Manager of Water Strategic Planning

Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience from £75,000 to £80,000.
• A company car lease/allowance scheme (£600 per month/£7,200 per year, based on full-time employment on joining the company). You can opt to sign up to the EV Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme 6 months after joining the company.
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 15% of annual salary, increasing to 20% in the 26 to 27 performance year).
• Private health care (Self and partner, if applicable).
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution).
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus two extra wellness days!
• 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!

This role will be based at our offices in Leeds Valley
- Hybrid Working (two office days a week
-Leeds).

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday
- Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager of Water Strategic Planning to join the Asset Management team 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 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. Asset Management are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Our Water Asset Management team plays a critical role in shaping Yorkshire Water's future investment strategy, ensuring we continue to deliver resilient, reliable and affordable services for customers while meeting the expectations of regulators and stakeholders.

As Manager of Water Strategic Planning, you'll lead the development of Yorkshire Water's AMP9 Water Investment Plan, shaping and prioritising around £2 billion of investment across our water network, treatment and catchment assets.

Working at the centre of strategic decision-making, you'll bring together technical specialists, asset planners and senior leaders to create a clear, long-term investment roadmap that delivers improved resilience, performance and customer outcomes. You'll be responsible for developing robust business cases, leading major regulatory submissions and ensuring investment plans are evidence-based, deliverable and aligned to our strategic goals.

Leading a team of Tactical Asset Planners and coordinating expertise from across the business, you'll work closely with Asset Management, Regulation, Capital Delivery and operational teams to drive our PR29 ambitions. You'll also take ownership of the DWI Sufficiency Framework, helping to shape future investment programmes and strengthen the long-term resilience of Yorkshire Water's water supply assets.

This is a high-profile leadership role offering the opportunity to influence…