Flow & Spills Technical Specialist

Processes and procedure creation and improvement.

Collaboration: Work with operational teams to ensure that unfunded flow compliance and overflow risks are appropriately mitigated and tracked.

Action Plans: Create, track, and report on site and regional action plans to ensure all wastewater process spill and flow-related activities comply with legislation and regulatory obligations while achieving internal company performance targets.

Analysis and Interpretation: Analyse and interpret spill and flow-related operational performance information, proactively identifying and implementing corrective actions in alignment with Health and Safety standards. Escalate regulatory or performance risks to the regulatory operational performance manager as appropriate.

Performance Tracking: Utilise performance data to track flow and overflow performance and demonstrate the benefits of interventions. Analyse and explain operational performance data and review performance reports with the Flow & Spill Technical Manager and operational managers.

This role involves close collaboration with both operational and project delivery teams to ensure action plans are aligned across the business. It is critical to achieving 100% compliance with environmental permits and driving the company's environmental performance across these metrics.

Key Responsibilities: Conduct meetings and workshops with internal stakeholders to establish and agree on operational action plans and investment needs. Carry out desktop and onsite investigations into flow and spill performance. Optimise onsite assets to improve flow compliance and reduce storm overflow discharges. Educate and provide technical expertise to operational colleagues on flow and spill compliance and performance.

Technical Direction: Provide scientific, technical, and practical direction required for the short and medium-term operation of spill and flow-related assets.

The Flow and Spill Technical Specialists will play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional performance across all areas related to storm overflows, including Pass Forward flow compliance, storm overflow reduction, storm storage optimisation, and network optimisation.

Risk Management: Develop suitable risk registers to support Asset Planning in identifying risks and issues, monitoring strategic performance requirements, and prioritising risks and issues for investment or operational management.

Regulatory Compliance: Contribute to the provision of information for regulatory returns and EA correspondence. Take a lead role in ensuring quality assurance documents are developed and maintained in alignment with business requirements.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

Previous experience with managing/leading people.

Excellent stakeholder management and collaborative working. Be able to work comfortably and influence across multiple levels of the business and externally.

Excellent environmental compliance knowledge, experience, and passion.

Be experienced in conflict resolution, change management and strategy delivery.

Experience with implementing management systems.

Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex issues to others.

Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills and be able to coach less experienced team members.

Ability to acquire, understand, interpret, and disseminate information, both technical and financial.

Have previous experience of operating within a regulated industry or framework and environmental regulatory understanding.

If you've got experience in Wastewater with process understanding and compliance and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

Excellent stakeholder management and collaborative working.

Experience working in wastewater with process understanding.

Good organisational and planning skills.

We offer a competitive salary, from £41,133 to £48,642 depending on experience.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.

Development opportunities in line with the Flow and Spill Technical Specialist progression plan.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it's important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn't always easy!

Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary.

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

Company Car Benefit.

Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution).

Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year).

Location: Hybrid Working with two to three days visiting our sites across the Yorkshire Water network.

Retail savings scheme.