Water Quality Strategy Manager
Yorkshire Water
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Leeds • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £62,000 per year
About the role
- Lead the development of a Source to Tap Water Quality Risk framework, translating risks into prioritised investment options.
- Drive tactical and strategic solutions to reduce water quality risks, integrating new operational strategies into business-as-usual.
- Develop and implement a long-term Source to Tap strategy to improve CRI and DWC performance.
- Establish and mature policies, procedures, and asset standards that underpin water quality improvements.
- Create a multi-AMP roadmap of investments and interventions to minimise water quality risks.
- Lead the development of DWI enhancement cases and author the PR29 submission for CRI and DWC improvements.
- Conduct system-wide assessments to identify compliance gaps and define investment needs.
- Collaborate across teams and with regulators to align strategies, optimise interventions, and influence national water quality standards.
Requirements
- Experience in water strategy development, asset management, and problem solving
- Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, including DWI and WRMP, and their integration into strategic planning.
- Proven ability to align deliver strategic goals within defined AMP cycles (AMP 8, AMP 9) and PR29 definition.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills to engage with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Technical expertise in raw water systems, treatment processes, disinfection technologies and treated water storage and distribution.
- Management experience with a track record of delivering complex, multi-faceted outcomes, collaborating and influencing at multiple levels.
- Understanding of CRI improvement methodologies and ability to address emerging water quality risk
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
Benefits
- Car Allowance
- Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% 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 an extra wellness day!
- 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!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
water strategy developmentasset managementproblem solvingregulatory frameworksraw water systemstreatment processesdisinfection technologiestreated water storagedistribution
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationinfluencingmanagementcross-functional engagement
Certifications
degree level qualification