Asset Data Governance Lead

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 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 Intelligence team’s purpose is to connect their customers with quality asset data to drive insights and support decision making. The scope of the team's responsibility covers 4 main areas: Asset Data Insights and Stakeholder Management, Asset Data Management, Asset Data Governance and Special Projects.

Reporting to the Asset Data Governance Technical Manager, the Asset Data Governance Lead is responsible for supporting the definition and management of the data governance model for all asset information on behalf of Uisce Éireann, including the management of the standards, security and governance policies & procedures for asset data capture, asset data change, and asset data provision. As part of the role, the Asset Data Governance Lead will be responsible for providing quality assurance on the integrity of asset data and working closely with IT to manage any structural changes to asset data.

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• Support the Asset Data Governance Technical Manager in the design and maintenance of Asset Hierarchies to be adopted by Asset Management and wider Uisce Éireann business
  
• Continually review & update the asset data governance standards to be adopted by Uisce Éireann drawing on wider Uisce Éireann requirements, particularly Asset Policy and Operations & Maintenance, and drive implementation and adoption of said data standards
  
• Adhere to and support regulatory and Uisce Éireann company objectives
  
• Align with the needs of the Asset Management and Operations & Maintenance teams and other consumers of asset information across the organisation (e.g. Regulation and Strategy teams)
  
• Manage regular data quality assurance checks and audits to ensure sufficient asset data integrity and compliance with data governance standards & policies.
  
• Work closely with counterparts from Asset Management, Operations & Maintenance etc. to resolve asset data quality or governance issues
  
• Contribute to the formulation and implementation of relevant procedures and standards related to asset information
  
• Support direct reports in shaping and implementing efficient and effective processes, and adopt the best practice asset data governance procedures
  
• Ensure that asset databases in key Uisce Éireann systems, e.g. Maximo and GIS systems are maintained and are fit for purpose
  
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality and the governance process, improve data security and optimise the cost of data management
  
• Contribute to the development of business processes/ procedures
  
• Contribute to achieving the objectives and targets of the Asset Management Business plans
  
• Perform other such duties in relation to work and asset management as Uisce Éireann may reasonably require
  

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• 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
  

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• Relevant third level qualification and/or accreditation is desirable and/or relevant experience
  
• A minimum of 5 years’ Experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable
  
• Ability to continuously develop and improve ways of working and points of escalation for customer issues to ensure our customers and communities receive high levels of service standards
  
• Demonstrated people management experience, guiding a team to work together and offer support to make the right decisions
  
• Experience of monitoring adherence to policies and controls and leading teams to work to the highest ethical and professional standards
  
• History of successfully challenging current processes and encouraging creative thinking to aim for and achieve standards
  
• Ability to be a strong advocate for safety and wellbeing practices and ensure these are constantly being followed within your team
  

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is 03/04/2026.

*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. xcfaprz 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.