Regional Wastewater Network Planning Manager
Uisce Éireann · South East Midlands, Ireland
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 5 main areas: Housing Growth, Capex Pipeline, Risk Maintenance and Safety, Critical Assets and Infiltration.
Reporting to the Wastewater Network Manager, The Regional Wastewater Network Planning Manager is responsible for 0-5 year asset planning within the specified region. This includes development of the 0-5 year capital investment plan, assessment and decision-making in relation to system capacity to support growth and significant new connection applications and assessment and decision-making in relation to capital maintenance investment in line with Uisce Éireann asset standards and policies.
The Regional Wastewater Network Planning Manager will play a key role in establishing and coordinating asset stewardship at regional level. The role holder is responsible for 0-5 year asset planning and longer term strategic planning in relation to wastewater networks analysis, Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) management, sewer rehabilitation, flooding investigations, surface water and catchment management, drainage area plans and operational issues. The role will continually seek to define sustainable solutions to meet environmental objectives, taking a balanced approach to environmental, social and energy impacts and the range of technologies available.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for developing the 0-5 year capital investment plan for wastewater network assets across the GDA region.
- Responsible for assessing system capacity and decision making regarding feasibility of significant new connection applications (including significant trade effluent licence applications and reviews) and any capital investment needs to service same.
- Input into the decisions in relation to capital maintenance investment in line with Uisce Éireann asset standards and policies.
- Lead the decision making in Approval Gate 0 for the portfolio of wastewater below ground capital infrastructure projects in the region.
- Constructively challenge capital project proposals in Approval Gate 1 and make decisions regarding technical sign-off of these projects in order to support Uisce Éireann’s Business Plan objectives.
- Responsible for leading and chairing the Regional Wastewater Forum, drive collaborative working and build collaborative relationships across the three asset functions. Role to be shared with the Regional Wastewater Treatment Asset Planning Manager.
- Co-ordinate asset planning activities across the three asset functions, aligning shared priorities and promoting co-operation to achieve the organisations objectives.
- Responsible for developing (in collaboration with the other asset functions) Asset Management Plans at agglomeration level which will capture the co-ordinated planned asset improvement activities to be carried out in the 0-5 year timeframe.
- Promote information sharing with “one source of truth” data and common data analytical tools across the three asset functions.
- Lead a culture of change and continuous improvement through the Regional Wastewater Forum as a key enabler in transformation to a high performing utility, facilitating delivery of service excellence across the three asset functions.
- Liaise and collaborate with
- Asset Risk
- Connections & Developer Services
- Asset Operations
- Infrastructure Delivery Directorate
- Asset Intelligence
- Technical Standard Specialist
- Liaising with the Asset Risk team in relation to identification of under-performing assets in the Region and devising solutions to mitigate risk.
- Support the Environmental Policy and License function in terms of sustainable compliance with license standards and agreements made with EPA/EU re targeted improvements.
- Liaise with the Technical Standards Specialist to drive the development of new or revised asset standards on behalf of Uisce Éireann.
- Provide verification of regional wastewater networks data in preparation for regulatory submissions.
- Liaise with the Asset Intelligence and Reporting teams on ensuring appropriate data availability to meet regulatory and other reporting requirements.
- Identify critical data needs to support decision-making and investment planning.
- Liaise with the Connections & Developer Services Team to provide technical assistance as may be required for large developments.
- Prepare outline proposals for future schemes.
- Play a key role in stakeholder management through provision of information and meetings with key external stakeholders in the region.
- Keep up to date with and support new initiatives within the fields of wastewater networks, plant and associated changes in legislation.
- Performing other such duties in relation to work and asset management as Uisce Éireann may reasonably require.
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 availa