Asset Planning Sponsor

Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.

We have two exciting opportunities within Yorkshire Water for Asset Planning Sponsors to join the Water Service Delivery Team

Salary: £37,056 – £46,321 depending on experience, 25 days holidays + 8 bank holidays Attractove Pension. We also offer a fantastic benefits package, which includes Online GP Service, Life Insurance and many more!

Location: Base location TBC this will be based on your home location. Hybrid working to meet business needs but you will be required to attend sites/office on a regular basis.

Purpose of the role

Within this role you will work closely with Operations to understand business risks and ensure mitigations and interventions are developed to enable the achievement of the Company’s Performance Commitments. You will also be accountable for the realisation of desired outcomes and benefits from any investment and provide the governance link between the organisation’s senior managers and the management of each project.

Key Accountabilities

Some of the key responsibilities you will have will include but are not limited to:

Working closely with operational colleagues to identify asset risks or opportunities that may require additional intervention to resolve – through proactive liaison meetings to discuss risks, performance and intervention plans.
Understand the Business Need in the context of the company’s strategic, operational and regulatory drivers.
Identify and lead investigations into asset performance shortfalls or opportunities and identify a notional solution where appropriate.
Lead projects through the investigation phase, ensuring that potential solutions to new regulatory obligations or asset performance shortfalls are fully investigated, utilising expert and partner resources as required
During concept and investigation phases, drive TOTEX hierarchy opportunities (e.g. maximising no build, process optimisation, improved maintenance) before considering CAPEX.
Balancing of OPEX, CAPEX and Carbon along with business needs resilience to achieve an optimum output
Commercial discussions and challenges with Contract Partners.
Ownership of the Business Case and securing funding for the project through business governance routes.
Encourage innovative thinking and solution options in order to achieve cost and carbon reduction challenges.
Knowledge and Skills Required

Essential

Engineering / process knowledge and experience of wastewater treatment asset base and its operation
Risk Management understanding and experience
Understanding of Yorkshire Water Performance Commitments
Influencing and negotiating skills
Well organised and methodical
Good IT skills
Interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to understand root cause analysis
Understanding of Engineering Specifications
Understanding of site process safety – representation in Hazard Study Process
Full Driving Licence
Desirable

CDM awareness/SMSTS Construction to enable development of safety culture and competence in completing PCI
NEBOSH
Site construction activities
Experience of partnership/collaborative working
If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, then please apply online and complete the application process. If you could also, please upload an up to date copy of your CV and cover letter outlining your relevant experience for the role.

Advert End Date: 19th May 2023

Interviews to be held week commencing 29th May 2023

What’s in it for you?

We are committed to attracting and developing the best people across our business. Our success relies on our ability to provide a supportive, inclusive and motivating environment where everyone has a role to play in supporting the delivery of outstanding service to our customers.

We offer excellent career opportunities to our colleagues, in an environment that is challenging and rewarding.

We are looking for highly talented people who can demonstrate an affinity with our values to help us achieve our vision of ‘taking responsibility for the water environment for good’. In return, we offer a lively and diverse environment in which people can build a long and varied career, rewarded with an excellent salary and benefits package.

Company Information

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 waste water 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 celebrate and support difference and 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.

Profile:

Within this role you will work closely with Operations to understand business risks and ensure mitigations and interventions are developed to enable the achievement of the Company’s Performance Commitments. You will also be accountable for the realisation of desired outcomes and benefits from any investment and provide the governance link between the organisation’s senior managers and the management of each project.