People Project Manager

Kelda Group Limited 0000411940 - Kelda Group Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension up to 12%

Life assurance 4x salary

25 days leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Yorkshire Water is seeking a People Project Manager to drive HR transformation and business change. Based in Bradford with future Leeds office, the role offers hybrid working and 2-3 days in the office weekly.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and engage key stakeholders to deliver the people strategy. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in HR transformation projects within unionised environments, strong communication skills, and a proactive and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering People and HR transformation projects in live unionised environments.
• Proven track record in business change and project management.
• APM or equivalent certification.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead a review of current ways of working and HR practices.
• Provide specialist support to Reward/Employee Relations/People related activity.
• Collaborate with relevant specialist teams to deliver the people strategy.

Skills

HR transformation

APM certification

Leadership

Financial management

Communication

Time management

Team player

Attention to detail

MS Office

Driving licence

Tools

MS Project

Job description

People Project Manager

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

Salary & Benefits -

• We offer a competitive salary of around £50-53k per annum, depending on experience.
• Annual performance related bonus
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus two wellness days!
• 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 will initially be based in Bradford but we're moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in September 2026, so you'll be based from there in the future. There will be hybrid working in place for this role, with an expectation to be in the office 2-3 days per week.

Work type:

This is a permanent role. Working 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday between the working window of 8:00am-6:00pm.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join the People Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of driving key business change. 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.

Where you fit in:

We are looking for a forward thinking and accomplished project manager to provide specialist support and insight, to lead a review of current ways of working and HR practices. The review will take into account internal data, industry standards and external best practice and be instrumental in implementing changes to support the delivery of our people strategy.

Within the wider people function you will support the wider change programme as required as a specialist on Reward/Employee Relations/People related activity collaborating with the relevant specialist teams where necessary.

What skills and qualifications you will need:

• We are looking for the successful candidate to have had considerable experience in delivering People and HR transformation projects in a live unionised, operational environment.
• You will have a proven track record of delivering business change, project management, planning, and financial / budget management and have achieved APM or similar certification
• You will have experience of leadership and managing multi-disciplinary teams through the project life cycle.
• You will have robust financial management skills and commercial awareness to allow for effective business decision-making
• Excellent communication skills, you will lead on engagement with key stakeholders and ownership of wider communications
• Able to work on own initiative and self-manage
• An effective time manager, capable of meeting timescales, with the ability to multi-task
• A team player, supports colleagues to achieve the best outcome and values the input of colleagues
• Diligent with strong attention to detail
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office packages - Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and Word
• Valid UK driving licence is required as travel to different sites, will be expected in the role as part of insight gathering.

We embrace a flexible working model, where our hybrid setup typically requires an average of 2-3 days in the office per week. This could be slightly more when collaborative efforts, training, workshops or meeting deadlines demand it. For those who prefer to work on-site, our office is open Monday-Friday during working hours.

Recruitment Process:

Closing Date - 21st August, 2026