Asset Planning Sponsor

Yorkshire Water; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A water utility company in Sheffield seeks a Wastewater Asset Planning Sponsor for the Integrated Catchment Team. The successful candidate will drive solutions for catchment risks, ensure compliance, and collaborate on investment planning. Required skills include wastewater technical expertise and risk management. The role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car allowance

Annual bonus opportunity

Attractive pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Life assurance

Health cash plan scheme

Gym membership discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in identifying, assessing, and managing risks for wastewater assets and catchments.
• Understanding of asset-specific performance measures and potential performance shortfalls across wastewater infrastructure.
• Ability to interpret and integrate multiple datasets to develop effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive the delivery of programmes that investigate and develop solutions for catchment and compliance risks.
• Set clear requirements for investigation needs, articulating the risks of missing data.
• Oversee the development of asset and catchment solutions that optimize TOTEX.

Skills

Wastewater Technical Expertise

Risk Management

Performance Insight

Data Proficiency

Analytical Mindset

Job description

Wastewater Asset Planning Sponsor – Solution Development

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 of £41,438 to £51,798, depending on experience.
• Access to a company car allowance 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!

Location

This role is a flexible hybrid working arrangement with an expectation that up to 3 days of the week will be spent working from the office where the team operates in Sheffield. There may also be some travel to our wastewater assets so a full driving licence is needed.

Work type

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Wastewater Asset Planning Sponsor to join the Integrated Catchment 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 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.

Where you fit in!

As our Asset Planning Sponsor, in the integrated catchment team, you would be responsible for driving the delivery of programmes that investigate, diagnose, and develop solutions for catchment and compliance risks. Driving our catchment asset plans forward and ensuring that our regulatory and compliance needs are met, all while ensuring that they take into account the most cost effective TOTEX (total expenditure) solution.

Working alongside our Senior Asset Planning Sponsors, a key part of your role will be to define investment decisions and be able to articulate the anticipated Measure Of Success which will inform whether they require immediate delivery or should inform future asset plans. You will work closely with the wider Asset Planning teams and delivery partners to ensure clarity, and alignment between the groups to manage investigation and investment overlap.

Key responsibilities:

• Driving End-to-End Catchment Investigations. Have responsibility across the full investigation and pre-promotion process, ensuring robust and timely delivery.
• Defining Investigation Needs. Set clear requirements from the outset, articulating the risks of missing data and its implications for long-term investment planning.
• Contractor Oversight & Risk Management. Defining contractor outputs and priorities, ensuring alignment with the tactical objectives and escalating programme-level risks to senior sponsors.
• Solution Development. Oversee the development of asset and catchment solutions that optimise TOTEX and align with business objectives.
• Investment Planning. Assess cost-beneficial options against the wider waste business plan and constructively challenge tactical and strategic investment plans.
• Develop Business Cases. Profound communication and written skills to articulate the need for catchment or asset investment against a defined plan.
• Post-Project Assurance. Ensure post-completion assessments are conducted to validate capital works and identify any latent risks.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Wastewater Technical Expertise. Engineering and/or hydraulic knowledge of wastewater assets and catchments, including their operational characteristics.
• Risk Management. Proven experience in identifying, assessing, and managing risks for wastewater assets and catchments.
• Performance Insight. Understanding of asset-specific performance measures and awareness of potential performance shortfalls across wastewater infrastructure.
• Data Proficiency. Familiarity with a range of asset data types and systems used in wastewater management.
• Analytical Mindset. A data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret and integrate multiple datasets to investigate, diagnose, and develop effective solutions at both asset and catchment levels.

You will also benefit from having:

• Catchment Modelling Awareness. Familiarity with catchment modelling tools and their role in supporting investigation and planning activities.
• Regulatory & Environmental Understanding. Awareness of relevant regulatory frameworks and environmental policies affecting wastewater operations.
• Programme Support Experience. Exposure to programme and portfolio management processes, with an understanding of how they contribute to tactical and strategic delivery mechanisms.
• Asset Management Exposure. Foundational experience in asset management, with a developing understanding of asset lifecycle principles and performance considerations.

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.

Closing Date: 27th October 2025.

Interviews dates will be confirmed.

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 proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.

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.