Resource & Asset 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 salary from £27,789 - £34,392 per annum dependant on experience.

• Structured development opportunities in line with the Resource & Asset Planner progression plan
• Annual performance related bonus
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• 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 initially be based in Bradford but we’re moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in Summer 2026, so you’ll be based there in the future, with a hybrid working arrangement in place, a mix of office and home working. We work 3 x days in the office per week.

We have 4 x opportunities available, these are fixed term positions for 12 x months, working full time. You will be expected to work 37 hours per week within a working window of 6:00am-9:00pm Monday to Friday and also some weekends, which you will receive days off during the week.

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.

You will plan and manage the efficient and compliant allocation of Service Delivery resources using a range of corporate systems and procedures. You will also manage orders for chemicals for our wastewater sites.

• Manage the day to day resource plan of field operations and allocate and monitor internal/external resource to meet workload priorities using work management systems (WMS) for both cyclical and reactive jobs for field based staff.
• Prioritise the work basket to meet commitments and job performance requirements.
• Provide single point of contact for customers, giving information on job progression or where necessary closing the loop.
• Identify potential incidents, co-ordinate initial response and ensure all relevant parties are aware.
• Liaise with process optimise rs to ensure optimum day to day performance of assets, particularly in regards monitoring all alarms and ensure responsibility for the resolution of the alarm, including raising work to cover anything required.
• Administer and use various bespoke company databases to update current records and produce reports as requested.
• Provide day to day responsibility for management and reporting of the Lone Worker system.

• Previous experience of managing customers and progressing an issue to resolution
• Previous scheduling or planning experience
• Experience of supporting and embedding change, able to influence and drive the right culture and behaviours.
• You will have strong communication skills and maintain effective relationships, as your role will involve day to day liaison with a wide range of internal teams and external contractors.
• You will be able to demonstrate the ability to work in a team and under your own initiative.
• Planning ability - identifying priorities and actions to assist in delivering results
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and maintain flexibility
• Able to troubleshoot and investigate reporting anomalies, with strong attention to detail
• Ex…