Graduate Programme

Water; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Uisce Éireann invites recent graduates to join its 2-year Graduate Programme in Engineering or Business Operations, with three 8-month rotations across Infrastructure Delivery, Asset Management & Sustainability, and Chief Operations Directorates.

The programme combines hands-on project exposure, formal training through Uisce University, mentoring, and pathways to permanent roles on completion. Start date is September 2027, with hybrid work arrangements from Cork or Dublin offices.

Qualifications

• Degree requirement for either Engineering stream (BEng) or Business Operations stream (Business/Commerce/BIS)
• Natural problem solver with strong communication and teamwork
• Initiative, innovation and drive to deliver
• Curiosity and ambition for your work
• Eligible to work in Ireland for the duration of the programme

Skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Curiosity

Education

Engineering degree (BEng) or Business Operations degree (Business/Commerce/BIS)

Bachelor/Master’s degree

Job description

Uisce Éireann Graduate Opportunities 2027

We live water. Start your career with a splash.

About Uisce Éireann

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, passing on a safe and secure water system to a rapidly growing population and empowering Ireland’s social and economic growth.

So, we’re passionate about helping our people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to communities all over Ireland. Our aim is to attract and develop talented and skilled people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. We believe that such a strong workforce will help us achieve our goals and allow us to continue investing in, and advancing, Ireland’s water services.

Our Graduate Talent Programme

At Uisce Éireann we recognise that today’s emerging talent is tomorrow’s leadership. That’s why we invest in our early careers professionals from day one, offering comprehensive development programmes that lay the foundation for long-term success. We believe that early career professionals are the key to our future. We empower them to grow, offering pathways to success that align with both their ambitions and our organisational goals.

For 2027 we are recruiting talented graduates to join our 2-year Graduate Programme across 2 Specialist Streams: Engineering and Business Operations.

Both streams are 2 years in duration and consist of 3 X 8-month rotations across our Infrastructure Delivery, Asset Management & Sustainability and Chief Operations Directorates. This will give you a unique opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of projects and exposure to a variety of internal and external stakeholders. Learn more about the areas you will rotate through below:

• Our Chief Operations Office is responsible for delivering essential water services across Ireland, combining operational excellence with a strong customer focus. It oversees both the treatment and management of over 3.3 billion litres of water and wastewater daily, while maintaining an extensive network of infrastructure assets and pipelines. At the same time, it ensures a high-quality experience for domestic and non-domestic customers, managing billing, customer interactions, and strategy implementation through the Customer Contact Centre. Together, Asset and Customer Operations work seamlessly to provide safe, reliable and efficient water services to communities nationwide.

• Our Infrastructure Delivery Directorate is managing the delivery of an unprecedented programme of capital investment in Ireland's water infrastructure. Infrastructure Delivery is made up of 5 distinct and related functions- Water, Wastewater, Water Supply Project, Commercial and Portfolio. The Directorate aims to Transform Ireland’s water infrastructure by delivering timely, essential, value for money water services.

• Our Asset Management & Sustainability Directorate is responsible for strategic planning, prioritisation, and development of Uisce Éireann’s Capital Works ensuring Irish Water’s capital investment portfolio is developed and managed to deliver benefits to customers, stakeholders, the environment and the wider society as well as providing environmental assessment and management expertise across Uisce Éireann. It is made up a of a number of areas including Asset Strategy, Asset Intelligence, Asset Planning and Asset Investment.

Unlock your Potential

At Uisce Éireann, we believe that your career is a journey, and the Graduate Programme is just the beginning. From day one, you’ll be immersed in a dynamic, supportive environment where continuous learning is part of the culture. Our structured Uisce University development pathway includes technical training, professional skills workshops, and one-to-one mentoring designed to help you grow in confidence, capability and impact.

We’re committed to developing future leaders who will shape the sustainable future of Ireland’s water services. Through hands-on experience, cross-functional projects, and access to industry experts, you’ll gain the tools, knowledge and insight to make meaningful contributions – not just to Uisce Éireann, but to the communities we serve right across Ireland. Your growth is our investment, and together we’ll help you build a career with purpose.

