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 Technical Manager, the Water Process Optimisation Technical Lead will be responsible for supporting the provision of process optimisation services across water, wastewater and energy efficiency. The role will be responsible for ensuring that treatment plants are operated within the set level quality and operational parameters, ensuring that the quality meets all regulatory standards and that said assets are operated with a high consideration for energy efficiency.
The Water Process Optimisation Technical Lead is also responsible for the provision of operational, scientific and technical advice and expertise from design through to operation and to identify where investment will be more effectively targeted in order to achieve optimised control of treatment processes.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Work with Local Authorities and/or 3rd party service providers to monitor and optimise the operation of the treatment plant to ensure that the quality of drinking water supplied or the wastewater processed continues to meet all statutory requirements
Contribute to development of best practices and Standard Operating Procedures that maximise quality of output, chemical and energy efficiency; and support the adoption of processes
Identify opportunities to optimise the Water and Wastewater treatment processes (including in-network quality, e.g. chlorine residuals)
Support implementation of Water Safety Plans including the monitoring of all operational improvements identified in Water Safety Plans (water role only)
Support process reviews at plants and identify measures required to improve effective and efficient operation (including operational improvements, energy optimisation, improved maintenance, and capital works)
Generation and monitoring of operational sampling programme (e.g. raw, process, and treated programmes)
Review and interpret laboratory sampling analysis results and operational performance to assess process performance and identify non-compliance causes; identify opportunities for process improvement and energy optimisation
Develop appropriate risk mitigation/ issue resolution / change management action plans in coordination with appropriate operational teams (e.g. Regional or 3rd party service providers) to understand and address the causes of any non-compliance issues
Provide regular progress reports to the Water or Wastewater Process Optimisation Manager/Lead
Provide treatment process optimisation training and support to other areas of the business as required.
Adhere to all HSQE plans, policies and procedures.
Contribute to achieving the objectives and targets of the Asset Operations Business Plan
Perform other such duties in relation to work and asset management as Uisce Éireann may reasonably 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.
Other duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Minimum of 5 years relevant experience, 3 of which should be in Process Optimisation in the Water Industry
Proven technical competence is essential along with a relevant third level qualification in engineering or scientific discipline or equivalent
Strong knowledge of water process technologies, operational performance and energy efficiency is required
Solid practical operational experience allied to technical knowledge (design, equipment selection and commissioning experience), 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
We aim high - analytical and problem solving skills - e.g. ability to assess treatment performance to determine efficiencies, and to identify contingency procedures to minimise risk to public health and the environment when operational problems arise
We do the right thing -must be aware of the regulators expectations, targets and quality standards
Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
Ability to:
Prioritise tasks, work with schedules and manage resources while remaining focused on team goals
Develop relationships to accomplish team goals coupled with dealing effectively with differences of opinion and conflict management
Establish courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently
Clearly convey information through a variety of media to individual across the organisation
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to deliver training to operations staff
We keep each other safe - experience/understanding of working within a strong health and safety culture
Experience working within Water Services and/ or other Utilities is desirable
Knowledge of monitoring, load management and ICA (Instrumentation, Control and Automation) systems is desirable
*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.
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 chumasú.
Táimid paiseanta faoi chumhacht a thabhairt dár ndaoine, iad a chumasú tionchar dearfach a bheith acu ar phobail ar fud na hÉireann. Táimid á dtreorú ag comhfhís agus comhchuspóir, atá bunaithe ar luachanna a shainíonn cé sinne agus a mhúnlaíonn an chaoi a n-oibrímid, áit a fhreastalaímid ar chustaiméirí agus pobail, a n-oibrímid níos fearr le chéile, a ndéanaimid an rud ceart, a mbíonn uaillmhianta againn, agus a choinnímid a chéile slán. Sainmhíníonn ár n-iompar an chaoi a ndéanaimd caidrimh agus cumarsáid 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, a thugann raon dinimiciúil saineolais agus léargas chuig ár gcuid oibre. Le lucht saothair láidir luachbhunaithe, cinntímid gur féidir le hUisce Éireann leanúint ar aghaidh ag cur seirbhísí uisce na hÉireann chun cinn agus ag freastal ar riachtanais an phobail ar a bhfreastalaímid do na glúnta atá le teacht.
