Energy Data and Reporting Analyst

This role is available Nationwide.

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.

Reporting to the Energy Monitoring Manager, the Energy Data & Reporting Analyst will provide vital data analysis and insights into energy efficiency and sustainability targets and will play a key role in reducing energy consumption using an innovative approach.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-depth data analysis in order to identify and implement opportunities for energy-efficient improvements to the organisation’s asset base
• Provide internal and external facing reporting and act as the ‘one stop shop’ for sustainability-related data
• Undertake desktop and field-based energy efficiency discoveries and audits to identify potential intervention areas
• Ensuring adequate data management, integrity, assurance and audit processes are in line with best practice
• Supporting, through data management, ‘single source of the truth’ on sustainability performance indicators, managing data integrity and quality through robust data governance and stakeholder management, delivering a suite of reports that is flexible and will facilitate effective sustainability performance management and analysis
• Producing reports, identification of potential changes and reporting to provide insight into potential energy savings, cost, risk to service, etc.
• Conduct measurement and verification activities on energy efficient design post-completion of works
• Conduct measurement and verification activities on energy efficiency interventions on the existing asset base
• Develop and implement mechanical, electrical and process interventions aimed at reducing the energy intensity of operations
• Support the monitoring of energy efficiency through the provision of data as required by the monitoring team.

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:

• Relevant third level qualification in energy management and/or accreditation is desirable
• Full, clean and valid Irish category B driving licence is minimum requirement. 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)
• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience in energy management in required. Experience in water, utilities or similar industries is an advantage
• Desirable to be certified practitioner in energy management/auditing such as with CEM, CEA or similar
• Experience managing a team, with strong people, change management and conflict resolution skills
• We work better together - ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally
• Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion along with the ability to communicate information to others
• Highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional standards and with proven ability to deliver results within a team.
• 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.

*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.