Successful applicants will join Uisce Éireann in September 2027 and can be based out of our Cork or Dublin Offices, with hybrid working arrangements available. On successful completion of this 2-year programme, a number of permanent positions will be available within Uisce Éireann.

We are looking for recent or prospective honours Bachelors/Masters Graduates that can demonstrate the following:

• A relevant degree – those pursuing the Engineering stream must have a BEng degree in any discipline, those pursuing the Business Operations stream should have a degree in Business/Commerce/BIS or similar.

• A natural problem solver who relishes working in diverse teams, with strong communication skills.

• Initiative, innovation and drive, and a pride in the work you deliver.

• A keen interest, curiosity, and ambition in your work.

• Eligible to work in Ireland for the duration of the programme.

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.

Deiseanna do Chéimithe 2027 Uisce Éireann

Tá uisce ag croílár ár saoil. Cuir tús thar barr ar fad le do ghairmréim.

Maidir le hUisce Éireann

Is sinne Uisce Éireann. Gach lá, bímid freagrach as seirbhísí uisce atá slán, sábháilte agus inbhuanaithe a sholáthar do mhuintir na hÉireann. Mar fhóntas uisce rialáilte náisiúnta na hÉireann, is í ár bhfís go mbeidh Éire inbhuanaithe ann ina bhfuil meas ar uisce agus ina bhfuil sé cosanta, don domhan agus do na saolta uile a gcothaítear leis.

Is é an cuspóir atá ag Uisce Éireann ná a bheith inchurtha leis an dúshlán a bhaineann le seirbhísí bunathraitheacha uisce a sholáthar chun go mbeidh rath ar phobail. Ciallaíonn sé sin gur údar mór bróid dúinn freagracht a ghlacadh as ár soláthar uisce a chosaint chun go mbeidh córas sábháilte seasmhach uisce ar fáil do dhaonra atá ag fás go tapa, rud a chumasaíonn fás sóisialta agus eacnamaíoch na hÉireann.

Dírímid, mar sin, ar chabhrú lenár bhfoireann an obair is fearr dá saol a dhéanamh ionas go mbeidh tionchar dearfach ag an obair sin ar phobail ar fud na hÉireann. Tá sé mar aidhm againn daoine cumasacha oilte a mhealladh agus a fhorbairt, ar daoine iad as cúlraí éagsúla agus ag a bhfuil saineolas agus tuiscint a bhíonn ag dul i bhfeabhas i gcónaí. Creidimid go gcuideoidh a leithéid d’fórsa saothair láidir linn maidir lenár spriocanna a bhaint amach agus go ligfidh sé dúinn leanúint leis an infheistiú dár gclár, agus go bhfhéadfadh go mbeidh d’fhorbairt agus infheistiú dár gclár, and…

Ár gClár Tallainne Céimithe

Le haghaidh 2027 tá céimithe cumasacha á n-earcú againn chun dul lenár gClár 2 bhliain do Chéimithe ar fud 2 Shruth Speisialtóireachta: Innealtóireacht agus Oibríochtaí Gnó.

• Tá ár nOifig Príomhoibríochtaí freagrach as seirbhísí uisce bunriachtanacha a sholáthar ar fud na hÉireann, agus barr feabhais oibríochtúil á chomhcheangal le fócas láidir ar chustaiméirí. Déanann sí maoirseacht ar chóireáil agus ar bhainistíocht araon maidir le níos mó ná 3.3 billiún lítear uisce agus fuíolluisce gach lá, agus líonra fairsing sócmhainní bonneagair agus píblínte á chothabháil ag an am céanna. Ag an am céanna, cinntíonn sí eispéireas ardchaighdeáin do chustaiméirí tí agus tráchtála, agus bainistíocht á déanamh ar bhillí, ar idirghníomhaíochtaí le custaiméirí, agus ar fheidhmiú straitéisí tríd an Ionad Teagmhála Custaiméirí. Le chéile, oibríonn Oibríochtaí Sócmhainní agus Custaiméirí gan stró chun seirbhísí atá sábháilte, iontaofa agus éifeachtúil a chur ar fáil do phobail ar fud na tíre.

