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Senior Planner (SRO)

 

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, 3b, circa £52,955 - £67,891, depending on experience
  • A company car allowance (£6,000) 
  • Annual incentive related bonus (up to 15% 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 two extra wellness days! 
  • 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 move to Leeds (LS10) from Summer, 2026.

 

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

 

We have an exciting opportunity for a senior professional 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 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) programme we will support a programme of major project capital investment across Yorkshire and the wider UK. The Senior Planner (SRO) will play a critical role in the SRO Programme. 

 

The SRO PMO will be closely aligned to the core 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 SRO programme).

 

Where you fit in:

 

As our Senior Planner (SRO), you will:

Provide Senior planning capability for a £3bn water infrastructure programme to ensure regulatory compliance, efficiency, and safety.

 

Core Responsibilities

 

Schedule Management: Create and maintain complex, integrated programme schedules and work breakdown structures.

 

Compliance & Governance: Align timelines with Ofwat’s gated process and internal corporate standards and requirements.

 

Baseline & EVM: Build resource-loaded baselines suitable for Earned Value Management (EVM).

 

Partner Oversight: Validate third-party contractor schedules against NEC contractual parameters.

 

Performance Tracking: Monitor progress using SPI/CPI metrics and produce executive dashboards.

 

Risk & Scenario Planning: Run "what-if" scenarios, resolve schedule slippage, and proactively mitigate bottlenecks.

 

Cross-Functional Unity: Collaborate with Cost, Risk, and Commercial teams to manage change controls.

 

Advisory Leadership: Provide expert planning guidance to senior leaders and project managers.

 

What skills & qualifications you will need:

 

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Planning, ideally working on large scale infrastructure projects/programmes. Significant experience in all aspects of planning and scheduling and fluent in the use of Prima-Vera (OPC)

    • Work Breakdown and Control Account creation
    • Preparation and update of logic linked programme 
    • Baseline management
    • Critical path analysis
    • Preparation of periodic reports
    • Expert knowledge of resource loading programmes, progress measurement, earned value analysis, completion forecasting and status reporting 
    • Prima-Vera administration / Super-User

 

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to challenge undesired behaviours appropriately 
  • Experience of working within Programme Management Office (PMO) environments
  • Good IT skills and the ability to operate professional planning tools, specifically P6
  • Ability to collaborate and build relationships across the wider teams.

 

You will also benefit from having:

 

  • Experience of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets.
  • Previous experience in a commercially orientated and/or regulatory environment.
  • Understanding of Ofwat Major Water Infrastructure Programme Gated Process.
  • Knowledge of Project Controls tools and principals.
  • Prima-Vera certified.
  • APM/PMP certification

 

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 Senior Planning 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.

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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