Assurance Engineer

CUPONING PULICIDAD S.L.; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading water utility company as an Assurance Engineer, where you'll analyze supply interruptions and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. Enjoy a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package while making a positive impact on the community and environment.

Benefits

Annual incentive related bonus

Attractive pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Life assurance cover

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Full understanding of regulatory and service targets for Water Networks.
• Proven track record in data analysis and manipulation.
• Experience in Yorkshire Water's corporate systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health and safety policies.
• Complete detailed network failure reports.
• Identify and assess supply interruption risks.

Skills

Data analysis

Hydraulic calculations

Risk analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

SAP

Excel

Netbase

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Company Description
Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.

Job Description
Assurance Engineer
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, depending on experience £41,679 - £52,099
• 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 Assurance Engineer 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: Flexible depending on home location / Hybrid Working

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

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assurance Engineer to join the Water Distribution 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. Water Distribution are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
The Assurance Engineer will provide expert retrospective analysis of supply interruption events to fully understand and articulate impact upon customers and compliance on the water network. Undertaking engineering and hydraulic analysis of event impacts and a critical analysis of incident response to help build both tactical and process controls to mitigate the risk of future failure.
The Assurance Engineer will carry out the Annual Performance Reporting process for supply interruptions, and enable the company to maintain a high level of assurance and compliance with the regulator. The role will deliver world class asset and operational excellence across YW assets, in pursuit of health and safety excellence; regulatory compliance; operational efficiency and business plan outperformance.

Where You Fit In
As our Assurance Engineer you will

• Ensure compliance with YW H&S Policy & Procedures, challenge compromises, and prioritize health and safety in managing Water Network incidents.
• Complete detailed network failure reports with hydraulic and engineering analysis, including hydraulic calculations to understand property impact and event duration.
• Provide critical analysis of events to understand failures and identify opportunities for improvement in incident response.
• Prepare and present detailed documents outlining event impacts, interventions, actions taken, and hydraulic calculations to report customer minutes lost.
• Ensure all documentation adheres to internal and external assurance frameworks.
• Apply detailed hydraulic calculations and undertake hydraulic modelling to drive operational improvements.
• Liaise with stakeholders across departments to ensure comprehensive analysis in Source to Tap processes.
• Identify and assess supply interruption risks through detailed hydraulic and risk analysis, potentially using hydraulic modelling tools.

What Skills & Qualifications You Will Need
Fully aware of H&S requirements related to water network operations, including working on the highway, confined spaces, and lone working.

• Full understanding of regulatory and service targets for Water Networks, with a dynamic grasp of analysis, performance, and risk.
• Knowledge and application of detailed hydraulic calculations and modelling to determine network failure impacts and mitigation activities.
• Awareness and understanding of the operation of all water network assets, including Treatment Works, Water Pumping Stations, Service Reservoirs, Trunk Mains, and Distribution Mains.
• Understanding of water quality issues caused by incorrect asset operation and condition.
• Proven track record in data analysis and manipulation, essential for interpreting and compiling data.
• Experienced in Yorkshire Water's corporate systems, including SAP, AI2, Odyssey, SRM, YorBill, ICE, Netbase, Halma, and RTNet.
• Detailed knowledge of the design and operation principles of potable water distribution network assets.

You Will Also Benefit From Having
User of Netbase, advanced user of Excel, previous experience in a commercially oriented and/or regulated environment, ability to understand how your role fits within a Business Plan, and experience supporting and embedding change.

Although we operate 24/7, we support flexible working patterns and job share options to help work-life balance. If you have experience in Assurance Engineering and want to help us deliver great service while caring for the environment, apply today.

Closing date - 27th May 2025

Pre-employment checks include a Basic Disclosure Check and possibly security vetting. We are committed to accessible recruitment and offer adjustments for applicants with disabilities or specific needs.

We reserve the right to close this position early. Please submit your application promptly.