Distribution Maintenance Planner

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, from £26,976 to £33,059 (working 37 hours)

•    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 Distribution Maintenance Planner progression plan

•    25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day! (additional days in lieu of working any bank holidays)

•    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: This role will initially be based in Bradford (2 days in the office a week with hybrid working) but we’re moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026, so you’ll be based there in the future.

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Distribution Maintenance Planner within Distribution Maintenance 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. Water Planning and Engineering are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

We are currently looking for a Distribution Maintenance Planner within Distribution Maintenance to assist the business and directly contribute to providing clean and safe drinking water. A key measure of this performance commitment is the Drinking Water Quality Contacts measure. Our Distribution Maintenance Planner will add real value with their distribution knowledge and experience, facilitating the undertaking of a specialised activity on the network. Your skill set will also help us to establish best working practices to optimise our performance, being able to achieve the reduction of water quality contacts we receive as a business.

We have highlighted the top 200 DMAs by number of water quality contacts received. This is a real opportunity to directly contribute to one of our main performance commitments, playing a pivotal role in assisting the business outperform. You will be working in a variety of areas, including but not limited to; planning, risk mitigation, enabling works, logging, logistics and resource management.

Where you fit in!

As our Distributions Maintenance Planner you will;

•    Be responsible for the logistics and resource planning for flushing teams and oversee localised end FH flushing programme

•    Mitigate and plan all work including WAND, warning letters, blasting and TMA

•    Undertake data collection and inputting and co-ordinate in zone surveys

•    Plan pre and post logger deployment, balanced against other activities

•    Organise /facilitate changes to plans or resources when unforeseen issues arise, informing and communicating with relevant parties of all planned work including waste, control etc

•    Plan in out of hours work and all relevant mitigation and contingencies

•    Use Advantex to schedule work to technicians

•    Effectively schedule cyclical hydrant flushes to known timescales

•    Plan and schedule time for air valve checks

What skills & qualifications you will need:

As our Distribution Maintenance Planner, you will be required communicate effectively and frequently with our Planning Engineers on work levels, using Excel for the works tracker and Advantex to schedule work to teams. You will also:

•    Have extensive clean water distribution knowledge, with previous experience in logistics and resource management

•    Have experience of CMEX and Customer Service

•    Understand the mitigation process for undertaking planned work on the water network and all key stakeholders interests

•    Manage team training, holidays, and resource levels effectively

•    Demonstrate excellent Excel skills to track and record progress of work

You will also benefit from having:

•    Understand DOMS process

•    Be competent or familiar with the EDMS, Odyssey, SAP Production and Lotus Notes software

•    Understand or have previous experience with Hydraulic principles

•    Understand the TMA process

•    Knowledge of WAND process

Although our assets are operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year the company is committed to support flexible work patterns and job share options, where possible, to give you more control over your time and responsibilities. Whether you have child-care responsibilities or are looking for the ideal work-life balance our flexible options can offer work patterns that suit your needs.

If you’re an experienced Distribution Maintenance Planner professional and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you.

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.

Closing Date – 23rd February 2026

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.

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.