Telemetry Engineer

Overview

Telemet ry Engineer

Yorkshire Water is a Water Utility Company based in the Yorkshire region of England. This permanent role is in the Technology team, supporting the Telemetry function.

West Yorkshire / Hybrid Working (1-2 days in the office a week – Bradford; relocating to Leeds Summer 2026)

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We provide essential water and wastewater services to the Yorkshire region and aim to protect the environment, support communities and ensure reliable services 24/7. Our IT function helps meet changing customer and regulator expectations.

Help shape the future of Telemetry at Yorkshire Water. You’ll work on essential tech like SCADA, PLCs and RTUs, solving real problems and improving how our network operates. If you’re proactive, great with people and passionate about smart, reliable systems, this is a chance to make a real impact.

As our Telemetry Engineer you will:

• Support the design, development, testing and deployment of BSG services, including SCADA, PLC systems, instrumentation, RTUs and communication systems.
• Maintain and update engineering specifications.
• Support technical leads in validating solutions to ensure they meet requirements around performance, security, reliability, scalability, disaster recovery and cost.
• Contribute to technology projects by identifying technical tasks, providing realistic estimates, following development methodologies and adhering to engineering and IT standards.
• Ensure services delivered are scalable, reliable, secure, compliant, thoroughly tested, maintainable and aligned to preferred architectures.
• Support smooth handover and adoption by Operations and Engineering Reliability.
• Stay up to date with developments in telemetry technologies.
• Support troubleshooting in your technical discipline.
• Carry out project management tasks and report progress to technical leads.
• Act as technical support for clients or principal designers where CDM applies.
• Collaborate effectively across teams and the wider Kelda Group.
• Work flexibly and adapt to tasks beyond your immediate team when required.
• Take a proactive approach to identifying opportunities and potential technical issues.

• Experience with Telemetry systems like SCADA, PLCs, instrumentation or RTUs.
• Good all-round technical skills with hardware, software or hosted setups.
• Strong troubleshooting ability and problem solving mindset.
• A great communicator and team player who builds strong relationships.
• Proactive, driven and happy to take ownership.
• Creative thinker who looks for better ways of doing things.
• Self motivated, reliable and customer focused.
• An understanding of Health & Safety, including CDM and Control of Works.

We offer a competitive salary (£38,298 - £47,872), annual incentive related bonus (up to £1,000), pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution), development opportunities, generous holiday (25 days + bank holidays + wellness day), life assurance, and a range of other benefits. A great benefits package includes health cash plan, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, cycle to work scheme, gym discounts and more.

Retail savings scheme and online GP service are also available.

Do note:
Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible. No agencies please.

If successful, you will undergo pre-employment checks including a Basic Disclosure Check (via Third-Party Company). Depending on the role, security vetting may include Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. All roles may require a medical questionnaire and further medicals as required. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. Adjustments are available on request.