Role:  Asset Planning Manager – Integrated Catchments

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 £50,877 to £60,000 depending on experience.

• A company car lease/allowance scheme.
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary)
• Private health care.
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution from April)
• 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: We have an opportunity for an Asset Planning Manager to cover the Yorkshire region, in our Asset Management (Wastewater) department. The role is a flexible hybrid working arrangement with an expectation to attend sites from where your team(s) operate. 

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

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. Asset Management are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.  

The Asset Planning Manager – Integrated Catchments will provide and manage a safe, reliable and affordable Wastewater Asset Base which is optimised for capacity demands over a 2–8-year time horizon, ensuring that funding requirements are in place to achieve this and support delivery of regulatory performance and performance commitments across the business for our customers and the environment.

Where you fit in:

As our Asset Planning Manager – Integrated Catchments you will:

• Develop and lead a team of Wastewater Project sponsors to deliver Totex solutions to meet the needs of the business over 2–8-year time horizon.
• Demonstrate relentless drive, energy and determination to deliver sustainable outperformance for YW that rigorously achieves against demanding competitive industry benchmarks.
• Demonstrate comprehensive financial awareness of the AMP plan and utilise this awareness when building investment plans within the AMP.
• Build and implement asset investigations and investment business plan which deliver safe, reliable and cost-effective asset performance across the AMP.
• Act as the Asset Owner within the Wastewater Asset Management team for asset capacity planning and related interventions on the Integrated Wastewater System (including Networks, Pumping Stations, Emergency Overflows and Wastewater Treatment Works).  
• Work with other Asset Planning managers to ensure that a fully coordinated investment plan is delivered.
• Work with Operational colleagues to ensure that emerging risks are identified and appropriately managed in the Totex environment.
• Work with Operational and Strategic colleagues to ensure the investment plans meet current as well as future needs.
• Represent Wastewater Asset Planning at key decision making meetings in the business i.e. BIC, Asset Programme Board.
• Manage the Asset Planning team maintaining excellence in health and safety in all areas of work.
• Be a technical manager in the field of waste networks & treatment, to help team develop Totex solutions, that will mitigate or remove appropriate risks at asset and catchment levels.
• Work with strategy colleagues to build PR business plans to enable the company to deliver customer outcomes.

What skills experience and qualifications do you need?

• Experienced in leading highly successful teams, meeting key deliverables.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of managing Wastewater Catchments.
• Extensive experience of Asset Management principles
• Clear understanding of the position and role of Integrated Catchments Asset Planning as well as individual role in delivering company risk management plans
• Extensive and effective internal and external relationships
• Experienced in developing and maintaining key internal and external relationships.
• Experienced in supporting and embedding change, able to influence and drive the right culture and behaviours.
• Experience of delivering against challenging business targets.
• Clearly demonstrates the Yorkshire Water company values and behaviours.

You will also benefit from having:

• Previous experience in a commercially orientated and / or regulated environment.
• Previous experience gained within the Wastewater sectors or within the broader utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors.
• Proven experience in carrying out detailed investigations into performance shortfalls on Wastewater networks.
• Ability to communicate at different levels within an organisation.
• Experienced in Project management.

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 People Leader 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. Please apply online and complete the application process and submit your up-to-date CV, outlining your key reasons for applying for the role.

Closing date – 9th April

Interviews – TBC

Company Information

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, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.