Operational Field Manager

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We are offering a competitive salary (salary band 3b) of £60,185 dependant on experience.
• A company car lease/allowance scheme (£500 per month/£6,000 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 10% of annual salary, increasing to 15% in the 26 to 27 performance year).
• Private health care (self only)
• 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!

We’ve a great opportunity for an Operational Field Manager to join our Process department, covering the Barnsley/Sheffield area. The role offers a flexible hybrid way of working, with an expectation that you’ll spend a minimum of three days each week out on our operational sites where your team(s) are based.

Our Process department plays a vital role in helping Yorkshire Water deliver the very best service to our customers. If you’re someone that takes pride in making a real difference, this could be just the role for 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. Bioresources are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

As an Operational Field Manager
, you’ll play a key role in driving and improving operational performance through strong, effective leadership. You’ll be working across a range of wastewater assets, helping us deliver our company vision and meet our key performance commitments – from reducing pollution incidents and improving waste stability and reliability, through to delivering great customer service and managing energy use as efficiently as possible.

You’ll work closely with a range of internal teams and external partners, building strong relationships and helping to prevent asset failures where possible. When issues do arise, you’ll support with mitigation and resolution, making sure risks are managed and our regulatory targets and business goals are achieved.

You’ll also take ownership of the Operational Field Team’s financial performance, including P&L management. This means developing business plans, forecasting, and preparing mid‑month and end‑of‑month financial reports, all while ensuring everything aligns with our financial governance standards. You’ll provide assurance to the Head of WWPP that we’re operating in line with our Financial Regulations.

Working hand in hand with our maintenance teams, you’ll help plan the return of assets to service and take accountability for wastewater performance across your region. It’s a role where you can really make your mark, both for the business and the communities we serve.

• Experienced customer focused, people leader with proven success in managing large field‑based teams, in busy operations environment, managing day to day reactive workloads.
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