• Bainistíocht á déanamh ag ár Stiúrthóireacht Soláthair Bonneagair ar sholáthar cláir nach bhfacthas riamh d’infheistíochtaí caipitiúla i mbonneagar uisce na hÉireann. Tá Soláthar Bonneagair comhdhéanta de 5 fheidhm ar leith agus gháolmhara – Uisce, Fuíolluisce, Tionscadal Soláthair Uisce, Tráchtáil agus Punann. Is é aidhm na Stiúrthóireachta bonneagar uisce na hÉireann a bhunathrú trí sheirbhísí uisce tráthúla, bunriachtanacha, agus ar luach ar airgead a sholáthar.

• Ár Stiúrthóireacht Bainistíochta Sócmhainní & Inbhuanaitheacht freagrach as pleanáil straitéiseach, cur in ord tosaíocht, agus forbairt Oibreacha Caipitiúla Uisce Éireann, ag cinntiú go ndéantar punann infheistíochta caipitiúla Uisce Éireann a fhorbairt agus a bhainistiú chun tairbhí a chur ar fáil do chustaiméirí, do pháirtithe leasmhara, don chomhshaol agus don tsochaí i gcoitinne chomh maith le saineolas measúnaithe agus bainistíochta comhshaoil a chur ar fáil ar fud Uisce Éireann. Tá sí comhdhéanta de roinnt réimsí agus Straitéis Sócmhainní, Éirim Sócmhainní, Pleanáil Sócmhainní agus Infheistíocht Sócmhainní san áireamh.

Lig le d’Acmhainn

Ag Uisce Éireann, creidimid gur ionann do ghairm agus turas, agus níl sa Clár do Chéimithe ach tús an turais sin. Ón gcéad lá, déanfar tú a thumadh i dtimpeallacht dhinimiciúil, thacúil ina bhfuil foghlaim leanúnach ina cuid den chultúr. San áireamh le conair forbartha struchtúrtha Ollscoil Uisce dár gach tá oiliúint theicniúil, ceardlanna scileanna gairimiúla, agus meantóireacht duine le duine atá deartha le cuidiú leat bheith níos muiníní, níos cumasaí agus níos feidhmiúla.

Rachaidh iarratasóirí rathúla le hUisce Éireann i Meán Fómhair 2027 agus d'fhéadfadh siad a bheith lonnaithe inár n-oifigí i gCorcaigh nó i mBaile Átha Cliath, agus socruithe oibre hibrideacha ar fáil. Ar chríochnú rathúil an chláir2 bhliain seo, beidh roinnt post buan ar fáil laistigh d'Uisce Éireann.

Táimid ar lorg Céimithe Baitsiléara/Máistir onóracha úrnua nó ionchasacha atá in ann na nithe a leanas a thaispeáint:

• Céim ábhairtha - ní mór go bhfuil céim B.Innealtóireachta i ndisciplín ar bith acu siúd a rachaidh sa sruth Innealtóireachta, agus ba cheart go mbeadh céim sa Ghnó/Tráchtáil/BIS nó a coibhéis acu siúd a rachaidh sa sruth Oibríochtaí Gnó.

• Réiteoir nádúrtha fadhbanna a bhaineann sult as a bheith ag obair i bhfoirne éagsúla, ag a bhfuil scileanna láidre cumarsáide.

• Tioncnaí, nuálachas agus treallús, mar aon le mórtas san obair a chuireann tú i gcrích.

• An-spéis, fiosracht, agus uaillmhian maidir le do chuid oibre.

• Incháilithe chun oibriú in Éirinn le linn thréimhse an chláir.

Is fostóir comhdheiseanna é Uisce Éireann

Táimid tiomanta d'ionad oibre éagsúil agus cuimsitheach a chur ar fáil agus tá straitéis agus creat láidir againn ar a dtugtar ibelong chun é sin a chumasú. Is fostóir comhdheiseanna muid agus trínár bpróiseas earcaíochta, spreagaimid agus fáiltímid roimh iarratais ó dhaoine aonair a bhfuil suim acu agus atá cáilithe go cuí beag beann ar inscne, ar aois, ar bunús ciníoch nó eitneach, ar bhallraíocht den lucht siúil, ar reiligiún nó ar chreidimh, ar stádas teaghlaigh nó ar stádas sibhialta, ar chlaonadh gnéis/ar fhéiniúlacht inscne nó ar mhíchumas.