Senior Engineering Project Manager
Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:
1. We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience, 3b, £60,000 - £70,000
2. A company car lease (£3,720 cash allowance)
3. Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary)
4. Private health care
5. Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
6. Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
7. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
8. A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
9. Retail savings scheme
10. Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
Location: Bradford / hybrid Working (2 days office / site / week)
Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineering Project Manager to join the Asset Delivery 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 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.
The Asset Delivery department is accountable for delivering the Capital Construction Programme. This is achieved by delivering intelligent Totex solutions, through collaboration, for sustainable out-performance. The Department is also accountable for commercial and contractual arrangements across the supply chain and to deliver leading and world class contract management processes.
The purpose of the department is to achieve best value for money from our Capital Programme, by optimising our resources, monitoring and tracking the effectiveness and efficiency of our supply chain commercial arrangements, through;
11. Reducing cycle time in the project delivery process;
12. Maintaining, or enhance service;
13. Embracing a collaborative approach through our supply chain;
14. Working in a safe environment;
15. Delivering out performance against targets identified in collaborative out performance plans.
Specialist Projects is a stream within Asset Delivery led by Engineers from various disciplines. Undertaking the roles of Client, Principal Designer and Principal Contractor we manage the end to end design process and utilise a wide ranging supply chain to deliver engineering construction schemes across Clean Water, Waste Water and Networks.
Where you fit in:
As our Senior Engineering Project Manager you will;
16. Be responsible for project managing a planned programme of capital and revenue funded MEICA scopes of work
17. Provide management and technical guidance for compliance and implementation of the Construction Design Management (CDM) requirements for projects as appropriate acting as Principal Designer and managing the end to end design process.
18. Lead and manage the project teams to deliver excellent performance by setting clear expectations linked to business targets, having meaningful performance discussions that recognise and reward the right performance and behaviours and challenges where individual performance and behaviours do not meet expectations.
19. Act as the Appointed Person responsible for representing Yorkshire Water on Health & Safety matters covering all aspects of the Control of Work within designated projects. This will include the provision of technical advice, support and reporting on safety issues, investigations and recommendations regarding Health and Safety.
20. Co-ordinate and control all contract documentation and financial reporting in line with the programme management plan.
21. Proactively engage with the Business Support services for Procurement as their advisor and consultant providing support in creating technical contract specifications, tenders and the tendering process within the scope of their discipline. This includes the setting of technical KPIs and advising on the performance of contracts at periodic contract reviews.
22. Manage activities in order to ensure robust financial management and commercial awareness form the foundation of all business decisions in line with Yorkshire water strategy.
What skills & qualifications you will need:
23. Incorporated Engineer with relevant engineering-based qualifications.
24. Significant, proven industry relevant engineering project management experience for contracts delivered in a regulated medium to large scale industrial/chemical process environment.
25. Experience of managing and leading a technical/engineering team with a proven track record of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets
26. Working knowledge and use of MS Project Manager or another recognised PM software to project manage multiple contracts and scopes of work.
27. Able to demonstrate strong business planning, resource and budget management and ability to balance risk and value in all decisions.
28. Able to understand and practically discuss the relevant aspects of technical and process safety related activities and documentation ie; Engineering Risk Assessment/Safety Reviews, Functional Design Specifications, Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and Electrical/Loop drawings, HAZOP, FMEA as they relate to the delivery of the contract specification.
29. Excellent written and verbal communication skills – including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts into more readily understood information suitable for a wider business audience, able to influence people across multifunctional teams throughout the business.
You will also benefit from having:
30. Professional member and/or qualification in Project Management (eg; PRINCE2, Six Sigma etc)
31. Asset management experience within a large-scale engineering or process related industry
32. Experience of technical contract management, tender review and setting of technical KPIs.
33. Previous experience gained within the water or waste water sectors or within the broader utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors.
34. Experience of leading and embedding change, able to influence and drive right culture and behaviours.
CITB SMSTS trained with valid card
35. Experience of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets
36. Previous experience in a commercially orientated and / or regulated environment.
37. Has knowledge of the range of equipment within the Water Industry – including high pressure/temperature waste processing facilities, CHP and high voltage equipment
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?
If you want to learn more about becoming a Process Design Improvement Lead and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer 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.
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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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