Asset Strategy Analyst

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 Strategy Team’s responsibility is to develop strategic plans for all water, wastewater and natural assets and to ensure the authorisation of the asset base. The scope of the team's responsibility covers 5 main areas: environmental strategy, water asset strategy, wastewater asset strategy, forward planning and planning strategy.

Reporting to the Asset Strategy Technical Lead, the Asset Strategy Analyst is responsible for supporting the Forward Planning team with calculating, forecasting and reducing water services demand through the analysis of enterprise & spatial data to feed into capital investment scoping and prioritization, as well as in relation to the company’s interaction with the statutory planning system. The role may include working closely with third parties to develop plans which in turn deliver services for Uisce Éireann and will also involve assessments and decision making in relation to system capacity to support growth.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the Forward Planning team in the analysis of national, regional and local spatial planning and economic plans to ensure Uisce Éireann growth policies align with statutory planning policy

• Manage incoming data from the forward planning interface and leverage this data to contribute to short, medium and long term growth planning and forecasting in conjunction with calculating current demand

• Deliver data and reports to support critical decisions regarding Uisce Éireann’s investment for growth

• Manage consultants delivering outputs on water balance and wastewater headroom calculations

• Influence stakeholders on approaches to calculating and forecasting water services demand

• Conduct analysis on the alignment between current and proposed plans against long-term UE and National strategic plans.

• Provide reports and insights by collating and clearly presenting the relevant information in a timely manner

• Conduct analysis of trends and data to identify and elevate relevant issues or risks

• Ensure that all plans, projects, and programmes are delivered in accordance with the relevant EU and National environmental legislation and all Uisce Éireann environmental policies and guidance.

• Contribute to setting the team objectives and targets

• 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

• Conducts 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:

• Relevant third level qualification and or accreditation is desirable and or relevant experience (e.g. spatial/data planning, engineering, geography)

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable

• Ability to develop effective partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders and ability to look for and listen to diverse perspectives.

• Competency and experience in using GIS and associated enterprise systems is essential.

• Strong data manipulation and analysis skills and the ability to identify and analyse problems and make decisions that benefit the team/communities

• Experience in population forecasting, demographic analysis and statistical modelling to support growth planning and infrastructure investment decisions would be desirable.

• Highly motivated individual, proven track record in identifying opportunities for process improvements and innovation

• Proven track record in resolving complex issues, along with the ability to communicate information to others

• Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to change focus and direction in line with business strategy and requirements

• Experience in taking ownership of safety responsibilities and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives

  The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is 31/08/2026.

  Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.

  *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.

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