Planning manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a senior leadership role within the Asset Delivery PMO 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 5.4 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 deliver Yorkshire Water’s major asset investment projects and programmes and are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Location

Location: Buttershaw, Bradford / Hybrid Working (2 to 3 office days a week as required), pending office move to Leeds (LS10) from Summer, 2026.

Work type

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

Benefits

• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 20% of annual salary)
• Private health care (Self and partner, if applicable)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus two 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!

Where you fit in

As our SRO Planning Manager, you will:

• Lead project planning, scheduling standards, and systems management across the Yorkshire Water Capital and Major Projects/SRO programmes to ensure predictability, efficiency, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Governance & Standards: Set and improve integrated scheduling practices and assurance across the project lifecycle.
• Team Leadership: Manage planners and schedulers in the SRO programme to drive performance and control.
• Strategic Advisory: Provide authoritative planning direction to senior leaders and project teams.
• Controls Integration: Partner with Risk, Cost, and Commercial leads to manage change consistently.
• Core Compliance: Ensure health, safety, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.

What skills & qualifications you will need

• Extensive experience in planning leadership roles on major programmes or major projects
• Expertise in Primavera P6 and other planning tools
• Strong understanding of project controls, NEC or relevant contract scheduling requirements
• Demonstrable experience developing enterprise-level planning frameworks and assurance processes
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including senior leadership engagement.
• Proven ability to influence and coach non-planning teams
• Significant experience with integrated cost/schedule processes, Earned Value Management (EVM), and schedule risk analysis

You will also benefit from having

• Regulated framework experience
• Experience of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets
• Knowledge of top quartile Project Controls tools, principals, methodology
• APM/PMP accredited and membership

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!

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.

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.