Water Process Optimisation Technical Lead

Grade and Salary D €61,531 - €92,296 per year

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
• 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

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