Senior Water & Wastewater Network Operator

Irish Water; Cork; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Irish Water is seeking a Water Network Maintenance & Repair Senior Operative in Cork, Ireland. This role requires supervising maintenance activities across the water and wastewater network, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and managing team performance. The ideal candidate will hold a secondary level education, have a minimum of two years relevant experience, and possess a full, clean driving licence. This position may involve out-of-hours work with overtime and standby rates applying.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years relevant experience working in a similar role.
• Full, clean, class B driving licence is minimum requirement.
• Understanding of working within a strong health & safety culture is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the planned and reactive maintenance and repair activities.
• Ensure prompt response to alarms and provision of emergency cover.
• Support Customer teams with any issues/queries impacting service delivery.

Skills

Supervision

Problem-solving

Customer service

Education

Secondary level education or equivalent work experience

Tools

IT systems

PPE

Job description

Irish Water is seeking a Water Network Maintenance & Repair Senior Operative in Cork, Ireland. This role requires supervising maintenance activities across the water and wastewater network, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and managing team performance. The ideal candidate will hold a secondary level education, have a minimum of two years relevant experience, and possess a full, clean driving licence. This position may involve out-of-hours work with overtime and standby rates applying.