Area Support Engineer – Technical Lead with Company Car

Yorkshire Water; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Annual bonus

Pension up to 12%

Wellness days

Life assurance

Retail savings scheme

Online GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

Yorkshire Water is seeking an Area Support Engineer to join the Area Support Engineering Team in Leeds. The role is permanent, 37 hours per week, with a standby rota and regular site visits across Yorkshire.

You will provide technical support, guide asset changes and ensure safe and reliable water services. We offer a competitive salary (£50,209 - £62,761), a Company Car, an annual incentive bonus, a strong pension and a wide range of benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 4 (BNC/BTEC) qualification in an engineering subject.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience spanning asset maintenance, design, risk assessment and changes.
• A solid understanding of multi-discipline engineering (M,E&ICA).
• A working understanding of HSE regulations such as CDM, DSEAR, COSHH, LOLER.
• Proven people skills, a passion for doing things right and the ability succinctly express complex subjects.

Responsibilities

• Be the focal point of technical decision making in respect of asset changes, interventions and failure recovery.
• Provide technical support and advice to operational managers and senior managers.
• Work with our multi-disciplined technical support team to ensure complex matters are fully understood, root causes are identified and sustainable solutions are implemented.
• Explore, understand and then inform, advise, steer and challenge capital interventions.
• Be the technical conscience of a very busy operational environment.
• Drive our unending commitment to asset safety, customer service, water quality and environmental protection.

Education

Level 4 engineering qualification

>5 years hands-on experience spanning asset maintenance, design, risk assessment and changes

multi-discipline engineering (M,E&ICA)

HSE regulations knowledge (CDM, DSEAR, COSHH, LOLER)

proven people skills

Job description

Yorkshire Water is seeking an Area Support Engineer to join the Area Support Engineering Team in Leeds. The role is permanent, 37 hours per week, with a standby rota and regular site visits across Yorkshire.

You will provide technical support, guide asset changes and ensure safe and reliable water services. We offer a competitive salary (£50,209 - £62,761), a Company Car, an annual incentive bonus, a strong pension and a wide range of benefits.