Rapid Operational Minor Capital Programme Manager

We are Uisce Éireann. Every day, we are responsible for the delivery of secure, safe, and sustainable water and wastewater 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 environment 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 and Wastewater operations both nationally and regionally, ensuring that value for money and customer service is delivered.

Rapid Operational Minor Capital Programme (ROMC) is a new national programme focused on delivering a number of high-consequence projects and programmes to address critical safety, compliance, failed assets and resilience risks. The ROMC Managers are responsible for developing and leading a team to deliver a portfolio of planned minor capital works. The ROMC Managers will report to the ROMC Senior Manager and an overview of duties are listed below.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the ROMC Project Management Office, establishing a high-performing function responsible for the delivery of planned minor capital works across the Uisce Éireann asset base.
• Provide visible leadership, direction, coaching, and performance management to develop team capability, drive continuous improvement, and maximise productivity and resource utilisation.
• Ensure the team operates in accordance with operational excellence standards, approved procedures, quality assurance systems, health and safety requirements, and technology-enabled processes.
• Oversee resource planning, manage Engineering Service Providers, develop and implement standard operating procedures to improve efficiency and quality.
• Accountable for the end-to-end delivery of the portfolio of ROMC projects and programmes, from planning through to construction completion, commissioning, and handover.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely and achieve agreed time, cost, quality, regulatory, and operational performance outcomes.
• Allocate projects and programmes based on delivery complexity, risk profile, technical requirements, and available resources.
• Ensure all required licences, permits, and approvals are secured and that construction activities remain fully compliant with regulatory, procurement, financial, and health and safety requirements.
• Identify, manage, escalate, and report project risks, opportunities, and contingencies to support successful project delivery.
• Accountable for the management of operational and project budgets, including expenditure approvals within delegated financial authority limits.
• Monitor delivery performance, costs, programme schedules, and portfolio progress, ensuring effective reporting and governance.
• Collate and analyse project and portfolio performance data to support management reporting, decision-making, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with key internal stakeholders, including Asset Operations, Asset Planning, Infrastructure Delivery & HSQE.
• Engage with frontline operational teams to plan and deliver interventions safely and efficiently within live operational environments.
• Manage contractor and supply chain relationships, ensuring projects are assigned to the most appropriate delivery partners and delivered effectively.
• Work strategically with contractors to promote collaboration, improve performance, and ensure stable portfolio delivery.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on contractor performance across the assigned portfolio.
• Ensure Uisce Éireann governance requirements, technical standards, specifications, policies, cyber security requirements, and best practices are consistently applied across all activities.
• Champion a strong health and safety culture across Uisce Éireann and its supply chain, promoting positive behaviours and ensuring compliance with all statutory and company requirements.
• Monitor, report, and drive improvements in health and safety performance across the portfolio.
• Support the delivery of Uisce Éireann's Transformation Programme and wider organisational objectives.
• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders across the business to achieve strategic and operational goals.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate 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.
• 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.
• 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
• A minimum of 7 years’ relevant experience required. Experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable.
• Demonstrable experience of OPEX & CAPEX Portfolio and/or Programme management and delivery of minor projects/ programmes involving complex multi-party arrangements-40%
• We work better together. Demonstrated people management experience, with strong people, change management and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience providing coaching in the development of teams.
• We do the right thing - highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional standards and with proven ability to deliver results.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements and propose and implement solutions.
• Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to change focus and direction in line with business strategy and requirements.
• We aim high - proactively identifying new areas of improvement and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job.

*Successful external candidates will be offered a salary within the advertised range based on an assessment of their relevant skills, qualifications, experience and readiness to undertake the responsibilities of the role.

Internal candidates will be considered in line with the application of Uisce Éireann's Pay Model and associated pay policies.

The salary range is designed to recognise that successful candidates may join the organisation at different stages in their career, while also providing scope for future salary progression as capability and experience develop.

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.