Asset Planning Sponsor

Asset Planning Sponsors within Yorkshire Water are accountable for the realisation of desired outcomes and benefits from any investment. They provide the governance link between the organisation’s senior managers and the management of each project.

Asset Planning Sponsors work closely with our Service Delivery business unit to understand business risks and ensure mitigations and interventions are developed to enable achievement of the Company’s Performance Commitments. Where Capex interventions are required, Sponsors develop schemes through Concept and Definition and maintain involvement throughout the end-to-end Delivery Process to ensure the required outcomes are achieved.

• Agree scope of Investigation with Project Team ensuring it will provide the right information to confirm solution requirements at Gate 3 (Defined solution).
• Agree escalation triggers with the Project Team.
• Confirm remedial works, maintenance plans and task activities are being undertaken post scheme.
• Support the Project Manager during all project phases.
• Identify and confirm training requirements.
• Agreement of changes to time, cost, and quality.
• Ensuring the Scope as defined at the end of the Definition phase meets the Business Need and is delivered through the Project lifecycle (time, resources, benefit realisation).
• Take part in the Project Review Process
• Prepare the Pre-Construction Information (PCI) at the earliest opportunity to ensure compliance with Construction Design Management (CDM) Regs
• Ensuring the Business Need and Solution in the Enterprise Decision Analytics (EDA) system are correctly and fully created.
• Ensuring sign off and funding approval at Gate 1 (concept) and Gate 3 (pre-delivery) of the AMP process.
• Respond to escalations when requested by the Project team.
• Providing any required support to Gate 2 (definition) and Gate 4 (financial approvals).
• Provide technical support for high profile, complex wastewater issues.

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.

If you’ve got experience in wastewater assets and operations 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.

• Risk Management experience (IAM certificate desirable)
• Understanding of site process safety – representation in Hazard Study Process.
• Full UK Driving Licence (No more than 6 points)
• Engineering and/or Science/ process knowledge and experience of relevant asset base (Wastewater and Pumping Stations) and its operation.
• Ability to understand root cause analysis.
• Influencing and negotiating skills.
• Decision Making Framework (DMF) system understanding including cost models, service measure framework, investment criteria.
• Understanding the project risk profile and the mitigation plans
• Business Process Understanding of End-to-End Process for Project.
• Owning the Concept and Definition phases to ensure the risk and solution are fully understood.

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.

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

Base Location: This role will be covering the Yorkshire area; however, this is a flexible hybrid working arrangement with an expectation that some time will be spent visiting our sites across the Yorkshire region. Base location will be determined by home location.

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!

• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• A company car through company car lease scheme
• Development opportunities in line with the Asset Planning Sponsor progression plan
• We offer a competitive salary range, £43,303 to £54,129, depending on experience
• A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)