Sewer Flooding Strategy Manager

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We are offering a competitive salary (salary 3a) from £63,000 to £70,000 depending on experience.
• 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: We have an exciting opportunity for a Sewer Flooding Strategy Manager to join the Wastewater Service Delivery Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you? The role will be covering the Yorkshire region and is a flexible hybrid working arrangement with an expectation that some time will be spent working from the operational 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. The Wastewater Service Delivery Team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. 

Where you fit in:

As our Sewer Flooding Strategy Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring that the business delivers on its AMP 8 performance associated to Internal Sewer Flooding (ISF), External Sewer Flooding (ESF) & Collapse.

The Sewer Flooding Strategy Manager will provide a centre of excellence for network performance improvement; responsible for maintaining and managing the company’s sewer flooding reduction strategies, as well as tactical interventions to ensure our journey to industry leading 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.

Deliver network improvement through the delivery of proactive programmes and reducing network abuse, ensuring blockage reduction strategies see benefit realisation.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• The successful applicant will have a strong customer focus, be a dynamic, passionate, and experienced people leader and 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
• You will have experience of leading or embedding change with the ability to influence and drive the right cultures and behaviours.
• 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
• Excellent written & communication skills
• You will be proficient in IT and will have in-depth knowledge of Microsoft applications.
• You will have proven experience of strategic thinking, establishing clear strategic direction of developing and implementing the Company’s Strategic Business Objectives and Vision
• Highly motivated with a clearly demonstrated ability to use their own initiative in dealing with events and the unforeseen
• It is essential that you have strong interpersonal, communication and influencing and negotiation skills with the ability to work across teams and departments. to gain commitment from senior stakeholders.
• Experience of understanding where their team’s role fits within a business plan and then implementing plans to deliver the outputs
• Demonstrate relentless drive, energy and determination to deliver sustainable outperformance for YW that rigorously achieves against demanding competitive industry benchmarks

You will also benefit from having:

• Knowledge of company pollution and sewer flooding processes
• Knowledge of pollution and sewer flooding 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

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 Sewer Flooding Strategy 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.  

Closing Date: 15th April

Interviews: TBC

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 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.

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.