Programme Support Co-ordinator
Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:
* We offer a competitive salary, 5a, depending on experience, £28,683 - £35,593
* Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
* Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
* Development opportunities in line with the Programme Support Co-ordinator progression plan
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
* Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
* 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: Bradford / hybrid working (2 to 3 office days a week)
Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Programme Support Co-ordinator to join the Asset Delivery directorate 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. Asset Delivery are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
In AMP8 Asset Delivery will deliver a multi-billion pound programme of capital investment across YW’s clean and wastewater assets. The Capital Programme is growing by over 50% as we move into AMP8.
The Programme Support Co-ordinator role is essential for ensuring the smooth operation of Delivery, Engineering and PMO activities. This role involves providing comprehensive administrative support to the programme teams, including logistical support.
This role requires a proactive individual with strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with various departments to achieve prescribed outcomes.
Where you fit in:
As our Programme Support Coordinator you will;
* Handle day-to-day administrative tasks to support the team. To include the booking and management of programme related meetings with internal or external colleagues
* Provide project administration support services to all teams within Asset Delivery
* Support communication activities, such as presentations and dissemination of key information to vendors, training/testing events and team building events
* Managing purchase requisitions, payments, purchase orders and associated tracking
* Provide a range of programme support services across the project lifecycle in order to facilitate programme performance
What skills & qualifications you will need:
* Have an eye for detail and excellent organisational skills with the ability to proactively self-manage own workload whilst maintaining effective operational relationships
* Knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages, including Sharepoint, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word and be confident in using IT in your everyday role.
* A proactive and can do approach
* Experience of compiling, interpreting, and communicating data.
* Strong communications skills, both written and verbal.
* Able to develop and maintain effective internal and external relationships.
* Ability to prioritise tasks and proven time and workload management.
* Understanding of programme administration, working within a structured project management environment.
* Basic analytical and reporting skills; experience of interrogating corporate systems, analysing & interpreting data.
You will also benefit from having:
* Previous experience in a projects/engineering and / or regulated environment.
* Previous experience gained within the water or waste water sectors or within the broader utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors.
* Experience of programme and project management/administration, working within a structured project management framework.
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’ve got experience in administrative programme support 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.
Just a heads-up! We might start interviewing and close the position earlier based on the response. To make sure you’re considered, please send in your application as soon as you can.
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.
No agencies please