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Role: Project Manager

 

Salary & Benefits: Salary £40,932 to £51,165 per annum dependant on experience, annual bonus, attractive pension scheme (Up to 10% company contribution), life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary and 25 days annual leave, bank holidays, plus a wellness day and development opportunities in line with the Project Manager progression plan. 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!

 

Location: Buttershaw Bradford – flexible hybrid working

 

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday within a standard working window.

 

We have an opportunity for a Project Manager to join the Asset Management department at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

 

As our Project Manager, you will manage multiple projects within the AMP7 Wastewater Portfolio to support in driving Operational Excellence. You will work collaboratively with colleagues from Wastewater and across the business to drive projects to achieve our regulatory obligations around Wastewater Outcome Delivery Incentive (ODI) and stretching Business Plan targets. Our Project Manager will ensure that projects are delivered within scope, to cost, time and quality, ensuring risks and issues are managed and mitigated.

 

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. 

 

Where you fit in:

 

As our Project Manager, you will be able to work within a partnering environment and form and maintain excellent internal and external working relationships. You will also:

  • Have strong commercial acumen and programme monitoring and forecasting skills to ensure robust financial, project reporting, business-case creation and return on investment analysis.
  • Demonstrate a can-do attitude with drive and determination to resolve or escalate project risks and issues swiftly to the appropriate personnel and forums.
  • Understand technical and business issues to assist in developing projects to solve the problem.
  • Have demonstrable experience in managing multiple projects and change within an operational environment.
  • Manage key stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally, ensuring effective communication plans are in place.
  • Produce high quality project and implementation plans, reports, project status and ongoing change management in a moving environment.
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 What skills experience & qualifications you will need:

 

Our Project Manager will have experience working in a multidisciplinary team, driving business excellence and performance throughout project delivery. Holding a project management qualification (APM PMQ, Prince 2 or equivalent), you will also:

  • Be a strong communicator, able to negotiate and influence across all levels of the business.
  • Have excellent stakeholder management skills, both internal and external
  • Be confident in creating and presenting information to a wider audience, able to convey complex ideas which are easily understood in non-technical circles.
  • Have the skills to create strong, impactful business cases, to secure investment and drive business benefits.
  • Demonstrate resilience, with the ability to manage fast-paced change across multiple disciplines, whilst managing conflicting priorities
  • Be conversant with Microsoft packages including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Projects and PowerBI
  • Be IT literate with an ability to learn the usage of company specific software to support on project outputs including Programme Management tools, Planning and Scheduling systems, Geographic Information Systems etc.
  • Have a strong understanding on Health and Safety regulations and the importance of application in a working environment.

 

You will also benefit from having:

 

  • Previous experience gained within the Water or Wastewater sector or within the broader utilities, process, or manufacturing industry sector.
  • Experience in contractor management on site, as well as a wider awareness of Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations and relevant Health & Safety Legislation
  • Understanding of how the Water industry is regulated and able to articulate some of the present challenges facing Wastewater (for example, Pollution, Internal and External Sewer Flooding events etc).

 

If you’re an experienced Project Management 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.

 

Advert closing date: 12th May 2024

Assessment dates: To be announced shortly.

 

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

 

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.

 

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.

What's in it for you?

Career enhancement and development, colleague well-being and a genuinely positive work experience for all are key priorities. We are continuously evolving and improving our ways of working and you will support us in achieving our vision of 'taking responsibility for the water environment for good'.

If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, then please apply on line and complete the application process.

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.

The Kelda Group provides water and sewerage services to domestic and business customers across the UK, managing the following subsidiary companies: - 

Yorkshire Water, is the main subsidiary company providing water and sewerage services to 4.7 million people and 130,000 businesses in the Yorkshire region. Its activities are regulated by the Water Services Regulation Authority, Ofwat Loop Customer Management Ltd specialises in delivering customer service support to Yorkshire Water that includes billing, debt recovery and incident management. Employing more than 600 people, Loop have built up an impressive list of industry awards and achievements since being created in 2000 and is currently listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 list as being one of the best companies to work for.

Kelda Water Services (KWS) manages Kelda's non-regulated water and waste water contract operations. It is now the second biggest player in the UK market for outsourced clean and waste water services.

Kelda Water Services Retail offer quality, integrity and partnership but it is never just about the technologies behind our solutions in water. It is about the structure, delivery and even the financing of those solutions, and about giving our customers a level of convenience they never knew was possible.

KeyLand Developments Limited (KeyLand Developments) is responsible for managing, developing and disposing of the group's surplus property assets, either on its own or in partnership with outside organisations.

Kelda Group values equality, diversity and inclusion we believe that everyone should be treated with respect. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, religion or belief and trade union membership.

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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