Role: Pollution Manager

 Salary & Benefits: Salary £50,877 to £60,900 dependent on experience (pending a 5% salary increase from April 2024 onwards), a company car lease/allowance scheme, annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary), private health care, attractive pension scheme (Up to 10% company contribution), life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary and 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a wellness day. We also offer a fantastic flexible benefits package, where you can choose from benefits such as health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.  Colleagues also have access to a retail savings scheme, online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Base Location: This role is a flexible hybrid working arrangement and will be based in Bradford. There will be an expectation to visit sites in the Yorkshire region there a full valid driving licence (with no more than 6 points) is an essential requirement for this role.

Working Hours: Permanent.  37 hours per week Monday to Friday, expectation to participate in a people leader standby rota.

We have an opportunity for a Pollution Manager to join the River Health department 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. River Health is a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. 

The Pollution Manager will provide a centre of excellence for pollution; responsible for developing and implementing the company’s pollution reduction strategy, as well as tactical interventions to ensure industry leading pollution performance.  By understanding the root causes of failure, they will ensure that the business makes the right interventions and have the right controls in place to improve performance and prevent repeat incidents.

They will ensure that learning is identified and disseminated effectively across the wider business and that pollution related processes are rigorous and effective.  They will ensure that pollution risk awareness, performance and management are imbedded in our core operational day to day practices by driving a culture of operational excellence.

Where you fit in:

As our Pollution Manager Some of the key responsibilities you will have will include but are not limited to:

• Leading and performance managing a team of pollution experts to ensure values and behaviours, areas of focus and projects are delivered.
• Lead the team to deliver excellent performance by setting clear expectations linked to business targets, having meaningful performance discussions that recognise and reward the right performance and behaviours and challenges where individual performance and behaviours do not meet expectations.
• Drive excellent standards and performance in health and safety, risk management and control of work and ensure compliance with the YW Safety Policy.
• Demonstrate drive, energy and determination to deliver sustainable outperformance for YW that rigorously achieves against demanding competitive industry benchmarks.
• Ensure that robust financial management and commercial awareness form the foundation of all business decisions.
• Lead the team to deliver excellent customer and operational performance by setting clear expectations linked to business targets.
• Develop and implement the company’s pollution reduction strategy to ensure the delivery of both in-year and end of AMP UQ pollution targets.  Work with Data Science to ensure an up-to-date forecast glide path against agreed targets.

What skills, experience and qualifications you will need:

• Experience of managing and leading a team with a proven track record of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets.
• Strong team leadership and performance management skills and an ability to embed the Company’s Values and Behaviours throughout the team.
• Evidence of delivering business targets through leadership positions.
• Demonstrable technical experience in wastewater operations.
• Ability to acquire, understand and interpret information, both technical and financial.
• Proven planning ability - identifying priorities and actions to assist in delivering results.
• Experience of supporting and embedding change, able to influence and drive the right culture and behaviours.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to work across teams and departments and develops and maintain effective internal and external relationships.
• Strong Influencing and negotiating skills at both operational and management levels.
• Innovative and progressive thinking and a desire to seek and apply best practice.
• Excellent written & communication skills
• IT literate
• Ability to work flexibly, deliver results and to apply a progressive approach to the role.
• Highly motivated with a clearly demonstrated ability to use their own initiative in dealing with events and the unforeseen.

You will also benefit from having:

• Knowledge of company pollution processes.
• Knowledge of pollution regulatory measures.
• Knowledge of wastewater operational practices, particularly the sewerage network.
• Understanding of the wastewater asset base, particularly the sewerage network.
• H&S trained with either a NEBOSH or IOSH qualification.
• Demonstrable experience of managing performance of operational field teams.
• Project management experience.
• Evidence of providing exceptional customer service.
• Understanding and experience of financial and cost centre management.
• Good working knowledge of YW corporate systems.
• Previous experience in a commercially orientated and / or regulated environment.

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. If you could also, please upload an up-to-date copy of your CV outlining your relevant experience for the role.

Closing Date: 16th May 2024

Interviews: TBC

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.

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.

Yorkshire Water 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.