Contract Technician

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 (£31,156 - £38,915) 
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution) 
• Development opportunities in line with the Contract Technician progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day! 
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary 
• 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: West Yorkshire / Hybrid Working (circa 2 days in the office  – Bradford initially then Leeds)

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Contract Technician to join the Commercial team 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. The Commercial function is a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

This role sits at the heart of the Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) team, underpinning governance, financial control and programme discipline. If you are highly organised, commercially aware and motivated by supporting high-profile infrastructure delivery, this could be the role for you. 

Where you fit in:

As our Contract Technician you will:

• Lead requisitioning activities across the DPC programme and deputise for project requisitioners where required.
• Undertake goods receipting, maintain accurate spend logs and support timely vendor payment in liaison with Accounts Payable.
• Administer non-PO payments and oversee timesheet logging and allocation across projects and programme codes.
• Maintain and develop the DPC Pipeline database, ensuring early visibility of sourcing and resource needs  particularly time-and-materials engagements.
• Coordinate the team’s involvement in Strategic Consultancy Control (SCC) and off-Payroll worker compliance processes.
• Organise logistics for market engagement events and maintain structured Q&A and engagement records.
• Issue periodic communications to the DPC community, wider Yorkshire Water teams and framework participants.
• Maintain the contract repository, task instructions and work order summaries, ensuring version control and handbook updates are implemented.
• Obtain and log KPI and performance reports from suppliers.
• Monitor team training compliance and support holiday coordination and resource visibility.
• Provide structured administrative support to ensure continuity and audit readiness across the programme. 

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Strong administrative and financial processing experience within a corporate or regulated environment.
• Experience working with procurement systems (e.g. SAP Ariba), spend tracking and timesheet management.
• High levels of organisation, accuracy and document control discipline.
• Confidence coordinating stakeholders, events and structured communications.
• Ability to manage multiple data logs and maintain auditable records.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to engage colleagues at all levels.
• Demonstrates the Yorkshire Water values and behaviours.

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 a Corporate or Regulated environment 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.

No agencies please.