Manager of Water Demand Reduction

Yorkshire Water; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Manager of Demand Reduction to enhance water management strategies. This pivotal role involves leading initiatives to optimize water consumption and reduce leakage, ensuring sustainable practices while meeting regulatory expectations. You will collaborate across teams to drive performance improvements and influence strategic decisions that benefit both customers and the environment. If you are passionate about making a difference in the water sector and have a proven track record in demand management, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a supportive and flexible work environment.

Benefits

Private health care

Attractive pension scheme

Life assurance cover

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Wellness day

Retail savings scheme

Online GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in customer-centric waste reduction or process efficiency.
• Track record of developing benefit assessment frameworks and building complex business cases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy for leakage reduction and demand performance commitments.
• Accountable for developing and optimizing demand reduction strategies.

Skills

Demand Reduction

Process Efficiency

Investment Program Management

Communication Skills

Continuous Improvement

Job description

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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 up to £65,000
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 15% 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 an extra wellness day!
• 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, Bradford or Sheffield/ Hybrid Working (2 days office a week - Bradford)

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager of Demand Reduction to join the Asset Management and Water Quality 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 The Strategy, Planning and Investment function within Asset Management and Water Quality are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

The Asset Management and Water Quality team plays a vital role in ensuring the long-term sustainability and resilience of Yorkshire Water's assets and the quality of the water we provide. We are at the forefront of planning and delivering innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers and the environment. This role offers the chance to shape significant investment programmes and drive strategic change within a critical area of the business.

Where you fit in:

As our Manager of Demand Reduction you will:

• Be accountable for the delivery and attainment of Per Capita Consumption and Non-Household Business Demand performance commitments.
• Lead the Strategy, Planning and Investment function for leakage, overseeing the delivery of the Assets focused leakage reduction plan.
• Be responsible for the ongoing optimisation and delivery of the AMP8 Per Capita Consumption and Non Household Demand Reduction Performance Commitments.
• Be accountable for developing/iterating the PCC and NNH demand reduction strategy and plan optimization for inclusion within the WRMP29 and PR29.
• Lead the development of future leakage reduction plans for inclusion in WRMP29 and the subsequent PR29 submission.
• Lead the Strategy, Planning and Investment function for leakage.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Experience in customer centric waste reduction or process efficiency.
• Has managed multi million, investment programmes delivering incremental improvement with challenging long-term targets.
• Track record of developing benefit assessment frameworks and building complex business cases.
• Has created management information suites, enabling visibility of key metrics and subsequently driven change from the insight.
• Been accountable for continuous improvement in area of ownership.
• Line management experience for multi skilled teams, driving both collective objective attainment and coaching skills development for direct reports.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels across the business; with a bias towards IT/Tec and Operational colleagues.
• Be able to establish effective working relationships to influence leaders at all levels of Yorkshire Water.

You will also benefit from having:

• Extensive knowledge of Demand management, Per Capita Consumption, Non-Household Demand and Leakage within the Water Sector.
• Experience in a regulated utility, with a desired understanding of the performance metrics across Clean Water Networks and Customer Experience.
• Experience in optimising investment plans, demonstrating differing costs and benefits of the available options.
• Experience in contributing/owning sections of, Water Resources Management Plans and Price Review submissions. Equivalent processes in other regulated sectors accepted.

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 Demand Reduction or Asset Management Strategy 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.

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.

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.