Asset Planning Sponsor

Yorkshire Water; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 43,303 - 54,129; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car lease scheme

Annual incentive related bonus

Attractive pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Health cash plan and other benefits

Job summary

A leading utility service provider is looking for an Asset Planning Sponsor to lead the planning of wastewater networks and pumping stations. This role involves ensuring compliance, managing project phases, and developing solutions for effective service delivery. Candidates should have a relevant engineering background, experience in wastewater operations, and strong influencing skills. A full UK driving license is essential. The position offers flexible hybrid work arrangements with competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with wastewater assets and operations required.
• Full UK Driving Licence (No more than 6 points) is essential.
• Understanding of site process safety representation.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager during all project phases.
• Ensure compliance with Construction Design Management regulations.
• Prepare Pre-Construction Information as early as possible.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Influencing skills

Negotiating skills

Understanding asset operations

Root cause analysis

Education

Relevant degree in Engineering or Science

Job description

Asset Planning Sponsor (Wastewater Networks and Sewer Pumping Stations)

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 range, £43,303 to £54,129, depending on experience
• 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 12% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the Asset Planning Sponsor progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• 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!

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

Base Location: This role will be covering the Yorkshire area; however, this is a flexible hybrid working arrangement with an expectation that some time will be spent visiting our sites across the Yorkshire region. Base location will be determined by home location.

We have a permanent opportunity for Asset Planning Sponsor position to join the Wastewater area of the Asset Management department 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. Asset Management (Waste) are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Asset Planning Sponsors within Yorkshire Water are accountable for the realisation of desired outcomes and benefits from any investment. They provide the governance link between the organisation’s senior managers and the management of each project.

Asset Planning Sponsors work closely with our Service Delivery business unit to understand business risks and ensure mitigations and interventions are developed to enable achievement of the Company’s Performance Commitments. Where Capex interventions are required, Sponsors develop schemes through Concept and Definition and maintain involvement throughout the end-to-end Delivery Process to ensure the required outcomes are achieved.

Where you fit in:

As our Asset Planning Sponsor, you will be responsible for:

• Specific Accountabilities within End-to-End Process:
• Ensuring the Business Need and Solution in the Enterprise Decision Analytics (EDA) system are correctly and fully created.
• Owning the Concept and Definition phases to ensure the risk and solution are fully understood.
• Prepare the Pre-Construction Information (PCI) at the earliest opportunity to ensure compliance with Construction Design Management (CDM) Regs
• Ensuring the Scope as defined at the end of the Definition phase meets the Business Need and is delivered through the Project lifecycle (time, resources, benefit realisation).
• Ensuring sign off and funding approval at Gate 1 (concept) and Gate 3 (pre-delivery) of the AMP process.
• Providing any required support to Gate 2 (definition) and Gate 4 (financial approvals).
• Agree escalation triggers with the Project Team.
• Identify and confirm training requirements.

Specific Responsibilities within End-to-End Process:

• Support the Project Manager during all project phases.
• Agree scope of Investigation with Project Team ensuring it will provide the right information to confirm solution requirements at Gate 3 (Defined solution).
• Respond to escalations when requested by the Project team.
• Understanding the project risk profile and the mitigation plans
• Agreement of changes to time, cost, and quality.
• Provide technical support for high profile, complex wastewater issues.
• Confirm remedial works, maintenance plans and task activities are being undertaken post scheme.
• Take part in the Project Review Process

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Engineering and/or Science/ process knowledge and experience of relevant asset base (Wastewater and Pumping Stations) and its operation.
• Detailed Understanding of Performance Commitments.
• Decision Making Framework (DMF) system understanding including cost models, service measure framework, investment criteria.
• Influencing and negotiating skills.
• Business Process Understanding of End-to-End Process for Project.
• Understanding of site process safety – representation in Hazard Study Process.
• Ability to understand root cause analysis.
• Full UK Driving Licence (No more than 6 points)

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?

If you’ve got experience in wastewater assets and operations 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.

Accessibility

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.

Just a heads-up! We might start interviewing and close the position earlier based on the response. To make sure you’re considered, please send in your application as soon as you can.

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.