Tactical Asset Planner

Thanks for stopping by. Here are all the great reasons to join us at Yorkshire Water:

• Competitive salary, ranging from £49,158 to £61,447 depending on experience.
• Company car or cash allowance based on our Business Needs User policy.
• Annual incentive related bonus (maximum £1,000 for the performance year).
• Attractive pension scheme with up to 12% company contribution.
• Development opportunities in line with the Tactical Asset Planner progression plan.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus an extra two wellness days.
• Life assurance cover of four times the pensionable salary.
• 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.

Blackburn Meadows in Sheffield, with visits to our current site in Bradford and future move to Leeds Valley Park in September 2026. We operate a hybrid working model (two to three office days a week).

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Tactical Asset Planner to join the Integrated Catchment Management team at Yorkshire Water and help provide the best service to our customers.

We provide essential water and wastewater services to over 5.4 million people in the Yorkshire region, protecting communities, the environment and ensuring clean drinking water. Asset management helps us meet regulatory expectations, plan investments, ensure resilience against asset deterioration, climate change, urban growth and increasing demand.

• Lead the development of robust, assured methodologies to assess wastewater asset and catchment risks.
• Analyse complex datasets, including telemetry and possibly hydraulic models, to identify root causes and assess impacts at site and catchment level.
• Contribute actively to tactical and strategic planning strategies with sound technical knowledge.
• Identify and develop cost‑effective solutions that ensure compliance, align with risk appetite and support business case development.
• Produce and assure high‑quality regulatory outputs, including Undertaking reports and supporting data.
• Support the development of insights accessible through clear reporting and interactive platforms such as GIS and data visualisation tools.
• Collaborate with internal teams, partners and external stakeholders to identify shared risks and deliver integrated catchment solutions.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert, representing Yorkshire Water in industry forums and communicating complex issues clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences.

• Educated to at least degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent.
• Experience working within the water industry or other regulatory environments.
• Knowledge of drainage network modelling, wastewater treatment processes and GIS.
• Ability to manage, interrogate and visualise large, complex datasets using appropriate software.
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically, identifying risks and developing mitigation plans for complex challenges.
• Experience in undertaking complex risk analysis, confidence assessment and optioneering.
• Experience working within a capital delivery or civil engineering programme, with the ability to provide technical challenge to proposed solutions.
• Strong and effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with a proven track record of successful engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to plan, lead and manage catchment investigation workshops with minimal supervision.
• Ability to respond to technical challenge and scrutiny from a wide range of stakeholders, while constructively challenging others and influencing outcomes.

• Member of an appropriate professional body, including CIWEM or ICE.
• Knowledge of construction techniques and feasibility of delivering nature‑based solutions.
• Knowledge of Yorkshire Water corporate systems.
• Knowledge of the current regulatory and legislative environment around the water industry and wider drainage community.

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