Area Support Engineer

Area Support Engineer 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, 4a, 50,209 - 62,761A 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 Area Support Engineer progression plan
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus two 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:

Knostrop House, Leeds, with very regular site visits and meetings throughout Yorkshire.

Work type:
Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday. The duties involve working within a standby rota

We have an exciting opportunity for an Area Support Engineer to join the Area Support Engineering Team 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, 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.

The Area Support Engineering Team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.  Our engineering business unit provides the technical expertise and support necessary to shape a multi-billion pound capital programme and manage the health and performance of c.7500 sites located throughout the region. Whether it involves preventing asset failure, delivering minor improvements or building major treatment works, we are at the centre of the action;

no 2 days are ever the same!

To further increase the support we provide to operations, asset management and capital projects we’re now expanding our pool of pragmatic, collaborative and highly talented engineers. Where you fit in:

As our Area Support Engineer, you will;

Be the focal point of technical decision making in respect of asset changes, interventions and failure recovery Provide technical support and advice to operational managers and senior managers

Work with our multi-disciplined technical support team to ensure complex matters are fully understood, root causes are identified and sustainable solutions are implemented Explore, understand and then inform, advise, steer and challenge capital interventions Be the technical conscience of a very busy operational environment

Drive our unending commitment to asset safety, customer service, water quality and environmental protection

What skills & qualifications you will need:

Minimum Level 4 (BNC/BTEC) qualification in an engineering subject5 years of hands-on experience spanning subjects such as asset maintenance, design, risk assessment and changesA solid understanding of multi-discipline engineering (M,E&ICA) A working understanding of HSE regulations such as CDM, DSEAR, COSHH, LOLERProven people skills, a passion for doing things right and the ability succinctly express complex subjects  You will benefit from having:

A Level 6 (Batchelor degree) or greater qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Control EngineeringIEng - Incorporated Engineer (or CEng) status

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