Wastewater Project Technician

Yorkshire Water; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility provider is seeking a Capital Operations Liaison Officer to support significant projects and enhance wastewater services. In this role, you'll manage stakeholder engagement and coordinate asset development in a hybrid model. With a focus on compliance and efficiency, you will leverage your 10+ years of technical expertise while ensuring team alignment across multi-million pound projects. Join us in making a positive impact on the environment and delivering exceptional service to our customers.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual incentive related bonus

Attractive pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Life assurance cover

Health cash plan scheme

Retail savings scheme

Online GP service

Gym membership discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' experience in operation of CSO screens and networks.
• Experience in a team delivering projects on time.
• Understands business targets and how asset groups contribute.

Responsibilities

• Collect, interpret, and validate data across project phases.
• Consult with operational and technical teams.
• Provide design input for operational considerations.
• Attend construction phase meetings.
• Assist Project Manager throughout project lifecycle.
• Coach new starters on wastewater processes.
• Assess asset health and contribute to programme readiness.
• Audit sites and report hazards.
• Raise awareness of timelines and impacts.

Skills

Technical expertise in process operation

Experience in delivering significant projects

Ability to influence and drive culture

Experience in asset management plans

Relationship management

Experience in wastewater sector

Job description

Capital Operations Liaison Officer

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, £39,968 - £49,960, depending on experience
• Annual incentive related bonus - £1,000 maximum Bonus Opportunity for the Performance Year
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% with a 6% contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the Capital Operations Liaison Officer progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• 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 : Western House (Bradford) or Smithy Wood (Sheffield), hybrid working with YW site visits, covering the South Yorkshire region

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Capital Operations Liaison Officer to join the Asset Delivery Team (Storm Overflow Alliance) 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 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 Asset Delivery team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Yorkshire Water is investing £ billions in one of the most ambitious environmental programmes in the UK — tackling the challenge of storm overflows through our AMP8 investment cycle. At the heart of this is a new, long-term Capital delivery Alliance, and North East Storm Overflow Programme NESOP bringing together top-tier contractors, consultants, in-house teams, and leaders from other industries; delivering major change at pace and scale.

The Capital Operations Liaison Officer will play a key role in these exciting AMP8 capital investment plans— that will coordinate with Yorkshire Water’s Operational and Maintenance colleagues on operational matters that will support with design development and smooth asset integration. These are critical roles for our AMP8 Storm Overflow Programme to ensure alignment across Yorkshire Waters operational business.

This is an internal Yorkshire Water stakeholder-heavy role where your ability to influence, coordinate, and lead across boundaries is critical. With programmes ranging from £5 million to £100 million+, you’ll be working at a scale that’s both challenging and career-defining.

Where you fit in

• Project Support & Data Management

  Collect, interpret, and validate data across project phases (design, commissioning, etc.) from various sources (SPP, YW systems, archives).

  Create and present reports to project teams.

  Support permit writing, handovers, and SAA sign-offs.

• Stakeholder Engagement

  Consult with operational, technical, and contract teams.

  Liaise across Yorkshire Storm Alliance and NESOP for coordination and collaboration.

• Design & Engineering Input

  Provide design input for operational and maintenance considerations.

  Attend key lifecycle meetings (ALM, HAZOP, Value Engineering, Technical Challenge, Core Engineering Review).

  Identify opportunities for value engineering and efficiencies.

• Construction & Commissioning

  Attend construction phase meetings (CPT, commissioning, risk, escalation).

  Support shutdowns and commissioning activities.

  Guide handovers and ensure smooth transition between teams.

• Process & Operational Support

  Assist Project Manager and Sponsor throughout project lifecycle.

  Lead Process Impact Plans (PIPs) development and review.

  Respond to technical queries from internal / external departments.

• Training & Coaching

  Coach new starters on wastewater processes (site tours).

  Support project training and handover planning with Contract Partners and YW stakeholders.

• Asset & Programme Readiness

  Assess asset health and plan mitigations.

  Contribute to programme readiness (staffing, CAPEX / OPEX, sludge logistics, chemical usage).

• Health & Safety

  Audit sites, report hazards, and recommend solutions.

• Communication & Coordination

  Raise awareness of timelines and impacts across Yorkshire Storm Alliance, NESOP, and Operations to prevent delays.

What skills & qualifications you will need

• Technical expertise in process operation with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in operation of CSO screens and networks.
• Experience of working with a team to deliver significant projects in short timeframes.
• Experience of supporting and embedding change, able to influence and drive the right culture and behaviours.
• Understanding of business targets and priorities and how the relevant asset groups contribute to this.
• Experience of the development of operations and maintenance plans, asset management plans, statistical process control and reliability plans, including use of tools such as FMECA and applied RCM, is desirable.
• Experience of understanding where the role fits within a business plan and then developing ways to deliver the outputs.
• Develops and maintains effective internal and external relationships.
• Experience of supporting and embedding change, able to influence and drive the right culture and behaviours.
• Clearly demonstrates the Yorkshire Water company values and behaviours
• Previous experience gained within the wastewater sectors or within the broader utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors.

You will also benefit from having

• Experience of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets.
• Previous experience in a commercially orientated and / or regulated environment.

We embrace a flexible working model, where our hybrid setup typically requires an average of 1 day in the office / on site per week . This could be slightly more when collaborative efforts, training or meeting deadlines demand it. For those who prefer to work on-site, our office is open Monday-Friday during working hours.

If you’re an experienced Capital Operations Liaison Officer and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you.

Accessibility

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.

Just a heads-up! We might start interviewing and close the position earlier based on the response . To make sure you’re considered, please send in your application as soon as you can.

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.

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