Project Manager, Operations Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

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

Job description:

Project Manager
- Business Change 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, (4b), £45,205 - £56,506 A company car benefit Annual incentive related bonus ( £1000 maximum Bonus Opportunity for the Performance Year ) 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!

Location:

Bradford, hybrid working - 2 days in the office per week with regular regional travel to Yorkshire Water sites, pending office move toe Leeds (LS10) from Summer 2026. Work type:
Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday
- Friday We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager
- Business Change to join the Asset Delivery PMO 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 Capital Delivery team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. In AMP8, Asset Delivery PMO will support a multi-billion-pound programme of capital investment across YWs clean and wastewater assets. The Capital Programme is growing by over 50% with strong efficiency targets. Were looking for an organised, people focussed Senior Project Manager to join our team.

Youll play a key role in bridging the gap between business needs, efficiency and the people side of change which add value to our Asset Delivery teams and Yorkshire Water. Where you fit in:
Work with business representatives to investigate and analyse opportunities to drive efficiency across the capital delivery process. Provide input to the strategic planning process to ensure that change aligns with the?long-term?aspirations of the capital programme over current and future?

AMPs. Build business cases to support investment in change activity which will drive cost reduction in programme delivery. Work with business representatives to support project planning and delivery of key?objectives?through the provision of change management resources and workshop facilitation services. Work with the Business Architects,?

Process Leads?and Project and?

Programme Managers?to?complete detailed business impact assessments and?develop the business change plan for agreed and prioritised opportunities?for change?initiatives, acting as a bridge between?project/programme management and business operations. Obtain assurance from the relevant business operations that the change plan will deliver the required benefits. Preparing the business readiness plan for the transition to new ways of working?and ensuring necessary?launch approval and go/no go decisions are managed?to

a pre-defined set of criteria. Optimising the timing of the release of project deliverables into business operations. For smaller projects taking on the Project management of?continuous improvement…