Strategic Planner

Company description:
Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.

Job description:

Strategic Planner 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 £45,870 - £57,338. 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 Strategic Planner progression plan 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus 2 extra wellness days! 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:

This role will initially be based in Bradford but were moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in Spring 2026, so youll be based there in the future. Hybrid Working (notionally 2-3 days in the office per week. This could be more when collaborative efforts, training, or statutory deadlines as and when required) Work type:
Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday Friday. We have an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Planner to join the Drainage and Wastewater Management Planning (DWMP) team within our Asset Maintenance function 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, its so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshires 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 regions 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 Maintenance function are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. Working within the DWMP Team, the Strategic Planner will work on our DWMP, our 25-year, long-term investment strategy for our wastewater infrastructure. They will support in developing an evidence base for future investment requirements linked to climate change, population growth, and urban creep.

They will consider the asset health and resilience of our assets alongside overall potential environmental impacts. Within the team, you will support in assessing current and future performance of our wastewater infrastructure, including:
Sewer flooding (internal and external) Storm overflow performance Treatment works compliance. Pollution events Impacts to good ecological and chemical status of our watercourses Impacts to bathing water quality You will take a holistic view to these risks incorporating future climate change, population growth, and urban creep scenarios, as well as considering asset health and operational performance. Where you fit in:
As our Strategic Planner you will:
Develop detailed and assured DWMP methodologies and work on the technical delivery of these with partners. Generate, process, and analyse data from hydraulic network models, treatment models, asset deterioration, and performance models alongside being able to identify and manage the risks of model/data confidence. Utilise the outputs of such assessments to identify both tactical and strategic interventions, including catchment plans to address any deficiencies.

Understand and integrate plans produced by external stakeholders/regulators into our DWMP production, including working with internal departments. Act as representative on…