Technical Manager Flow and Spill

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 of circa £57,000
• Company car benefit
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary)
• Private health care (self only)
• 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: Midway, Halifax Road, Bradford, BD6 2SZ / Hybrid Working – (Three days office a week – Bradford) an expectation to attend sites when required.

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Manager Flow and Spill to join the River Health team here at Yorkshire Water by helping us 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 are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.  

Our Technical Manager Flow and Spill will work between Operational, Technical, Capital Delivery and Regulatory departments ensuring reporting needs meet the requirements of all parties, whilst delivering 100% compliance and operational performance targets.

Your role and your team of Technical Officers activities will drive continued improvements and higher performance standards against all performance areas related to Flow and spill Compliance within wastewater.

Where you fit in:

As our Technical Manager Flow and Spill you will:

Lead a team of Flow & Technical Officers, setting clear expectations and performance targets related to wastewater performance and regulatory compliance. It involves coordinating between various departments to ensure solutions meet all requirements and achieve 100% compliance. Efficiently manage resources, including personnel and budgets

It is crucial as our Technical Manager for you to ensure that all wastewater processes related to spill and flow comply with legislation and regulatory obligations. This includes creating, tracking, and reporting action plans to meet both external regulations and internal performance targets

You will be responsible for developing standard processes for investigating, identifying, and resolving process and asset shortfalls. This ensures that company procedures are followed and continuously improved

You will be producing and communicating performance metrics through reports and presentations. This helps in maintaining transparency and accountability within the organisation regarding flow and spill compliance

As the Technical Manager you will be developing risk registers to support asset planning, identifying and monitoring strategic performance requirements, and prioritising risks and issues for investment or operational management. This ensures proactive management of potential issues and continuous improvement in performance standards

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Experience working in Wastewater with process understanding
• Operating within a regulated industry or framework
• Environment regulatory understanding
• Experience with implementing Management Systems
• Processes and procedure creation and improvement
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaborative working
• People leadership

You will also benefit from having:

• People leadership and management skills
• You will be able to work comfortably influencing across multiple levels of the business and externally
• Interpersonal and relationship building
• Process improvement skills
• Excellent environmental compliance (knowledge, experience, passion)
• Change management and strategy delivery alongside conflict resolution
• Coaching
• Ability to acquire, understand, interpret, and disseminate information, both technical and financial
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex issues to others
• Flexible, adaptable and organised

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 this area 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.  

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.

No agencies please.