Asset Manager (Integrated Catchments)

Yorkshire Water; Ledston; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car lease/allowance

Annual incentive bonus (up to 20%)

Private health care (Self and partner)

Pension scheme (up to 12% company)

Life assurance

25 days annual leave + 2 wellness days

Health cash plan; critical illness; ey

Retail savings scheme

Online GP; cycle to work; gym/discount

Job summary

Yorkshire Water is seeking an Asset Manager (Integrated Catchments) to join the Asset Management team. The role focuses on optimising catchment-based interventions, aligning with AMP9/PR29 requirements, and balancing above and below-ground assets to enhance regulatory performance and service delivery.

You will lead a team, drive cost-effective improvements, and collaborate with regulators. The position offers hybrid working in Leeds/Sheffield with a permanent contract and a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills with experience managing large technical teams.
• Strong understanding of regulatory framework (Ofwat and Environment Agency).
• Degree in science or engineering, or equivalent technical experience.
• Extensive knowledge of asset management and risk.
• Strategic thinker with clear direction and implementation experience.
• Excellent communication skills at senior levels.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and engage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for catchment-based intervention programme options for the PR29 / AMP9 process.
• Create annual investigation and intervention Capex investment plans aligned with the plan.
• Plan interventions to achieve regulatory performance.
• Promote and sponsor investigation and intervention schemes.
• Lead and coach a team to determine optimal solutions and demonstrate financial value.
• Liaise with other teams to ensure robust regulatory performance processes.
• Communicate the plan to regulatory bodies including OFWAT and EA.
• Predict future regulatory pressures and plan responses.
• Drive innovation for environmental and customer benefits.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Strategic thinking

Communication

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Team coaching

Education

Degree in science/engineering

Job description

Asset Manager (Integrated Catchments)

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience, up to £84,000
• A company car lease/allowance scheme (£600 per month/£7,200 per year, based on full-time employment on joining the company). You can opt to sign up to the EV Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme 6 months after joining the company.
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 20% of annual salary).
• Private health care (Self and partner, if applicable)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus 2 extra wellness days!
• 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: Leeds Valley Park / Blackburn Meadows, Sheffield - Hybrid Working (3 days office a week Leeds & Sheffield)

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

We have an exciting opportunity for an Asset Manager (Integrated Catchments) to join the Asset Management 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 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. Asset Management are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

The Asset Manager (Integrated Catchments) is responsible for the optimisation of further enhancements of the system, balancing the requirements between above ground and below ground assets. This includes in AMP investigations around unaccounted for flow (infiltration, river ingress, overland flow), future growth impact and feasibility investigations around future AMP catchment-based improvements. Additionally, this role is responsible for overseeing the WINEP future AMP technical coordination to ensure the future WINEP plan works as a whole. This individual will allow us to be more efficient in our improvements to the network taking the wider environment into consideration.

Where you fit in:

As our Asset Manager (Integrated Catchments) you will

• Accountable for catchment-based intervention programme options for the PR29 / AMP9 process
• Creating annual investigation and intervention Capex investment plans in line with the plan.
• Planning interventions to achieve regulatory performance
• Promoting and sponsoring investigation and intervention schemes.
• Leading and coaching a team to determine optimal solutions and demonstrate financial value.
• Liaising with other teams to ensure robust regulatory performance business processes are in place
• Communicating the plan to regulatory bodies including OFWAT and EA.
• Predict future regulatory performance pressures and interventions to resolve these
• Driving innovation for environmental and customer benefits

Generic Responsibilities:

• Supporting the development of a 5-year Department Business Plan and annual Functional Business Plans.
• Translating Department Strategy into Functional Strategy.
• Managing business process activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory and statutory obligations, including Health & Safety.
• Managing risks to strategic business objectives and maintaining a Strategic Risk Register.
• Developing asset plans with asset criticality in partnership with the wider wastewater subservice
• Challenging asset standards and specifications where performance is lacking.
• Monitoring asset performance and highlighting risks to service and outputs.
• Demonstrating company values, ethical standards, and responsible leadership.
• Providing active and visible leadership, engaging colleagues, and promoting a safety-conscious culture.
• Supporting Performance Hubs and Delivery Assurance Groups.
• Conducting monthly Health and Safety leadership visits.
• Addressing unacceptable or poor performance consistently and rigorously.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Proven leadership skills with experience in managing large technical teams and driving organisational change.
• Good understanding of the regulatory framework, including Ofwat and the Environment Agency (EA).
• Degree in a science or engineering discipline, or equivalent technical experience.
• Extensive knowledge of asset management, including risk management.
• Ability to adopt a holistic approach to company risk and performance.
• Highly developed coaching skills for effective people management.
• Strategic thinker with experience in establishing clear strategic direction and implementing plans.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to challenge and influence senior leaders (Director level/Head of Department/General Manager level).
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in creating complex and ambitious business cases.
• Demonstrated ability to build high performing, engaged, and capable teams.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and leverage value from an extensive internal and external network.
• Commitment to continuous improvement of business processes to ensure performance data and asset risks are easily identified.
• Understanding of key lead indicators for asset performance across the entire asset base.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Highest standards of integrity and ethics.
• Awareness of the Final Business Plan and the allocation of funding to Good understanding of the regulatory framework, including Ofwat and the Environment Agency (EA).

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!

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

Advert closes – 13th November

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.

No agencies please.