Asset Planning Lead Engineer

*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.

The Role:

The Asset and Sustainability Management domain is responsible for developing asset policies, strategies and plans to secure the significant investment required to support Ireland's infrastructure. The domain drives investment and the Sustainability and Innovation programme for the organisation and takes leadership of Environmental Regulation and Compliance activities, ensuring continuous monitoring of water quality and wastewater. The Asset Management function is responsible for strategic planning, prioritization and development of Uisce Éireann's Capital Works pipeline. The function plays a key role in driving and balancing collaborative activities across the three asset functions as well as providing environmental assessment and management expertise across Uisce Éireann.

The Asset Planning team is responsible for delivering essential water services infrastructure that has value for money for Ireland. The team's scope of responsibility covers 5 key areas: Housing Development, Capex Pipeline, Risk and Safety Management, Critical Assets and Leakage.

The Asset Planning Lead Engineer is responsible to the Regional Wastewater Treatment Technical Manager, and plays a key role in driving collaboration and coordination in support of asset planning activities across the three asset functions. This includes implementing asset standards and policies, using common tools and identifying investment requirements within the regions, approving those requirements and providing leadership to them. The role holder works closely with Local Authorities and third parties to deliver services to Uisce Éireann customers and supports assessments and decision-making relating to system capacity to meet growth and meet increased demand for new connections.

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 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 Planning team is accountable for the timely delivery of essential, value for money water services Infrastructure for Ireland. The scope of the team's responsibility covers 5 main areas: Housing Growing, Capex Pipeline, Risk Maintenance and Safety, Critical Assets and Leakage.

Reporting to the Regional Wastewater Treatment Technical Manager, the Asset Planning Lead Engineer plays a key role in promoting collaboration and co-ordination of asset planning activities across the three asset functions. This includes the roll-out of asset standards and policies, the use of common tools and the identification, approval and prioritisation of investment needs within the regions. The role holder works closely with Local Authorities and third parties to deliver on services for Uisce Eireann customers and supports assessments and decision making in relation to system capacity to support growth and significant new connection applications.

• Act as project sponsor through all the formal workshop in a project's life.
• Lead the development and support of processes for collecting and analysing asset data.
• Analyse and interpret data and information from various sources required for the completion of technical assessments.
• Perform technical assessments of assets to inform future investment needs.
• Assess the system capacity to facilitate new water and wastewater connections (including significant trade effluent licence applications and reviews)
• Collaborate with the Environmental Strategy team regarding wastewater discharge authorisation applications, and review applications, particularly in relation to asset capacity and performance undertakings
• Prepare business cases in relation to monitoring, control and automation systems
• Represent the Asset Planning team as required at meetings across the region, and prepare information for submissions
• Provide progress reports and updates for the Asset Planning team
• Identify important initiatives for data improvement for critical information on every proposed project, and coordinate those initiatives. Ensure that correct information is collected and managed sufficiently to provide leadership to projects and facilitate reporting to stakeholders.
• Develop Asset Standards, Policies and Specifications
• Provide engineering support to the Asset Planning team as required

Duties and General Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with key internal stakeholders across the Uisce Éireann business.
• Responsible for promoting and delivering health and safety commitments across Uisce Éireann and its supply chain, strengthening positive behaviours and delivering health and safety goals and requirements to the highest standards in the industry.
• Support the delivery of the Uisce Éireann Transformation Programme, driving results required within the Directorate and supporting organisation-wide objectives.
• Other duties as required.

• Act as project sponsor through all the formal workshop in a project's life.
• Lead the development and support of processes for collecting and analysing asset data.
• Analyse and interpret data and information from various sources required for the completion of technical assessments.
• Perform technical assessments of assets to inform future investment needs,
• Assess the system capacity to facilitate new water and wastewater connections (including significant trade effluent licence applications and reviews)
• Collaborate with Environmental Strategy on wastewater discharge authorisation applications, and review applications, particularly in relation to asset capacity and performance undertakings
• Prepare business cases in relation to monitoring, control and automation systems.
• Represent the Asset Planning team at meetings as required across the region and prepare information for submissions
• Provide progress reports and updates for Asset Planning
• Identify and collaborate on key data improvement initiatives for critical information on all proposed projects. Ensure appropriate information is adequately collated and managed data is to facilitate prioritisation of projects and reporting to stakeholders.
• Develop Asset Standards, Policies and Specifications
• Provide engineering support to the Asset Planning team as required
• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders across the Uisce Éireann 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.
• Other duties as required.

• Ability to develop and maintain effective strategic partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally
• 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