Pumping Support Engineer

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 4b), from £42,041 to £52,551 depending on experience.

•    A Company vehicle through the company car lease scheme.

•    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 Pumping Support 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: We have a vacancy for a Pumping Support Engineer to join the Wastewater Service Delivery Business Unit within our Asset Management department at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you? This role will be covering the Yorkshire region, your base will be determined by your home location.

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 Asset Management department are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

The Pumping Support Engineer will drive and deliver industry leading customer service and operational excellence in line with the required Yorkshire Water business performance.
Demonstrate relentless drive, energy and determination to deliver sustainable solutions to operational risks.

The role has two primary purposes: To identify and deliver mitigation options to operational risks, create high quality business cases for investment and communicate scheme progress to stakeholders, and to understand and control risks across the Pumping network, at an asset, geographical and process level.

Where you fit in!

As our Pumping Engineer you will;

•    Lead and drive excellent standards and behaviours in health and safety, risk management and the control of work activities.

•    To develop sustainable solutions to immediate operational risks.

•    Work closely with front line teams to ensure the local funding options are exhausted before progressing through PROAMS.

•    For unfunded risk, develop and implement mitigation options with operational teams.

•    Lead the PROAMS meetings, ensuring operational teams provide clear evidence of risks for progression.

•    Actively pursue action owners on action completion.

•    Develop training, coaching and processes that lead to a complete set of data to enable the creation of a business risk in EDA. Clearly champion these risks through the approvals process.

•    Create high quality EDA ‘needs’ documents, that present a well justified business case.

•    Maintain and clearly communicate the view of progress for each risk through the investment cycle, communicating this to stakeholders and ensuring that ongoing operational risks are mitigated.

•    Work closely with Asset planning teams to ensure all available data is used to optimise the performance of the network.

What skills & qualifications you will need;

•    Understands Health and Safety legislation, policies, and requirements in relation to the sewer network.

•    Expert knowledge of sewerage system assets, common failure modes and solutions.

•    Knowledge of company Quality systems.

•    Recognised qualification or proven technical experience in relation to Wastewater Operations.

•    Demonstrable experience of influencing the performance of operational teams.

•    Proven ability to prepare successful business cases for investment.

•    Evidence of providing exceptional customer service.

•    Understanding and experience of financial and cost centre management.

•    Ability to acquire, understand, interpret, and disseminate information, both technical and financial.

•    Proven planning ability - identifying priorities and actions to assist in delivering results.

•    Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex issues to others.

•    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, IT literate.

•    Ability to build and maintain a network of working relationships with internally and external stakeholders.

•    Clearly demonstrates the Yorkshire Water company values and behaviours.

•    In-depth knowledge of Microsoft applications, YW telemetry and ICOM systems.

•    A full valid EU driving licence and use of a car.

You will also benefit from having;

•    Outline understanding or the E&M aspects of the network.

•    Outline understanding of the gravity sewer network and treatment processes.

•    H&S trained - minimum IOSH qualified.

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 Pumping Support Engineering 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.  

Advert closing date: 12th October.

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.

No agencies please.