Contracted Maintenance Engineer

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, 4b, £40617 - £50771 + 4.5% increase from April
• A company car through company car lease scheme as a Business Needs User 
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution, post April 2025) 
• Development opportunities in line with the Contracted Maintenance Engineer 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: Yorkshire Region 

Work type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday. Hybrid working, 2-3 days in the office/working on sites, with Teams based across the Yorkshire Water regional area.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Contracted Maintenance Engineer to join the Asset Delivery Contracted Maintenance 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. Contracted Maintenance is a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.  

The Asset Delivery Contracted Maintenance Team work with the Engineering/Maintenance suppliers to ensure we drive best value and the correct technical solution through the supply chain.  We aim to strengthen the collaboration and relationship between ourselves and our suppliers to ensure the timely and high-quality completion of the contracted maintenance tasks.

Where you fit in:

As a Contracted Maintenance Engineer you will:

• Oversee the contractor work basket, conducting regular reviews to identify and address issues. This will be done by utilising technical and commercial expertise to support contractors in overcoming challenges.
• Serve as a primary contact between contractors & YWS, actively engaging key framework providers, increasing asset availability, and reducing resolution times.  Ensure good value by building collaborative relationships with Contractors and Key YWS personnel ensuring open communication channels.
• Act as the primary point of escalation for issues from both contractors and YWS.  Resolve conflicts promptly to maintain project momentum and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Ensure the quality of work and adherence to defined scopes as specified by the work promoters. Conduct on-site engineering audits to validate work quality and compliance.
• Promote design improvements and innovation from suppliers through engineering channels within YWS, to support asset availability, reliability, and resilience.  
• Participate in framework tenders, providing technical and commercial support.  Promote positive changes based on lessons learned during previous framework periods.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Any two Qualifications within a matching or multi-disciplined Apprenticeship
  • NVQ Levels 1-3 in a MEICA discipline
  • City & Guilds Levels 1-3 in a MEICA discipline 
  • BTech National Diploma in a MEICA discipline
  • ONC/HNC in a MEICA discipline 
• Thorough understanding of MEICA work scopes and the delivery of such work.
• Knowledge of engineering in wastewater/clean water environments or other similar industrial applications
• Analytical skills for data evaluation, manipulation, and presentation.  
• Experience in asset root cause failure analysis within engineering. 
• Background in engineering maintenance (Electrical, Mechanical, ICA, or multi-skilled).
• Ability to work autonomously and communicate effectively. 
• Financial and commercial understanding within an engineering maintenance function.  
• Experience in relationship management and conflict resolution. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and asset/process-based IT systems like SAP.
• Valid driving licence and flexibility to travel across Yorkshire.
• Experience in supporting and embedding change, influencing culture and behaviours.

You will also benefit from having:

• Project management qualifications and/or experience
• Experience in managing the delivery of complex engineering maintenance programmes. 
• Previous role(s) with a likeness to the role purpose and covering similar key accountabilities within a utility or industrial sector with a similar asset inventory. 
• Technical and/or Vendor contract management experience.
• Experience scoping engineering work alongside pricing/estimating in an industrial environment.  
• Competent in the use of SAP, AI2, Mindjet Mind map, EDMS, Microsoft Project   
• IOSH Managing Safely or similar.
• Any specialisation in Water Industry asset base.
• Experience of delivering against challenging business targets.

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 relevant experience 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 proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date (February 5th), should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

No agencies please.