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Business Manager - Projects & Change Management
Salary & Benefits
Starting salary: £32,000, rising to £37,000 by end of year 2
Extras: £2,000 signing bonus, annual bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays + wellness day
Pension: Up to 12% company contribution
Flexible Benefits Package
Includes health cash plan, critical illness and dental insurance, life assurance flex (with partner cover), retail discounts, online GP access, cycle-to-work scheme, gym membership savings, and more.
Permanant substantive role offer upon completion of programme subject to performance
Location: West Yorkshire with requirement for flexible travel across Yorkshire & Humber.
Work type: 37 hours per week between a working window of 8:00am-6:00pm Monday – Friday
Why Yorkshire Water?
Yorkshire Water delivers essential water and wastewater services to over 5.4 million people. But we’re more than taps and toilets—we protect the environment, support communities, and help shape Yorkshire’s future.
From tackling climate change to planning for droughts and floods, we’re solving some of the biggest challenges facing our region and we need talented graduates to help us do it.
Your Graduate Programme
Our two-year programme offers you five placements across your allocated business area, complemented by a choice of placements to suit your personal development needs in core functions such as Finance, Health & Safety, People, and Procurement, enabling you to have a balanced understanding of the business. You’ll gain hands-on experience, technical and leadership training, and support from mentors, managers, graduate alumni, and our Early in Careers team to support you from the day you make the decision to join us.
By the end of the scheme, you’ll be ready to step into a permanent role and make a lasting impact.
Your Team
The Asset Delivery function covers a number of connected, yet discrete areas, with the opportunity to work across exciting areas, such as identifying and delivering innovation opportunities, championing nature based solutions, through to contributing to strategies central to Yorkshire Water achieving our vision.
The Asset Delivery team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. Our teams within Asset Delivery work on Projects that not only improve water and waste services for our customers but create a sustainable environment for all. The Asset Delivery team consists of Yorkshire Water colleagues, contract partners, sub-contractors and consultants working collaboratively to deliver the majority of the capital programme for the company. Over the next five-year period, we anticipate a programme of work in the region of £ 3 billion of investment covering the whole range of water and wastewater assets.
Where you’ll fit in:
As a Graduate – Project Manager, you will:
* Join our Asset Delivery Team, managing and successfully delivering capital projects to time, cost & quality
* Lead collaborative project teams consisting of YW & Partner colleagues, plus other stakeholders, to efficiently deliver projects
* Manage a programme budget on multiple projects of varying values at any one time and over multiple financial years
* Draft and manage project contracts with our Partners, assisted by project sponsors and specialist contract & commercial colleagues
* Keep a spotlight on Health & Safety, Carbon net zero targets, and Environmental sustainability, ensuring they remain a high priority in your project delivery
* Work with key stakeholders and customers, both internal & external, maintaining effective communication, positive relationships, and managed expectations
What you need to be successful
* Minimum 2:1 Bachelors degree in a Project Management / STEM / Engineering preferred, but all subjects considered
* Enthusiasm and a drive to succeed
* UK Driving License and access to own vehicle
Key Dates
Assessment Centres: between 17th November 2025 to 5th December 2025
We’re proud to serve Yorkshire and are committed to building a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects our communities. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Successful candidates will undergo pre-employment checks, including a Basic Disclosure via a third-party provider. Some roles may also require Counter Terrorist or Security Check clearance.
Kelda Group reserve the right to close applications early, so we recommend applying as soon as possible.
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