DPC Environmental Strategy 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, 3b, circa £65,000
• A company car lease/allowance scheme (£210 per month/ £2,520) 
• Annual incentiverelated bonus (up to 10% of annual salary) 
• Private health care
• 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: Bradford, hybrid working (1-2 office days / week)

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a DPC Environmental Strategy Manager to join the Regulatory Environmental 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. Major Projects DPC schemes are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.  

YW’s Strategic Resources Options (SRO) function will deliver an ambitious programme of water resources supply-side solution development / implementation to meet company, regional and national water supply challenges.  The DPC Environmental Strategy Manager will be responsible for scoping, commissioning and delivering (through YW and/or partner frameworks) the environmental workstreams supporting the SRO programme. They will ensure that the workstreams are delivered to time/programme and of the highest quality. 

Where you fit in:

As our DPC Environmental Strategy Manager you will;

• Ensure compliance with all statutory environmental considerations and identify opportunities for environmental enhancement through improved design/mitigation/innovation
• Identify and coordinate key dependencies from environmental perspective across the four DPC projects for the Environmental workstream.
• Lead the DPC Environmental activities: Managing the preparation of documentation for regulatory submissions including RAPID gateway submissions and Ofwat DPC stages. Where necessary, coordinating environmental inputs on SRO projects into Price Review, WRMP and other regulatory submissions.
• Establish and manage an appropriate governance and assurance process for effective decision making and approvals of DPC environmental activities, where necessary aligning with existing YW processes. 
• Manage risks, issues and opportunities across the environmental activities and wider DPC programme escalating key risks through the governance process.
• Be a member of the DPC Leadership team facilitating regular programme meetings to track progress and escalate decisions in regard to DPC environmental matters.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• The Environmental Strategy Manager should have a detailed understanding of the SRO process and in particular the Rapid Gated requirements for environmental components, preferably with knowledge of the All Company Working Group (ACWG) approaches. 
• The Environmental Strategy Manager will be experienced in developing environmental scopes, both technical and on-technical report writing, and compiling/quality assuring deliverables.
• Degree in a relevant discipline.
• Detailed understanding of UK water policy and environmental legislation
• Substantial experience of regulatory liaison and management.
• Fully capable of working across teams and business units on a variety of levels.
• Ability to manage complex stakeholder engagement and find compromise solutions.
• Owns and has a positive attitude to solving problems.

You will also benefit from having:

• Postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• Membership of appropriate professional body.
• Strong interpersonal skills, which are used to effectively influence and negotiate on environmental legislation matters at regional and national levels.
• 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 experience in Environmental Strategy 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.

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