Technical 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

Technical Project Assistant

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, 5a, £32,808 - £41,009
• A company car benefit
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the Technical Project Assistant progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus two extra wellness days!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 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:

Hybrid working, Buttershaw, Bradford, from Summer 2026 Valley Park, Leeds. The role is predominantly site-based but we do have a hybrid working policy

Work type:

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Project Assistant to join our Infrastructure 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. Our Waste Water function is are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

You'll play a key role in keeping health and safety front and centre, helping us aim for top tier performance. You'll also work closely with stakeholders and customers to hit our regulatory targets. If you've got the drive and energy to help Yorkshire Water stand out in the industry, we'd love to hear from you.

Where you fit in:

• 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.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• 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

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!

When 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 values equality, diversity and inclusion we believe that everyone should be treated with respect. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, religion or belief and trade union membership.

The Kelda Group provides water and sewerage services to domestic and business customers across the UK, managing the following subsidiary companies: -

Yorkshire Water, is the main subsidiary company providing water and sewerage services to 4.7 million people and 130,000 businesses in the Yorkshire region. Its activities are regulated by the Water Services Regulation Authority, Ofwat Loop Customer Management Ltd specialises in delivering customer service support to Yorkshire Water that includes billing, debt recovery and incident management. Employing more than 600 people, Loop have built up an impressive list of industry awards and achievements since being created in 2000 and is currently listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 list as being one of the best companies to work for.

Kelda Water Services (KWS) manages Kelda's non-regulated water and waste water contract operations. It is now the second biggest player in the UK market for outsourced clean and waste water services.

Kelda Water Services Retail offer quality, integrity and partnership but it is never just about the technologies behind our solutions in water. It is about the structure, delivery and even the financing of those solutions, and about giving our customers a level of convenience they never knew was possible.

KeyLand Developments Limited (KeyLand Developments) is responsible for managing, developing and disposing of the group's surplus property assets, either on its own or in partnership with outside organisations.