Technical Team Leader - Flow & Spill

Yorkshire Water; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional water utility provider is seeking a Flow and Spill Technical Specialist in Coventry. You will analyse operational performance, ensuring compliance with regulations, track action plans, and provide technical expertise. Candidates should have experience in wastewater, strong analytical skills, and a grasp of environmental compliance. This full-time role offers a competitive salary between £41,133 to £48,642, hybrid work arrangements, and a variety of benefits including a company car and annual bonus.

Benefits

Company Car Benefit

Annual incentive related bonus

Attractive pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a regulated industry with environmental regulatory understanding.
• Ability to influence across multiple levels both internally and externally.
• Experience with implementing management systems and creating processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyse spill and flow-related operational performance data.
• Create and track site and regional action plans for compliance.
• Educate operational colleagues on flow and spill compliance.

Skills

Experience working in wastewater

Excellent environmental compliance knowledge

Conflict resolution skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Job description

Role Overview

Fit in! As our Flow and Spill Technical Specialist you will play a key role as described below.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse and interpret spill and flow‑related operational performance information, proactively identifying and implementing corrective actions in alignment with Health and Safety standards.
• Escalate regulatory or performance risks to the regulatory operational performance manager as appropriate.
• Create, track, and report on site and regional action plans to ensure all wastewater process spill and flow‑related activities comply with legislation and regulatory obligations while achieving internal company performance targets.
• Provide scientific, technical, and practical direction required for the short and medium‑term operation of spill and flow‑related assets.
• Utilise performance data to track flow and overflow performance and demonstrate the benefits of interventions.
• Analyse and explain operational performance data and review performance reports with the Flow & Spill Technical Manager and operational managers.
• Contribute to the provision of information for regulatory returns and EA correspondence.
• Take a lead role in ensuring quality assurance documents are developed and maintained in alignment with business requirements.
• Develop suitable risk registers to support Asset Planning in identifying risks and issues, monitoring strategic performance requirements, and prioritising risks and issues for investment or operational management.
• Work with operational teams to ensure that unfunded flow compliance and overflow risks are appropriately mitigated and tracked.
• Conduct meetings and workshops with internal stakeholders to establish and agree on operational action plans and investment needs.
• Carry out desktop and onsite investigations into flow and spill performance.
• Optimise onsite assets to improve flow compliance and reduce storm overflow discharges.
• Educate and provide technical expertise to operational colleagues on flow and spill compliance and performance.

Required Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Experience working in wastewater with process understanding.
• Excellent environmental compliance knowledge, experience, and passion.
• Experience in conflict resolution, change management and strategy delivery.
• Good organisational and planning skills.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex issues to others.
• Previous experience of operating within a regulated industry or framework and environmental regulatory understanding.
• Experience with implementing management systems.
• Processes and procedure creation and improvement.
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaborative working.
• Be able to work comfortably and influence across multiple levels of the business and externally.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship‑building skills and be able to coach less experienced team members.
• Ability to acquire, understand, interpret, and disseminate information, both technical and financial.

Additional Benefits

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary range: £41,133 to £48,642 depending on experience.
• Company Car Benefit.
• Annual incentive related bonus (maximum £1000).
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution).
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an extra wellness day.
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary.
• 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.

Working Arrangements

• Hybrid Working with two to three days visiting sites across the Yorkshire Water network.
• Full‑time permanent role, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Application Process

Closing Date: 15th January 2026. Interviews will be held throughout December 2025 and January 2026.

Pre‑employment checks will include a Basic Disclosure Check and may include a security vetting process. A medical questionnaire will be required.