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Construction Assurance Technician – Multiple Opportunities!

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

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience £32,808 - £41,009 (band 5a)
• 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 progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus 2 extra 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: These are field-based - Successful candidates will typically be assigned to a specific catchment area but will be expected to travel and provide support across Yorkshire as business needs require. Flexibility and a willingness to work across different locations are therefore essential for these positions.

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Construction Assurance Technician to join the Developer Services 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. Developer Services are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

This role provides independent technical and commercial assurance across work delivered by service partners within the Developer Services Partnership, ensuring all activities meet Yorkshire Water’s specifications, safety requirements, and environmental standards. Through site inspections, audits, and performance monitoring, the role verifies that work completed on the network is of the required quality and that associated costs accurately reflect the work undertaken.

By identifying risks, driving compliance, and supporting continuous improvement, the role plays a key part in protecting customers, safeguarding network integrity, and reducing quality, operational, and commercial risk to Yorkshire Water.

As our Construction Assurance Technician, you will

• Conduct independent site inspections and audits of service partner activities to ensure compliance with Yorkshire Water specifications, contractual obligations, and health, safety and environmental standards.
• Validate partner cost applications by comparing operational records, supporting documentation and on-site findings to ensure payments accurately reflect work completed.
• Identify quality, compliance, safety and commercial risks, escalating concerns through the appropriate governance and management channels.
• Monitor the quality of network work delivered by service partners, helping to protect asset integrity, operational performance and customer service outcomes.
• Record, maintain and report audit findings accurately within company systems, ensuring clear evidence trails and timely issue resolution.
• Analyse inspection data and performance trends to identify recurring issues, root causes and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with service…