Overview
Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Flow and Spill Technical Specialist to join the River Health department at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?
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.
We offer a comprehensive package to support you in your role and development, including salary and benefits described below.
Responsibilities
* 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: Utilise 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.
* Be experienced 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.
* Have previous experience of operating within a regulated industry or framework and environmental regulatory understanding.
* Experience with implementing management systems.
* Processes and procedure creation and improvement.
* Excellent stakeholder management and collaborative working. Be able to work comfortably and influence across multiple levels of the business and externally.
* Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills and be able to coach less experienced team members.
* Ability to acquire, understand, interpret, and disseminate information, both technical and financial.
* You would also benefit from having: Previous experience with managing/leading people.
Benefits
* We offer a competitive salary, from £41,133 to £48,642 depending on experience.
* Company Car Benefit.
* 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 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.
* 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!
Note: 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!
Closing Date 30th September. Interviews will be held at the beginning of October.
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.
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.
Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
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