SAP Principal Consultant - Plant Maintenance

Yorkshire Water; Leeds; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Company car lease/allowance

Annual bonus up to 15% of salary

Pension up to 12% company contribution

Life assurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays +

2 wellness days

Retail savings scheme

Online GP service, cycle to work, gym

Job summary

Yorkshire Water aspires to appoint an experienced SAP Principal Consultant – PM to lead the PM space within our IT SAP team. You will translate business requirements into functional specs, drive changes, and support configurations and testing across S/4HANA with offshore teams.

The role requires 10–15+ years in SAP PM, strong data governance, and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver robust, compliant SAP solutions for our water operations in the Leeds area.

Qualifications

• Translate business requirements into clear functional and technical specifications.
• Lead change requests from initial request through to delivery.
• Support configuration, testing, and delivery within S/4HANA with offshore AMS teams.
• Ensure changes align with UK regulations and the SAP solution landscape.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into functional specs and drive delivery.
• Lead change requests from inception to go-live.
• Collaborate with offshore AMS teams and users on config and testing.
• Ensure system changes comply with regulations and SAP landscape.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders and teams.
• Support delivery of new solutions from design to go-live.
• Provide SAP PM technical expertise across projects.
• Act as liaison between business, tech teams, and AMS providers.

Skills

SAP PM Expertise

PM Integrations

Communication Skills

Education

SAP PM certification

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 (£72,000 - £77,000)
• A company car lease/allowance scheme (£500 per month/£6,000 per year, based on full-time employment on joining the company). You can opt to sign up to the EV Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme 6 months after joining the company.
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 15% of annual salary)
• Private health care (self only)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus 2 extra 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 be based in Leeds Valley - Hybrid Working (1 day in the office a week)

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

We have an exciting opportunity for an SAP Principal Consultant – PM to join the IT 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 IT function are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

The SAP team is part of the IT function and plays a key role in optimising and transforming our SAP applications and associated Enterprise Systems. We support business areas such as Finance, HR, Procurement, Capital Delivery and Asset Maintenance/Management. Our team consists of functional and technical consultants, along with support related roles in Project Management, Business Analysis and Service Management, the SAP PM Principal Consultant will play a key role in the SAP team driving business change and being a subject matter expert for the technology within this space.

Where you fit in:

As our SAP Principal Consultant – PM you will:

• Translate business requirements into clear functional and technical specifications.
• Lead change requests, from initial request through to final delivery.
• Support the configuration, testing, and delivery of changes within S/4HANA, working closely with offshore AMS teams and business users.
• Ensure all system and process changes are aligned with UK regulations and the existing SAP solution landscape.
• Facilitate effective communication and coordination between all stakeholders involved.
• Support project delivery including implementation of new solutions from design through to go-live.
• Provide technical expertise across the SAP applications within the PM space.
• Act as the key liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, and offshore AMS providers responsible for system changes and BAU support., and as a trusted advisor to leadership with the Operations function.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Core SAP & PM Expertise (experience of FMS/MRS integration is desirable).
• Evidence of delivery of robust integrations across PM and third-party cloud systems.
• Good co-ordination and communication skills with excellent slide, document and spreadsheet skills.
• Formal qualifications that include SAP PM.
• Experience of 10–15+ years in SAP PM.
• Data & Reporting (custom reporting gather requirements and build test and instructing end user use of reports, Strong data governance & GDPR awareness.

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?

The closing date for this role is the 3rd of October 2026.

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.