PMO Assurance and Controls 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, £62,700 - £94,050
• A company car lease/allowance scheme (£4,980 cash allowance) 
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 15% of annual salary) 
• Private health care (Self and partner, if applicable)
• 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: Buttershaw, Bradford, hybrid working (2 to 3 office days a week as required), pending office relocation to Leeds (LS10) from Summer 2026.

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a senior leadership role within the Asset Delivery PMO 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. The Asset Delivery team deliver Yorkshire Water’s major asset investment projects and programmes and are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. 

Under our Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) programme we will support a programme of giga project capital investment across Yorkshire and the wider UK. The DPC Assurance and Controls Manager will be an integral member of the PMO leadership team and the DPC leadership team and will play a critical role in the set-up of the DPC PMO and the longer term success of the programme through establishing a holistic and scalable approach to Project, Program and Business Risk Management. 

The DPC PMO will be closely aligned to the Asset Delivery PMO which sits within the Asset Delivery Directorate at Yorkshire Water. It will also work to fulfil and adhere to the needs of RAPID (the Water Industry joint regulatory body governing the DPC strategic programme).

Where you fit in:

As our DPC PMO Assurance and Controls Manager you will:

• Lead the DPC Project Control team in developing and implementing a fully integrated performance approach and ensure that financial forecasts, schedules and reports are aligned. 
• Drive the application of proportionate project control processes across the DPC programme to meet RAPID and YW goals
• Lead and develop programme and project health reporting, providing appropriate challenge and support in generating solutions to improve performance.
• Facilitate working sessions with RAPID, other utility companies and with YW stakeholders to agree success criteria of Project Control functions
• Work with the DPC leadership to roll out and monitor compliance with the project control processes including financial forecasting. 
• Coordinate Programme status reports and measure progress of key metrics, ensuring that the data is accurate. 
• Working closely with all DPC and YW Stakeholders to ensure consistency, best practice and continuous improvement is realised. 
• Proactive approach to identifying potential threats to project/programme performance
• Developing best practice and innovation and sharing the learning with the Asset Delivery PMO to drive maturity, supporting embedment.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Experience in working on PIF & Giga projects in a PMO or EPC environment across full life cycle
• Detailed knowledge of project control best practices and procedures
• Exhibited track record in project delivery from concept to handover 
• Practitioner or certified user of Prima-Vera, Cost Management tools, SQRA Risk systems 
• The ability to analyse and articulate key messages from project performance data
• Experience of developing and implementing detailed reports 
• Experience implementing Risk management and/or Change management processes.
• Experience of tracking and reporting project cost profiles and knowledge of financial reporting principles.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent people leadership skills
• Ability to challenge undesired behaviours appropriately
• Good IT skills and the ability to use multiple systems
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships across the wider teams

You will also benefit from having:

• Ability to coach and influence senior managers and key stakeholders
• Values and behaviours aligned to Yorkshire Water’s expectations
• Experience of working with complex commercial and contractual challenges
• Experience of working with complex commercial and contractual challenges

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 Major Projects PMO Risk Management 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.   

Accessibility 

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 might start interviewing and close the position earlier based on the response. To make sure you’re considered, please send in your application as soon as you can.

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.

No agencies please