An Ról:
Is í an fheidhm na nOibríochtaí Sócmhainní mar bhunchloch maidir le seachadadh seirbhíse do chustaiméirí, an comhshaol a chosaint agus na caighdeáin rialála a chomhlíonadh chomh maith le formhór an chaiteachais oibriúcháin a bhainistiú. Tá freagracht ar réimse feidhme na nOibríochtaí Sócmhainní as straitéis oibríochta agus cothabhála, beartais, pleanáil agus nósanna imeachta na n-oibriúchán caighdeánach le haghaidh oibríochtaí Uisce agus Fuíolluisce go náisiúnta agus go réigiúnach, a chinntíonn go gcuirtear luach ar airgead agus ar sheirbhís do chustaiméirí ar fáil.
Ag tuairisciú don Bhainisteoir Teicniúil um Bharrfheabhsú Próisis Uisce, beidh an Ceannasaí Teicniúil um Bharrfheabhsú Próisis Uisce freagrach as tacú le soláthar seirbhísí barrfheabhsaithe próisis trasna éifeachtúlacht uisce, fuíolluisce agus fuinnimh. Beidh an ról freagrach as a chinntiú go n-oibrítear ionaid chóireála laistigh de na leibhéil cháilíochta agus na paraiméadair oibriúcháin a leagtar síos, lena gcinntítear go gcomhlíonann an cháilíocht na caighdeáin rialála go léir agus go n-oibrítear na sócmhainní sin le aird mhór ar éifeachtúlacht fuinnimh.
Tá an Ceannasaí Teicniúil um Bharrfheabhsú Próisis Uisce freagrach freisin as comhairle agus saineolas oibríochta, eolaíoch agus teicniúil a sholáthar ó dhearadh go hoibríocht agus as na háiteanna ina ndíreofar infheistíocht ar bhealach níos éifeachtaí a aithint chun rialú barrfheabhsaithe a bhaint amach ar phróisis chóireála.
Príomhdhualgais agus Freagrachtaí:
Oibriú le hÚdaráis Áitiúla agus/nó soláthraithe seirbhíse 3ú páirtí chun monatóireacht agus barrfheabhsú a dhéanamh ar oibriú an ionaid chóireála lena chinntiú go leanann cáilíocht an uisce óil a sholáthraítear nó an fhuíolluisce a phróiseáiltear ag comhlíonadh na gceanglas reachtúil go léir.
Cur le forbairt dea-chleachtas agus Nósanna Imeachta Caighdeánacha Oibriúcháin a uasmhéadaíonn cáilíocht aschuir, éifeachtúlacht cheimiceach agus fuinnimh; agus tacú le próisis a ghlacadh.
Deiseanna a aithint chun na próisis chóireála Uisce agus Fuíolluisce a bharrfheabhsú (lena n-áirítear cáilíocht in-líonra, m.sh. iarmhairtí clóirín).
Tacú le cur i bhfeidhm na bPleananna Sábháilteachta Uisce lena n-áirítear monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar na feabhsuithe oibríochtúla go léir a aithníodh sna Pleananna Sábháilteachta Uisce (ról uisce amháin).
Tacú le hathbhreithnithe próisis ag ionaid agus bearta atá ag teastáil chun oibriú éifeachtach agus éifeachtúil a fheabhsú a aithint (lena n-áirítear feabhsuithe oibríochtúla, barrfheabhsú fuinnimh, cothabháil feabhsaithe, agus oibreacha caipitil).
Clár samplála oibriúcháin a ghiniúint agus monatóireacht a dhéanamh air (m.sh. cláir amh, cláir phróisis agus chláir chóireáilte).
Torthaí ar anailís samplála saotharlainne agus feidhmíocht oibriúcháin a athbhreithniú agus a léirmhíniú chun feidhmíocht próisis a mheas agus cúiseanna neamhchomhlíonta a aithint; deiseanna a aithint le haghaidh feabhsúcháin próisis agus barrfheabhsú fuinnimh.
Pleananna gníomhaíochta cuí um mhaolú riosca / réiteach saincheiste / bainistíocht athraithe a fhorbairt i gcomhar le foirne oibríochtúla cuí (m.sh. soláthraithe seirbhíse réigiúnacha nó 3ú páirtí) chun cúiseanna aon saincheisteanna neamhchomhlíonta a thuiscint agus aghaidh a thabhairt orthu.
Tuarascálacha rialta maidir le dul chun cinn a sholáthar don Bhainisteoir/Ceannasaí um Bharrfheabhsú Próisis Uisce nó Fuíolluisce.
Oiliúint agus tacaíocht a sholáthar i dtaobh barrfheabhsú próisis cóireála a sholáthar do réimsí eile den ghnólacht de réir mar is gá.
Cloí le gach plean, beartas agus nós imeachta SSCT.
