Overview
Flow and Spill Technical Specialist at Yorkshire Water — River Health department. This is a permanent, full-time role (37 hours per week) with hybrid working (two to three days visiting site across the Yorkshire Water network).
Location: Hybrid Working with two to three days visiting our sites across the Yorkshire Water network.
Work type: Permanent • 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday.
Responsibilities
* As our Flow and Spill Technical Specialist you will:
* Analysis and interpretation: 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.
* Action Plans: 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.
* Technical Direction: Provide scientific, technical, and practical direction required for the short and medium-term operation of spill and flow-related assets.
* Performance Tracking: Use 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.
* Regulatory Compliance: 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.
* Risk Management: 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.
* Collaboration: Work with operational teams to ensure that unfunded flow compliance and overflow risks are appropriately mitigated and tracked.
* Key Responsibilities: 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.
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.
* Experience operating within a regulated industry or framework with environmental regulatory understanding.
* Experience with implementing management systems.
* Processes and procedure creation and improvement.
* Excellent stakeholder management and collaborative working; able to influence across multiple levels of the business and externally.
* Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills; able to coach less experienced team members.
* Ability to acquire, understand, interpret, and disseminate information, both technical and financial.
* Previous experience with managing/leading people is beneficial.
Benefits and Additional Information
* Competitive salary from £41,133 to £48,642 depending on experience.
* Company car benefit.
* Annual incentive related bonus (up to £1,000 maximum for the performance year).
* Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution).
* Development opportunities in line with the Flow and Spill Technical Specialist progression plan.
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus an extra wellness day.
* Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary.
* Comprehensive benefits package (health cash plan, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex, partner cover).
* Retail savings scheme; online GP service; cycle to work scheme; gym membership discounts.
* Closing Date: 30 September. Interviews will be held at the beginning of October.
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