Technical Project Assistant — Safety & Infrastructure

Yorkshire Water; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company car

Annual bonus up to £1000

Pension up to 12%

Career progression

25 days leave + 2 wellness days

Life assurance 4x pensionable salary

Health benefits package

Retail savings scheme

Wellness and fitness discounts

Job summary

Yorkshire Water is recruiting a Technical Project Assistant to support the Infrastructure team on health and safety, audits, and site oversight across the region. You will work in a hybrid role, combining on-site activity with flexible office-based tasks.

Join a large utility with a strong focus on performance, stakeholder engagement, and delivering reliable water services. The role requires planning, practical problem solving, and a UK driving licence; training and career progression are

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building across internal and external teams.
• Ability to plan and prioritise work to meet deadlines and deliver results.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Confident in influencing and negotiation in stakeholder discussions.
• Experience in a commercially focused and/or regulated environment is desirable.
• Operational experience on clean water networks is desirable.
• Holding a full, valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Drive health, safety, risk management, and control of work to meet Yorkshire Water’s Safety Policy.
• Report accidents, hazards, near misses, and dangerous occurrences within required timescales.
• Support the Infrastructure team with wider objectives through strong individual performance.
• Provide on-site technical assurance and auditing.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify and escalate health and safety issues during audits, with authority to stop work if necessary.
• Audit site resources, plant and equipment to support contractor payments.
• Provide technical support and training based on audit findings.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Plan and prioritise

Collaborative approach

Influencing & negotiation

Experience in regulated environment

Water/wastewater industry knowledge

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Yorkshire Water is recruiting a Technical Project Assistant to support the Infrastructure team on health and safety, audits, and site oversight across the region. You will work in a hybrid role, combining on-site activity with flexible office-based tasks.

Join a large utility with a strong focus on performance, stakeholder engagement, and delivering reliable water services. The role requires planning, practical problem solving, and a UK driving licence; training and career progression are