Water Quality Sampling Team Leader

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 £37,977 - £47,496
• 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 Water Quality Sampling Team Leader 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 – This is a hybrid role with a mix of working from home and travel across the region as required.  Usually at least one day per week working from a central office.

Working Pattern - Working 37 hours per week Monday to Friday

What will the role involve?

• Lead a team of Water Quality Sampling Officers, Senior Water Quality Sampling Officers and Water Quality Sampling Coordinators to deliver excellent operational and regulatory water quality performance in line with regulatory requirements, IMS and performance goals.
• Work closely with other members of the Sampling Management Team to ensure consistent delivery across the teams.
• Lead the team to deliver excellent performance by setting clear expectations linked to business targets, having meaningful performance discussions that recognise and reward the right performance and behaviours and challenges where individual performance and behaviours do not meet expectations.
• Drive excellent standards and performance in health and safety, risk management and control of work and ensure compliance with the YW Safety Policy.
• Plan and deliver the Company’s regulatory and operational sampling programme to achieve 100% annual compliance.
• Develop and implement training and induction programme for sampling team, ensuring excellent induction and assurance of ongoing competency. 
• Ensure adherence and maintenance of accreditation in line with ISO 17025:
  • Maintain equipment calibration and method validation requirements
  • Ensure exemplary record keeping across all aspects of Quality Management Systems in line with accreditation requirements
  • Investigate and document instances of non-conformity, ensuring corrective and preventative measures are identified and implemented
  • Oversee analytical quality control and proficiency testing requirements
  • Assurance of regulatory data capture and reporting
  • Proactive management of specialist equipment to facilitate effective resource and equipment deployment.
  • Provide technical expertise and support all auditing requirements i.e. internal, sampler, BSI, UKAS etc. associated with accreditation to ISO 17025 and DWTS and provide expertise and guidance to support the process  
• Act as technical and operational sampling/ water quality representative at various collaborative cross-function hubs.
• Ensure optimisation of scheduling activities to ensure efficient and optimal delivery of all programmes of work.
• Support day to day fleet management and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to develop longer term fleet strategy to meet regulatory demands.
• Act as technical Subject Matter Expert and support project management activities in relation to capital improvement programmes, such as scope definition, stakeholder management and financial oversight to ensure effective delivery.
• Represent YW at National Industry Forums and Stakeholder Meetings.

What skills are we looking for?

• The successful candidate will have strong, proven leadership skills and experience in developing teams and individuals to improve performance and meet business objectives.
• You will be a confident communicator, able to build effective working relationships with a range of key stakeholders.
• You will be highly organised, able to optimise work schedules and have rigorous attention to detail to ensure right first-time performance.
• You will have excellent IT skills as you will be using a range of company IT systems and Microsoft Office packages.
• You will have an understanding of current drinking water regulation at a national level and an understanding of the operational and quality issues affecting drinking water supply.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, then please complete the online application process and submit a covering letter and CV outlining your suitability for the role.  Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Recruitment Process –

Closing date – 14th September 2025

Interview date – 23rd September 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

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire we make sure that all 5.2 million people living in the region have clean safe drinking water on tap and their wastewater taken away. But for us it's so much more than this.

We care passionately about the environments and communities in which we work; we always look for new innovative ways to do things that deliver great value for our business and deliver the service our customers want and expect.

Our customers are at the heart of what we do and how we do things. We work best as a company to deliver this when we work together - team work, creativity, enthusiasm and passion are inherent within our 3000 people who work 24/7 365 days a year to keep Yorkshire's water flowing.

We are a business that has its eye on the future, planning ahead to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow and always.

Yorkshire Water values equality, diversity and inclusion we believe that everyone should be treated with respect. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, religion or belief and trade union membership.

Yorkshire Water 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.