WAND Compliance Engineer

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 £38,700 -£48,376
• Company Car Benefit
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the WAND Compliance Engineer progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 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 - Dependent on Successful Candidate. Base would be one of YW operational sites. Flexibility for some homeworking.

This role sits into the Network Engineering Department and reports directly to the Technical Engineering Manager.

We have an exciting opportunity for a WAND Compliance Engineer to join the Water 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?

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. Water Service Delivery are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. 

Where you fit in:

As our WAND Compliance Engineer you will

• The WAND Compliance Engineer will undertake an impartial audit of WAND compliance to protocol and provide assurance and governance to our regulators.
• The role will develop audit plans for field, leakage and approvers as agreed with the regulator and will identify training needs using audit results from authors, approvers and readers of the WAND database.
• The successful candidate will also develop updates and undertake administration duties of the WAND system working closely with colleagues in IT. You will ensure any future updates requested by regulators, management or operatives regarding the risk assessment process are appropriate and deliverable. You will also be required to assist and support your team and colleagues in water planning and engineering team during periods of escalation or at the request of your manager if the business requires extra resilience.
• You’ll be expected to develop, with agreement of all stakeholders, the process of repeated poor performance or noncompliance from authors or approvers as determined by the audit.
• You’ll also deliver training (where required) to authors and approvers of the WAND risk assessment database in line with protocol as well as (where required) refresher training for authors and approvers failing an audit.
• You’ll drive the relevant processes for exceptional circumstances of adverse weather or prolong periods of escalation and recovery to ensure performance and effectiveness is maintained throughout. You will identify & deliver alternate solutions when performance or existing methods are ineffective whilst considering all associated risks including SI, CML, DG3, WQ and Leakage.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Knowledge and understanding/experience of the WAND risk assessment system.
• Ability to create a WAND document of exemplary quality in accordance to protocol and best practice.
• Knowledge and understanding of the WAND protocol.
• Knowledge and understanding/experience in water networks configuration and operation.
• Understanding of commitments to the regulator regarding water quality, discolouration and interruption minutes lost.
• Experienced in Yorkshire Water’s corporate systems including: SAP AI2, Odyssey, SRM, YorBill, Lotus Notes.
• Competent use of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective internal and external relationships with colleagues and customers
• Full UK driving licence, no more than 6 points
• Experience in Clean Water distribution

You will also benefit from having:

• Strong IT skills
• Knowledge of leakage & water distribution relevant IT systems
• Experience of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets
• Previous experience in a commercially orientated and / or regulated environment
• Confident in presenting to groups

For any further information, please contact recruiting manager, Craig Needham - craig.needham@yorkshirewater.co.uk

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 as WAND Compliance Engineer 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 – 31st December

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.