Asset Planning Lead Engineer

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 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 6 main areas: Housing Growing, Capex Pipeline, Risk Maintenance and Safety, Critical Assets, Dam Safety and Leakage.

Reporting to the Regional Water Treatment Planning Manager, the Asset Planning Lead Engineer is accountable for defining the water services asset strategies and asset management plans to meet Uisce Éireann’s safety, regulatory and business requirements.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of the Uisce Éireann Asset Management Strategy and contribute to the development and implementation of water services Asset Management Plans;

• Develop a strong understanding of above ground water infrastructure assets in the region including but not limited to water treatment and impounding reservoir assets;

• Support the development of the 0-5 year capital investment plan for water treatment assets across the region by prioritising investment to effectively manage risk;

• Define the need for studies, surveys and investigations to be undertaken in-house or using external resources to inform capital investment decision-making;

• Identify critical data needs to support decision-making and investment planning;

• Prepare scheme proposals where necessary to address identified shortcomings and reduce overall portfolio risk;

• Support the development of the portfolio of water above ground capital infrastructure investments in the region by progressing critical projects through Uisce Éireann workshops and approval gates;

• Represent Asset Planning as a member of the Core Project Team, constructively challenge capital project proposals through project lifecycle and make decisions regarding technical sign-off of these projects in order to support Uisce Éireann’s Business Plan objectives;

• Responsible for assessing water supply capacities and determining how proposed developments can be facilitated;

• Build and maintain strategic relationships within Uisce Éireann and our stakeholder community to drive evidence-based decision making for the successful implementation and continuous improvement of water services asset management;

• Provide reactive and proactive engineering expertise and/or experience as required to inform water services asset management decision making;

• Contribute to the evolution of asset standards by providing the evidence-based insights from the water services asset management process;

• Contribute to the implementation of standards and best practices relating to water services asset management and reporting, in accordance with, and supportive of, regulatory requirements and company objectives;

• Contribute to the setting of operational performance indicators relative to water services asset management data;

• Contribute to achieving the objectives and targets of the Asset Management business plans from a water services management perspective;

• Perform other such duties in relation to work and asset management as may be required.

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 5 years’ Experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable and or relevant experience

• 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

  The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is 09/11/2026.

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

  *Successful external candidates will be offered a salary within the advertised range based on an assessment of their relevant skills, qualifications, experience and readiness to undertake the responsibilities of the role.

  Internal candidates will be considered in line with the application of Uisce Éireann's Pay Model and associated pay policies.

  The salary range is designed to recognise that successful candidates may join the organisation at different stages in their career, while also providing scope for future salary progression as capability and experience develop.

  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.