DBO Contract Technical Engineer - East

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 and Wastewater operations both nationally and regionally, ensuring that value for money and customer service is delivered.

The Operations Support Team has responsibility for providing and managing effective business infrastructure and processes at a national level to support operational activities at site level. The key aim of the DBO team is to ensure that Uisce Éireann are achieving maximum value for money from the DBO Portfolio, all the while ensuring that the contractors maintain operational stability and efficacy in accordance with the provisions of the operations contract.

Reporting to the DBO Contract Technical Lead, the DBO Contract Technical Engineer will contribute to the effective management of commercial contracts within the DBO Team. The role will also involve the support of national commercial initiatives across the portfolio along with working with the DBO Team in the analysis of monthly payment application and the data required for the resolution of contractor claims and variations on the DBO contracts.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the DBO Team on the commercial management of DBO contracts on an ongoing basis
• Carry out on-site audits for quality assurance and Health & Safety on Operational Sites across the DBO portfolio
• Liase with the DBO team on the commercial management of DBO short operational service contracts on an ongoing basis and in particular the assessment of payment applications
• Data management & governance inc financial analysis in the collation of information internally on DBO operated sites
• Monitor and review contracts, ensuring they are compliant with commercial terms (based on operational reports); audit and approve payments as required
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, to recommend improvements in operations; ensure information; costs, and value meet the requirements of each DBO contract
• Assist the DBO team with the development and negotiation of national DBO arrangements with third party suppliers
• Support the DBO team in the development of revenue generation initiatives across the DBO portfolio of contracts
• Ensure DBO contracts are managed in a consistent, standardised, and effective manner; identifying key trends and challenging underperformance.
• Liaise with all Stakeholders, internal and external to ensure information; costs, and value meet the requirements of each DBO contract
• Support the development and negotiation of national DBO arrangements with third party suppliers
• Work with the wider business to develop revenue generation initiatives from the DBO portfolio of contracts
• Escalate contract commercial risks and issues as appropriate to the DBO Team
• Support the DBO Contract Technical Leads in preparation of monthly reports as required
• Ensure alignment to Uisce Éireann procurement practices, and industry best practice
• Perform other duties as required from time to time

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.
• 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 e.g. Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Financial, Business Management or related area or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 3 years relevant experience in Operations water and wastewater industry preferable, utilities or similar industries is desirable and or relevant expereince
• We work better together - ability to demonstrate developing and maintaining effective strategic relationships & key stakeholder management, both internally and externally to the organization
• Good level of contractual legal awareness and competence in assessing contract documents and contract requirements is essential.
• Ability to assess and execute programs, policies and initiative operational needs;
• Strong communication skills;
• PC skills required: extensive use of Microsoft Excel & Word
• Experience in encouraging teamwork and knowledge-sharing to enhance team performance. Evidence of motivating colleagues to achieve shared goals and improve outcomes
• We do the right thing - experience in working to the highest professional standards and with the 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
• Full, clean, class B Irish driving licence. A clean driving licence is defined as meaning that the applicant has not been convicted of an offence under the Road Traffic Acts (other than an offence for which the penalty is the imposition of penalty points).

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is 12-Aug-2026. Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.

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.