Technical Optimiser

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Technical Optimiser - Based across our South West areas covering Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley

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• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience £41,668 to £52,085.
• 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 Technical Optimiser progression plan.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays –
  plus an extra two 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:
  
  Based across our South West areas covering Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley and based out of our Smithy Wood, Chapeltown and Sheffield depots.

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Optimiser to join the Field Operations 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. Field Operations are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

To drive improvements in performance against challenging targets (Customer Minutes Lost, Water Quality and CMEX) by improving technical expertise, providing internal coaching and development support and quality control auditing for the field teams.

You will organise and coordinate resources to deliver complex jobs (Field, leakage, Service Partners, ER etc.). This includes proactive network operation and maintenance activity; completion of operational risk assessments and the supervision of all network intervention; and responding quickly and effectively to network failure to minimise the impact upon key performance targets, including but not limited to those relating to Water Supply Interruptions and Water Quality.

As our Technical Optimiser you will

• The Technical Optimiser should be a fully aware and trained in H&S requirements which relate to the operation of the water network including working on the highway, confined spaces, lone working. The TO will be able to challenge other colleagues, partners and organisations where H&S is compromised.
• To coach and train team members within the team to deliver excellent performance - understanding how individual and team performance links to achieving the company’s strategic objectives and performance commitments related to Network Services.
• Understand the financial implications of promoting Repair and Maintenance work on the Water Services Agreement, balancing risk and cost to ensure the right decisions are made to deliver solutions…