Continuous Water Quality Delivery Manager

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

•    We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience up to £61,000.

•    Cash allowance car benefit up to £4,920.

•    Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary).

•    Private health care (self only).

•    Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution).

•    Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary.

•    25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!

•    A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.

•    Retail savings scheme.

•    Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location:  This role will initially be based at our Midway site in Buttershaw, Bradford but we’re moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026, so you’ll be based there in the future.  Hybrid working (2-3 office a week, and travel across the region).

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Continuous Water Quality Monitoring - Delivery Manager to join the River Health team here at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do!

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does.  Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.  River Health are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

This role will lead the end‑to‑end delivery of the Continuous Water Quality Monitoring (CWQM) programme across storm overflows and wastewater treatment works, ensuring full compliance with Section 82 of the Environment Act 2021.  You will oversee the deployment of monitoring technology, site selection, operational management, data assurance, and the public visualisation of outputs in line with Defra technical guidance and interim standards.  The position also carries a key external‑facing responsibility, representing Yorkshire Water with regulators and industry bodies.

Where you fit in!

As our Continuous Water Quality Delivery Manager you will be accountable for:

•    Programme planning, phasing and budget management to ensure delivery of at least 736 sites by 2030.

•    Manage technical consultants to provide robust assurance on siting and technology decisions.

•    Oversee the delivery of an operations, maintenance and calibration programme to achieve the required outputs for Section 82 compliance.

•    Establish and maintain programme governance and assurance frameworks, including regulatory reporting processes.

•    Define and manage our operational response, driving the development of operational intelligence, and shaping processes for real‑time investigation and response.

•    Set strategic direction for the delivery of real‑time water quality reporting and data transparency.

•    Represent Yorkshire Water on external working groups—industry and regulator‑led—ensuring standards are met and aligned with wider sector expectations.

•    Help to shape our PR24 direction through  the development of associated investment costs and delivery strategies.

What skills & qualifications you will have:

•    Extensive experience in leading complex, high‑value programmes or strategic organisational initiatives.

•    Strong capability to design, implement, and oversee delivery frameworks that align with long‑term organisational objectives.

•    Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build credibility at executive and regulatory levels.

•    Proven expertise in establishing and managing robust governance, risk, and assurance structures across multifaceted programmes.

•    Demonstrated leadership in directing cross‑functional teams and managing relationships with external delivery partners.

•    Significant experience in financial and resource planning, ensuring the efficient allocation and optimisation of programme budgets.

•    Ability to distil and communicate complex, technical, and regulatory information clearly and confidently to diverse senior audiences.

•    Strong understanding of the environmental regulatory landscape, including its operational and strategic implications.

•    Excellent interpersonal communication abilities, with a professional presence and high degree of emotional intelligence.

•    Meticulous attention to detail paired with strong organisational discipline to maintain momentum across multiple workstreams.

•    A full, valid EU driving licence and access to a car.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea? 

If you’ve got experience in delivering large programmes of work and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Closing date for this role is the 15th March 2026.

No agencies please.