Public Health and Water Quality Manager

Public Health and Water Quality Manager

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, depending on experience –
  up to £62,000
• 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!

Location:

Buttershaw / Hybrid Working 1-2 days office a week – Bradford)

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Public Health and Water Quality Manager to join the Water Service Delivery at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 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. Water Service Delivery are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

This role is instrumental in delivering regulatory compliance and ensuring the public health of our customers.

To do this you will lead a team of 11 people, comprising of Public Health Scientists, Auditors, and expert Data Scientist and Technicians. You will provide expert technical advice on public health matters and support on the interpretation and implementation of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations.

As our Public Health and Water Quality Manager you will

• Carry out day-to-day liaison with DWI, and health protection stakeholders to ensure there is timely discussion of potential public health issues and communication of regulatory reports.
• Work closely with our operational colleagues ensuring there is adequate provision of up-to-date expert knowledge on water quality issues and public health risks.
• Play a key role in water quality incidents and emergencies and resolve high priority, complex problems, acting as the Company’s expert on water quality matters. This will include taking part of a standby rota out of normal office hours.
• You will consider health and safety at all times and support a zero-accident culture.
• Provide expert knowledge in the development of audits and sampling programmes to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements. As well as providing assured quality of data to support Company annual and AMP based submissions.
• You will represent Yorkshire Water at Water
  
  UK national bodies, and other industry bodies, in order to contribute to the development of national approaches to public and water quality regulatory matters.

• An expert understanding of current drinking water regulation at local, national and European level and an understanding of the operational and quality issues affecting drinking water supply. You will understand water treatment and transmission processes.
• Previous experience of leading a technical function with a proven track record of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets. You will be able to work well, using your own initiative…