Cabhrú le cuspóirí agus aidhmeanna an Phlean Gnó Oibríochtaí Sócmhainní a bhaint amach.
Dualgais eile a chur i gcrích maidir le bainistíocht oibre agus sócmhainne mar a bhíonn siad ag teastáil ó Uisce Éireann.
Dualgais agus Freagrachtaí Ginearálta
Comhoibriú le príomh-pháirtithe leasmhara inmheánacha ar fud ghnólacht UÉ.
Freagrach as gealltanais sláinte agus sábháilteachta a chur chun cinn agus a sheachadadh ar fud UÉ agus a shlabhra soláthair, iompraíochtaí dearfacha a neartú agus cuspóirí agus riachtanais sláinte agus sábháilteachta ar na caighdeáin is airde sa tionscal a sheachadadh.
Tacú le soláthar Chlár Uisce Éireann um Bunathrú, torthaí a theastaíonn laistigh den Stiúrthóireacht a bhaint amach, agus tacú le cuspóirí uile-eagraíochta a bhaint amach
Dualgais eile nuair is gá.
Eolas, Scileanna agus Taithí:
5 bliana ar a laghad de thaithí ábhartha, agus ba cheart go mbeadh 3 cinn acu i mBarrfheabhsú Próisis sa Tionscal Uisce.
Tá inniúlacht theicniúil chruthaithe riachtanach mar aon le cáilíocht ábhartha tríú leibhéal in innealtóireacht nó disciplín eolaíoch nó a chomhionann.
Tá eolas láidir ar theicneolaíochtaí a bhaineann le próiseas fuíolluisce, feidhmíocht oibríochta agus éifeachtúlacht fuinnimh riachtanach.
Tá taithí fhónta phraiticiúil oibríochta a bhaineann le heolas teicniúil (taithí maidir le dearadh, trealamh a roghnú agus a choimisiúnú), mar aon le sárthuiscint ar na dea-chleachtais oibriúcháin inmhianaithe.
Tá eolas gairmiúil domhain ar rialú oibriúcháin ar phróisis chóireála fuíolluisce, ar riachtanais deartha agus ar phrionsabail eolaíocha ag teastáil.
Tá eolas fairsing riachtanach ar mheasúnú riosca agus ar reachtaíocht/rialacháin ábhartha araon, mar aon leis an gcumas praiticiúil chun iniúchadh a dhéanamh agus moltaí a sholáthar le haghaidh feabhsúchán.
Táimid uaillmhianach - scileanna anailíse agus réitigh fadhbanna - e.g. cumas chun measúnú a dhéanamh ar fheidhmíocht chóireála chun éifeachtúlachtaí a chinneadh, agus nósanna imeachta teagmhais a aithint chun an riosca do shláinte an phobail agus don chomhshaol a íoslaghdú nuair a thagann fadhbanna oibríochtúla chun cinn.
Déanaimid an rud ceart -ní mór dúinn a bheith feasach maidir le hionchais, spriocanna agus caighdeáin cáilíochta na rialtóirí.
Buneolas ar ISO 9001 agus ISO 14001.
An cumas:
Chun tascanna a chur in ord tosaíochta, chun oibriú thart ar sceidil agus chun acmhainní a bhainistiú agus é/í dírithe fós ar spriocanna foirne.
Chun idirchaidrimh a fhorbairt d’fhonn spriocanna foirne a bhaint amach agus ag an am céanna a bheith in ann déileáil go héifeachtach le malairt tuairimí agus le bainistíocht aighnis.
Cur chuige a bhunú duit féin agus do dhaoine eile chun a chinntiú go gcuirtear an obair i gcrích go héifeachtach.
Faisnéis a chur in iúl go soiléir trí mheán meáin chumarsáide éagsúla do dhaoine éagsúla ar fud na heagraíochta.
Scileanna sármhaithe scríofa agus béil agus an cumas chun oiliúint a sholáthar d’fhoireann oibríochtaí.
Coinnímid a chéile slán - taithí/tuiscint ar oibriú laistigh de chultúr láidir sláinte agus sábháilteachta.
Tá sé inmhianaithe taithí oibre a bheith agat laistigh de Sheirbhísí Uisce agus / nó Fóntais eile.
Tá eolas ar mhonatóireacht, ar bhainistiú ualaigh agus ar chórais ICA (Ionstraimíocht, Rialú agus Uathoibriú) inmhianaithe.
*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, cuirimid fáilte roimh iarratais ó dhaoine aonair, agus spreagaimid iad, 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 gnéasach/ar fhéiniúlacht inscne nó ar mhíchumas.