Benefits
- Competitive salary, depending on experience, band3b up to £60,000
- A company car lease/allowance scheme (£500 per month/£6,000 per year, based on full‑time employment on joining the company). You can opt to sign up to the EV Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme 6 months after joining the company.
- Annual incentive related bonus up to 15% of annual salary
- Private health care (self only)
- Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
- Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus 2 extra wellness days!
- 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: This role will initially be based in Bradford but we’re moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in spring 2026, so you’ll be based there in the future – Hybrid Working (1‑2 days office a week – Bradford/Leeds)
Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
Partnership Portfolio Manager – Strategy & Regulation team at Yorkshire Water.
What we do
We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year.
Where you fit in
As our Resilience Partnership Portfolio Manager, you will:
- Lead the development of Integrated Water Management Plans for key locations, working with strategy leads and subject matter experts to identify options for delivering holistic solutions which achieve multiple drivers.
- Be accountable for identifying and developing new partnerships and stakeholder relationships to align objectives and investment opportunities to deliver greater benefits for customers and the environment.
- Maintain a portfolio of collaborative projects, overseeing these from inception to completion.
- Work across Yorkshire Water and the partnership teams to find solutions and break down barriers to allow the successful delivery of projects as smoothly as possible.
- Drive delivery individually and through virtual teams across the business and partnership to achieve the partnership goals and aspirations.
- Champion a nature first approach.
- Lead with passion, determination and drive to push the boundaries of traditional approaches to deliver efficient and effective partnership and nature based solutions.
- Deliver excellent performance by setting clear expectations linked to business and partnership targets, having meaningful performance discussions that recognise and reward the right performance and behaviours and challenge where individual performance and behaviours do not meet expectations.
- Drive excellent standards and performance in health and safety, risk management and control of work and ensure compliance with the Yorkshire Water Safety Policy.
What skills & qualifications you will need
- Degree in a relevant discipline or relevant experience
- People leader experience
- Strategy development and implementation
- Proven track record of leading collaborative working initiatives
- Good knowledge of local, regional, and national strategies, policies, and legislation relevant to the area of work, including emerging and changing issues
- Experience of integrated water management
- Experience of working in/with partners operating in a regulatory environment
- Knowledge of government funding processes
- Experience of qualitative and quantitative tracking and evaluation
You will also benefit from having
- Understanding of sustainable drainage systems
- Flood resilience
- Water resources management
- Drainage and waste water management plans
- Blended funding models
If you have experience in resilience partnership and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.
All roles are subject to pre‑employment checks and medical questionnaires. Further medical checks may be required.
