Senior Planning Engineer

Company description:

Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.

Job description:

Hello! Thanks for stopping by.

At Yorkshire Water, we're not just delivering water and wastewater services. We're helping to protect the environment, support sustainable growth, and shape thriving communities across the region.

We're looking for a Senior Planning Engineer to join our Town Planning Team and play a pivotal role in influencing how development happens across Yorkshire. If you're passionate about planning, infrastructure, stakeholder engagement and making a difference, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

We're proud to offer a fantastic package that recognises and rewards the contribution you'll make:

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience from £42,881 to £50,710.
• 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 Senior Engineer 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!

This role will be based in Leeds Valley Park
- Hybrid Working (up to two office days a week
- Leeds including travel to other sites across Yorkshire).

Fixed Term Contract for nine months - 37 hours per week, Monday
- Friday.

Every day, Yorkshire Water provides essential water and wastewater services to more than 5.4 million customers across the region.

But our purpose goes far beyond supplying clean drinking water and treating wastewater.

We help communities thrive, protect the environment, improve resilience to climate change and support sustainable development across Yorkshire. With significant investment, evolving environmental legislation and increasing customer expectations, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

Our Town Planning Team sits at the heart of this challenge. We work closely with Local Planning Authorities, developers, regulators and internal stakeholders to ensure that growth and development across Yorkshire is supported by resilient and sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure.

As a Senior Planning Engineer, you'll help shape planning decisions that protect Yorkshire Water's assets, influence future development and deliver positive outcomes for our customers, communities and environment.

This is an influential and highly visible role where you'll combine technical expertise, commercial awareness and stakeholder engagement to help guide development across the region.

• Lead the technical assessment of complex planning applications promoting sustainable surface water drainage solutions, safeguarding existing YW infrastructure and work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to promote asset re-enforcement.
• Act as a subject matter expert on sewer network infrastructure and flood risk, resolving complex and escalated issues with confidence and credibility.
• Build trusted relationships with Local Planning Authorities, developers, consultants, and other key stakeholders, representing Yorkshire Water at a senior level.
• Influence planning outcomes by negotiating solutions that balance sustainable development, environmental protection and operational requirements.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and technical guidance to Development Technicians and colleagues, helping to develop capability and drive service excellence across the team.
• Support forecasting, performance reporting and delivery against key business targets, ensuring the team continues to provide an efficient and high-quality service.
• Champion continuous improvement by sharing expertise, promoting best practice and helping to enhance planning and development management processes across the business.

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• A degree in a science or engineering…