
Kevin Murray has considerable experience of public water services delivery in Ireland having acted as the Client's Representative for a range of water and wastewater projects over the last ten years. In particular, Kevin has been the leading consultant in Ireland in the implementation of national water pricing policy through programmes such as the metering of non-domestic water connections. He has spoken at several conferences and in the national media on water pricing policy and service delivery.
Kevin J Murray & Co works with clients across the supply chain to explore the strategic challenges and opportunities arising from the changes that are emerging in water services delivery in Ireland. These changes include the need to respond to EU directives, create a sustainable funding model, finance and implement large capital investment, and develop national service delivery models. Key clients include local authorities, utility companies, civil engineering contractors, and product manufacturers / suppliers.
At a local level, Kevin J Murray & Co works with individual small and large non-domestic consumers to examine their water bills and explore means to reduce water costs.
Project Manager/Director for the procurement of a comprehensive non-domestic water metering service for the four local authorities in the Dublin Region, using a FIDIC DBO form of contract. (The largest of eight (8) similar metering projects.) |
Project Manager for a DBO project to procure a water metering and billing service of the non-domestic sector. This was a demonstration project and involved the preparation of Notes for Guidance for other local authorities in Ireland, on behalf of the DEHLG. |
Project Manager and Technical Editor on a project to prepare a suite of Model Forms of Contract and Guidance Notes for Water Services to provide a mechanism for the recovery of water charges in accordance with the “polluter-pays” principle. |
Project Director/ Manager for the detailed design and construction phases of an urban main drainage scheme and 16,000 PE wastewater treatment plant in the coastal town of Youghal, Co. Cork. Value: €21M |
Kevin Murray is a Chartered Civil & Structural Engineer with more than 20 years experience as a consultant in Ireland and the UK.
