Sustainability Engineer
With over 18,000 students and 2,000 members of staff, the University of Limerick (UL) is an energetic, research-led and enterprising institution with a proud record in innovation and excellence in education, research, and scholarship. The dynamic, entrepreneurial and pioneering values which drive UL's mission and strategy ensure that we capitalise on local, national, and international engagement and connectivity. We are renowned for providing an outstanding student experience and conducting leading-edge research. Our commitment is to make a difference by shaping the future through educating and empowering our students.
With the River Shannon as a unifying focal point, UL is situated on a superb riverside campus of over 130 hectares. Outstanding recreational, cultural, and sporting facilities further enhance the campus's exceptional learning and research environment.
JOB SYNOPSIS:
Buildings and Estates (B&E) is a customer-driven department that aspires to provide excellent service to the UL campus and wider community. The B&E mission is to support the University in achieving its goals; its vision is to provide outstanding physical facilities for the pursuit of academic, cultural, and recreational activities; its ethos is to sustain and seek to continually improve the quality of all services that it provides to the campus community. This is a new role which is to support the University of Limerick to deliver on its overall sustainability strategic objectives and commitments. The University of Limerick is working to demonstrate leadership in tackling the climate change and emergency challenge by establishing and delivering on pathways for The University of Limerick as a Public Body to meet, amongst other requirements, mandated targets for Greenhouse Gas emission reductions as set out in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Dev (Amendment) Bill 2021 and the broader commitments set out in the National Policy aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Applications are invited for the following position:
Office of the Chief Commercial Officer
Sustainability Engineer - Permanent
Informal enquiries regarding the post may be directed to:
Mr Chris Fogarty
Energy Manager
Buildings & Estates Department
University of Limerick
Email: chris.fogarty@ul.ie
The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, 25th April 2025.
Applications must be completed online before 12 noon, Irish Standard Time on the closing date.
Please email erecruitment@ul.ie if you experience any difficulties.
Are you currently legally entitled to work and reside in Ireland?
If you are not currently an EEA Citizen and have stated you are currently legally entitled to work and reside in Ireland, you MUST upload a copy of your current Visa and Work permit in the attachments section of the application form, or your application will not be processed.
Please note your current work authorisation status must allow you to fulfil the terms of the contract on offer.
Your application must include:
1. A letter of introduction indicating how you meet the criteria outlined in the Job description.
2. A completed online Application Form (separate application forms must be submitted for each post applied for).
Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates.
The University of Limerick holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. The University is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to selection on merit welcoming applicants from all sections of the community. The University has a range of initiatives to support a family-friendly working environment, including flexible working.
Pension Abatement:
If an appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and that appointee is entitled to or in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/Public Service pension comes into payment during the appointee's re-employment, that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012.
Please note: In applying for this position, you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/Office/Body will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position.
Contact Person: Competition Type: Staff
Contact Email: Job ID: 075208
Contact Number: Close Date: 25-Apr-2025 12:00
Further Particulars:
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