Engineering Design 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, (3a), £80,000 to £90,000
• A company car benefit – £7,200 allowance per year 
• Up to 20% annual incentive related bonus (April '26-'27)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution) 
• Private health care (self and partner if applicable)
• Development opportunities in line with the Engineering Design Manager 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: hybrid working with a notional base in Bradford/Leeds, although we have many offices around Yorkshire. 

Work type: Permanent. Typically 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday although we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.

Do you have experience of leading design teams and have a passion for embedding new approaches and improving the environment?   

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Design Manager to join the Engineering team at Yorkshire Water helping to provide the best service to our customers, our operational colleagues and the environment. 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 Engineering Design Team are a key part of how we meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.    

The Engineering Design Manager will oversee a multi-discipline team of around 30 design and assurance engineers whose responsibility is to oversee the Design phases of our End-to-End Capital Delivery process undertaken by our Contracting and Consulting Partners.

You will guide the design activities in the capital programme to ensure that the most economical, sustainable, and lowest carbon design solutions are developed focussing upon:

• Innovative approaches to complex challenges  
• Optimisation and upgrading of existing assets and processes 
• Developing systems and nature-based solutions
• Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA).

You will liaise with and ensure partner organisations are providing design and construction solutions based on these principles. 

Where you fit in

As our Engineering Design Manager you will:

• Provide leadership, technical direction and management to a multi-disciplinary engineering design team
• Spearhead and optimise the engineering assurance process for designs prepared by partner at outline design and Capital Delivery partners at tender and construction design.
• Provide expert engineering support to the design, construction and commissioning process from project definition through to detailed design, construction, commissioning and handover of capital schemes. 
• Ensure that the Engineering design team, design consultants and construction partners develop technically and economically proficient engineering solutions against a TOTEX and whole life cycle process (cost & carbon).
• Manage the liaison with suppliers, technical planning and procurement personnel on design and specification of equipment and construction activities to increase the quality and number of standard designs and percentage of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA). 
• Be the impetus to developing innovation and engineering excellence through the programme by leading partner forums and supply chain engagement. 
• Drive excellent standards and performance in health and safety in design, risk management and ensure compliance with the YW Safety Policy. 

What passion, skills & qualifications you will need:  

• A desire to improve our natural environment. 
• A passion for driving technical change and improvement through challenging the status quo. 
• An understanding of the benefits of systemic thinking to drive effective solutions. 
• Chartered Engineer status with a degree level qualification (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline. 
• Significant, proven relevant engineering design, construction and management experience.
• Experience of driving innovation and optimisation of plant and processes. 
• Experience of managing and driving a multi-discipline technical/engineering team with a proven track record of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets. 
• Significant knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts into more readily understood information suitable for a wider business audience. 
• Able to influence people across multifunctional teams throughout the business. 
• Experience of working on multiple deliverables to project deadlines. 
• Experience in the application of quality procedures and document control in engineering design. 
• Full valid UK driving license.

Do we sound like your cup of tea?   

If you’ve got experience as an Engineering Design Manager 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.

Just a Heads-up!! We may close this campaign as soon as a suitable candidate is found. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

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