Water Quality Technical Manager (EAST)

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 up to £55,000
• A company car lease/allowance scheme (£2,510 cash allowance)
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary)
• Private health care (self only)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% 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: Leeds / Bradford / Hybrid Working (1-2 days office a week - Bradford)

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Water Quality Technical Manager to join the Water Quality 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 Quality are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. 

Water Quality provides support to all areas of the clean water business unit in Yorkshire Water and ensures that customers are in receipt of excellent water quality. As a Water Quality Technical Manager you will deliver world class asset and operational excellence in pursuit of regulatory compliance; operational integrity and resilience; operational efficiency; business plan out performance and health and safety excellence. 

Where you fit in:

As our Water Quality Technology Manager you will

• This is a vital role within the business, you will manage and lead a team of up to 9 x Water Quality Scientists. This role is critical in delivering regulatory compliance and ensuring the public health of our customers. You will provide expert operational and technical support on the interpretation and implementation of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations.
• You will ensure your team provides support on water quality issues to operational and customer service teams across the business.
• You will regularly update your expert knowledge to ensure the team meets and exceeds its targets and critical business performance measures with regards the business achieving regulatory compliance; zero customer impact; operational efficiency and business plan out performance.
• As part of the role, you will need to participate in an out of hours standby rota arrangement, providing operational cover on an evenings and weekend when required.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate detailed knowledge and experience of operational water quality, including the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations and an understanding of both water treatment and distribution processes.
• You will have previous experience of managing and leading a team or have demonstrated experience as a leader of a technical function and hold a science degree or similar as a minimum.
• You will have excellent data analysis skills and be comfortable reviewing complex technical information. Ideally, you will have previous experience of delivering continual improvement in a process / production environment and previous experience in incident management, failure investigation and recovery.
• You will be a confident communicator, able to influence and build up effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders including our Regulators and industry experts.

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 Water Quality Technical Manager 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.

Recruitment Process

Closing date - 2nd January 2025

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 proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.

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.