Job Description

Bathing Water Technical Lead

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 £48,454 - £60,568
• A company car through company car lease scheme
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the Bathing Water Technical Lead progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus 2 wellness days!
• 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: Yorkshire Water office / Hybrid Working (1-2 days office a week)

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

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!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bathing Water Technical Lead to join the Bathing Water 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. The wider Corporate Affairs and Partnerships team is a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

The Bathing Water Team works across private, public and community sectors to manage challenges collectively to deliver better outcomes for customers and the environment. The Bathing Water Technical Lead will provide expert advice, deliver technical projects and support incident response, in order to reduce YW’s impact on designated bathing waters and to seek opportunities to minimise wider impacts to bathing water quality. The role will support the Yorkshire Bathing Water Partnership and will play a key role in Technical Action Group meetings, working in partnership with key stakeholders, such as the Environment Agency and Local Councils, in order to jointly improve Bathing Water Quality.

We’re looking for a passionate and driven individual who will be fundamental in improving bathing water quality across the Yorkshire Region which includes 18 coastal and 4 inland bathing waters.

Where you fit in:

As our Bathing Water Technical Lead your role will include:

• Interpretation and translation of complex data and reports into recommendations, advice and guidance that can be utilised by all colleagues and partners
• Supporting operational teams with training, monitoring and guidance to ensure all assets are optimised for bathing water performance
• Work collaboratively across internal and external stakeholders throughout the bathing season to analyse sample data and carry out root cause investigations
• Ensure a close working relationship between multi-disciplinary teams to ensure hydraulic modelling, civil engineering and marine impact modelling come together to generate solutions which deliver the best possible outcomes for customers and the environment
• Seek to create a network of sharing and learning internally and externally to ensure we’re continually improving our approach to bathing water quality.
• Utilising your understanding of pollution management to support the development of new processes and policies which support bathing water quality outcomes.
• Champion the nature first approach for investment by providing technical input and guidance

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Relevant degree or experience
• Experience of bathing water quality and pollution management
• Waste water networks and treatment knowledge and experience
• Proven analytical, problem solving and management skills
• Strong leadership skills able to lead both direct and matrix teams across the business and partners
• Strong stakeholder management and excellent communication skills. Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels across the business, including senior leaders and directors.
• Able to influence at all levels
• Ability to absorb technical information and communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work in a team and under own initiative.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Good IT skills including the use of MS office products.
• Demonstrates a strong customer experience ethos.

Do we sound like your cup of tea?  

If you’ve got the skills and experience detailed above 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 – 16th July

Interviews – 27th and 29th July

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.