DescriptionWe 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 Operations function forms the cornerstone of service delivery to customers, protecting the environment and meeting regulatory standards as well as managing the majority of operational expenditure. The Asset Operations function has responsibility for operational and maintenance strategy, policies, planning and standard operating procedures for Water and Wastewater operations both nationally and regionally, ensuring that value for money and customer service is delivered.
Reporting to the Water Process Optimisation Manager, the Water Process Optimisation Technical Manager has a regional remit and is responsible for leading and managing the performance of a team to ensure the optimisation and improvement of treatment processes and monitoring adoption of efficient energy usage across the wastewater treatment asset base for a region. This will include overseeing the assessment of wastewater treatment processes to develop optimisation approaches to reduce cost and ensure regulatory compliance whilst safeguarding public health.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsible for the overall management of water process optimisation expertise within a region to ensure regulatory compliance is maintained and processes are optimised to minimise energy and chemical usage and costs where possible.
Responsible for leading and managing the performance of a team and to provide them with the necessary direction and skills to ensure the optimisation and improvement of water treatment processes and adoption of efficient energy and chemical usage across the water treatment asset base for a region.
Responsible for overseeing the assessment of water treatment processes to develop optimisation approaches in order to ensure regulatory compliance and reduce costs related to energy, chemicals and sludge handling whilst safeguarding public health.
Support Regional Operations and the Water Compliance team in the management of regional compliance with water quality targets
Support Regional Operations cost performance improvements and information for energy sludge and chemicals.
Provide process and technical expertise and training and assist in the investigation of process failures.
Validate and provide water process optimisation information and advice during the development and commissioning of capital projects.
Manage an asset audit service from a quality and performance perspective and prepare associated reports for the Asset Operations function.
Support the development of best practices and standard operating procedures for water process optimisation that maximise quality of output, chemical and energy efficiency; and support the adoption of processes.
Support in the assessment of all aspects of process requirements from design through to operation of works and other assets to ensure they are fit for purpose, and assess new or alternative processes or procedures by pilot or full-scale trials.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives and lead the continuous improvement cycle for the water treatment process optimisation.
Ensure the team works in accordance with defined levels of operational competence, health and safety requirements and legislation, QA systems and standard operating procedures using the technology systems provided.
Provide water treatment process optimisation training and support to other areas of the business as required.
Maximise the effectiveness of the team and develop and grow the skills of all team members through coaching, training and performance management.
Responsible for resource management including team meetings, productivity management, undertaking of periodical performance reviews, appraisals and resulting recommendations.
Support in incident response as required, ensuring all health and safety standards are met.
Responsible for preparing and delivering regular and timely internal communications to direct reports.
Responsible for carrying out any other duties deemed necessary and / or required by the Water Process Optimisation Manager.
Responsible for identifying and submitting water infrastructure intervention requests to Asset Planning, engaging with the relevant asset owners and/or responsible parties within Asset Operations, providing supplementary information to Water Asset Planning as required.
General Duties & Responsibilities:
Collaborate 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.
Provide visible leadership for your 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 & Experience:
Relevant third level qualification and or accreditation is desirable
A minimum of 7 years’ experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable and or relevant experience
We Aim High - solid practical operational experience allied to technical knowledge, together with an excellent understanding of the best operating practices is desirable
Require in depth professional knowledge of operational control of water treatment processes, design requirements, and scientific principles
Require in depth knowledge of both risk assessment and relevant legislation/regulations, coupled with the practical ability to undertake auditing and provide recommendations for improvements
Solid practical operational experience allied to technical knowledge, together with an excellent understanding of the best operating practices is desirable
Require in depth professional knowledge of operational control of water treatment processes, design requirements, and scientific principles
We Do the Right Thing - require in depth knowledge of both risk assessment and relevant legislation/regulations, coupled with the practical ability to undertake auditing and provide recommendations for improvements
We Work Better Together - demonstrated leadership ability, proactive development, motivation and engagement of staff
Experience managing a large team, with strong people, change management and conflict resolution skills
Experience of developing and maintaining effective strategic partnerships with key stakeholders
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 of supporting policies, systems and controls and driving the implementation of progressive policies.
You will have a proven track record in leadership, change & transformation experience ideally in a similar utility, regulated industry or multi stakeholder environment
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.