Asset Planning Sponsor

Work type: This is a permanent position, working an average of 37 hours per week.

We have an exciting opportunity for and an Asset Planning Sponsor to join the Water Service Delivery 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. The Water Service Delivery function is a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

The Sponsor role will practice Asset Management Principals working closely with Operations and other Stakeholders to understand business risks on Water Distribution assets. Sponsors support the development of mitigations to be implemented that will drive success towards Yorkshire Water's Performance Commitments. You will be accountable for the realisation of desired outcomes and benefits from any investment while supporting the governance between the organisation's senior managers and the management of each project.

Where you fit in:

As our Asset Planning Sponsor you will:

• Working closely with operational colleagues to identify asset risks or opportunities that may require additional intervention to resolve - through proactive liaison meetings to discuss risks, performance and intervention plans.


• Understand the Business Need in the context of the company's strategic, operational and regulatory drivers.


• Identify and lead investigations into asset performance shortfalls or opportunities and identify a notional solution where appropriate.


• Lead projects through the investigation phase, ensuring that potential solutions to new regulatory obligations or asset performance shortfalls are fully investigated, utilising expert and partner resources as required


• During concept and investigation phases, drive TOTEX hierarchy opportunities (e.g. maximising no build, process optimisation, improved maintenance) before considering CAPEX.


• Balancing of OPEX, CAPEX and Carbon along with business needs resilience to achieve an optimum output


• Commercial discussions and challenges with Contract Partners.


• Ownership of the Business Case and securing funding for the project through business governance routes.


• Understanding project risks during the life of the scheme, through Scope change (quality), Cost, Time and managing any residual risk.


• Encourage innovative thinking and solution options in order to achieve cost and carbon reduction challenges.
  
  Engineering / process knowledge and experience of Clean Water Distribution asset base and its operation


• Risk Management understanding and experience


• Understanding of Yorkshire Water Performance Commitments


• Influencing and negotiating skills


• Well organised and methodical


• Ability to understand root cause analysis


• Understanding of Engineering Specifications


• Understanding of site process safety - representation in Hazard Study Process


• Full Driving Licence


You will also benefit from having:


• CDM awareness/SMSTS Construction to enable development of safety culture and competence in completing PCI


• NEBOSH


• Site construction activities


• Experience of partnership/collaborative working


If you want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you.

Salary & Benefits: £41,438 - £51,799 per annum dependant on experience plus attractive pension scheme (Up to 10% company contribution), annual bonus, 25 days annual leave plus additional days in lieu of working bank holidays and a wellness day, retail savings scheme and a flexible Health Cash Plan scheme (cash back towards the cost of your routine healthcare including glasses/contact lenses, dental treatment and physiotherapy.