Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about some of the key aspects of the Operational Intelligence Optimiser role.
Where I’d work Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office, this role is currently based in Bradford but we’re moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in Se ptember2026, so you’ll be based there in the future
Work type: Permanent role, working full time, 37 hours per week. 7-day coverage is required with weekend working on an infrequent rota basis, days off are provided flexibly during the week following a rostered weekend. Start/finish times between 7am and 6pm are available.
We have Opportunities for Operational Intelligence Analysts to join us and play a key role in the Central Control Team. You will provide analysis and enact our proactive and predictive capabilities to drive timely identification and interventions of operational issues to maintain the functionality of the Company’s assets, delivering reduction in pollution events, environmental incidents (e.g. internal and external sewer flooding), enabling an increase in overall Operational productivity. 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.
Where you fit in?
You will be expected to analyse data and information from a variety of sources, to diagnose asset performance issues, schedule remedial work and recommend actions to reduce failures and support the Company’s Performance Commitments. You will monitor the performance of the sewer network and wastewater sites, using systems and technology to understand performance patterns, investigate and intervene to prevent failures.
Working as part of the Operational Intelligence team, you will drive proactive ways of working, supported by new technology to predict, identify and proactively action issues, reducing both first-time and repeat failures. You will track, monitor and escalate where appropriate, providing clear understanding of current risk status (i.e. number of alerts outstanding, number of reactive orders incomplete etc.)
What skills & qualifications are we looking for?
Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s really 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!
If you’re an experienced analyst/technical process or optimiser professional and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you.
Please apply online and submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role.
Closing Date – 8th September 2026
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.
We’re Yorkshire Water. The people trusted to take care of Yorkshire’s most valuable natural resource. On the surface, it sounds simple. We manage and look after the region’s water. But water is not quite like anything else. We’re not like any other business – and nowhere is quite like Yorkshire. Our work means much more than just supplying clean drinking water, taking away wastewater and looking after the region’s coast and countryside. We’re an integral part of Yorkshire life and millions of people who live and work here rely upon us, every single day.
We look after communities, protect the environment and plan ahead to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow, always. 24/7, 365, 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. That means over 5 million customers, and the millions of people who visit Yorkshire each year rely on us, every day. 140,000 businesses also depend upon the water we supply and the wastewater we take away to provide goods and services that support the economy – not only in Yorkshire, but across the United Kingdom and beyond.
