and associated estimation support tools.
Managing outsourced estimation service providers.
Supporting the development and delivery of cross functional initiatives associated with estimation to support the enhancement of the end-to-end asset lifecycle.
Undertaking industry best practise benchmarking to feed into an estimation continuous improvement strategy.
Support the Infrastructure Delivery management team to develop and deliver an estimating strategy that ensures the delivery of the Capital Investment Plan.
Raise and escalate issues relating to estimation affecting portfolio delivery, as appropriate.
Drive high performance, setting the standard for continuous improvement.
Ensure compliance with standards and processes.

General Duties and Responsibilities

Collaboration with key internal stakeholders across the UÉ business, including but not limited to;
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:

Demonstrable commercial, estimating, cost engineering or similar experience
Relevant third level qualification and or accreditation is desirable.
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the water, utilities or similar relevant industries is desirable.
Experience in managing end-to-end processes to ensure delivery meets customer expectations
Ability to develop and maintain effective strategic partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally and offer guidance and support to make the right decisions
Highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional and ethical standards with proven ability to deliver results
Proactively identifying new areas of improvement by challenging current processes and encouraging creative thinking
Experience in contributing to a safe working environment by checking regularly that safety and wellbeing practices are being followed

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is 09/07/2026

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.

Ceannasaí Teicniúil Meastacháin / Estimation Technical Lead

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