The Role
The Portfolio team supports the effective management of the delivery of the IDD investment programme by ensuring governance and control through data management and systems, processes and performance reporting and analysis including the management of planning, land, wayleave, utility and statutory consents. This enables efficient delivery of the investment programme by providing programme visibility, informed risk management, analysis, challenge and decision making. The team also provides expert support in key areas that enable the effective, efficient and sustainable delivery of the IDD investment portfolio. Reporting to the Technical Services Manager – Energy, the Technical Lead – Energy will be responsible for providing technical engineering support and advice across the full range of projects and programmes within IDD with specific emphasis on Uisce Eireann’s Energy Efficient Design Standard (EED).
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Provide subject matter expertise and training on energy efficient design to both internal and external stakeholders involved in delivery of Uisce Éireann’s capital investment plan.
Oversee the implementation of the EED across all relevant capital projects and programmes.
Work with the Technical Assurance team in IDD and AM’s Standards and Specs team to support the provision of expert technical feedback and technical input to the development and revision of the S&S documents.
Attend and contribute to technical standards forums/Communities of Practice to identify any additional specifications needed by IDD and ensure that practical feedback is incorporated into specification updates.
Identify energy saving opportunities and strategies, review tenders documents to ensure energy efficient designs achieved.
Continuously review the application of standards in line with best practice and efficient design working with the standards team in AM&S to ensure the business is applying the right solutions at the right cost.
Provide input to and support innovation projects and solutions as they are tested across IW.
Ensure that lessons learned are fed back into the specifications and appropriate teams.
Keep up to date on best practice in terms of technical solutions.
Adopt an adaptable and flexible approach to change, innovation and continuous improvement.
Responsible for promoting and delivering health and safety commitments across IW and its supply chain, reinforcing positive behaviours and delivering against health and safety objectives and requirements to the highest industry standards.
Other duties as required.
General Duties and Responsibilities
Collaboration with key internal stakeholders across the UÉ business, including but not limited to: Portfolio Office, Delivery Functions, Asset Management & Sustainability, COO – Asset Operations, Commercial, Business Services – Supply Chain, external delivery partners.
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.
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.
Conduct 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
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable and/or relevant experience.
Relevant third level qualification and or accreditation is desirable.
Ability to develop and maintain effective strategic partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally.
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.
Highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional and ethical standards with proven ability to deliver results.
Proactively identifying new areas of improvement by challenging current processes and encouraging creative thinking.
Experience in contributing to a safe working environment by checking regularly that safety and wellbeing practices are being followed.
The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is 27/04/2026.
Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.
Uisce Éireann is an equal opportunities employer.
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