Infrastructure Project Assistant

Yorkshire Water; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Annual bonus up to £1000

Pension up to 12%

Health cash plan

Critical illness insurance

Dental insurance

Life assurance

Retail savings scheme

Cycle to work

Gym discounts

Job summary

Yorkshire Water is hiring for a Technical Project Assistant in Bradford. The role sits within the Infrastructure team and involves helping deliver site-based technical assurance and health and safety excellence while engaging with internal and external stakeholders.

The position is hybrid, permanent, and 37 hours per week. The package includes a strong salary range (£32,808 - £41,009), a company car, and an incentive bonus up to £1,000, plus a robust benefits plan and pension.

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships internally and externally.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to plan and prioritise work to deliver results effectively.
• A collaborative approach, working well with others to achieve shared goals.
• Confident influencing and negotiation skills.
• Experience in a commercially focused and/or regulated environment (desirable).
• Operational experience working on the clean water network (desirable)
• Full, valid UK driving licence

Responsibilities

• Driving excellent standards in health, safety, risk management, and control of work to meet Yorkshire Water's Safety Policy.
• Reporting accidents, hazards, near misses, and dangerous occurrences within required timescales.
• Working as part of the Infrastructure team to support wider team objectives through strong individual performance.
• On-site technical assurance and auditing.
• Building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifying and escalating health and safety issues during audits, with authority to stop work if necessary.
• Auditing site resources, plant, and equipment to support contractor payment claims.
• Providing technical support and training based on audit findings.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Planning & prioritising

Collaboration

Influencing & negotiation

Regulated environment experience

Water network operations

UK driving licence

Job description

Yorkshire Water is hiring for a Technical Project Assistant in Bradford. The role sits within the Infrastructure team and involves helping deliver site-based technical assurance and health and safety excellence while engaging with internal and external stakeholders.

The position is hybrid, permanent, and 37 hours per week. The package includes a strong salary range (£32,808 - £41,009), a company car, and an incentive bonus up to £1,000, plus a robust benefits plan and pension.