Regulatory Programme Lead — Hybrid (Leeds)

Yorkshire Water; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car lease/allowance

Private health care

Pension scheme (company contrib.)

Life assurance

28 days leave + wellness day

Retail savings scheme

Discounts: gym, online GP, cycle to...

Job summary

Yorkshire Water is seeking a Regulatory Programme Manager to lead cross‑functional regulatory programmes from Leeds with hybrid working. You will drive delivery, shape business cases and ensure governance, performance reporting and stakeholder alignment across the organisation.

The role demands strong leadership, commercial awareness and robust change management experience to deliver benefits for water customers and the environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing complex programmes across multiple workstreams.
• Strong leadership, coaching and collaboration with senior professionals.
• Experience creating robust business cases and managing budgets.
• Commercial thinking with supplier management and external partnerships.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and executive reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of regulatory programmes, ensuring outcomes and value.
• Drive performance by identifying opportunities and managing risks.
• Develop performance insights with data-driven interventions.
• Provide visible leadership and foster alignment across teams.
• Ensure governance within agreed frameworks and decision processes.
• Monitor risks, dependencies and report to senior stakeholders.
• Promote safety, wellbeing, and responsible resource use.
• Apply commercial awareness to maximise value and reduce waste.

Skills

Programme leadership

Stakeholder management

Business case development

Budget management

Commercial awareness

Governance

Change management

Job description

Yorkshire Water is seeking a Regulatory Programme Manager to lead cross‑functional regulatory programmes from Leeds with hybrid working. You will drive delivery, shape business cases and ensure governance, performance reporting and stakeholder alignment across the organisation.

The role demands strong leadership, commercial awareness and robust change management experience to deliver benefits for water customers and the environment.