Technical Optimiser (Pumping)

Description

The Technical Optimiser will help to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of industry leading operational excellence through liaison with various internal teams to prevent asset failure, drive mitigation and resolution of wastewater asset risks/failures and performance management of the operational team, whilst promoting an exceptional culture of Health, Safety and Wellbeing.

• Proactive monitoring of trends, using SCADA and RTS to improve process efficiency, and monitoring of remote sites to observe performance to drive new ways of working.
• Ensure that the most cost-effective solution is sought when an asset requires mitigation i.e. hire pumps over tankering.
• Proactively manage, highlight and escalate customer issues, to ensure appropriate resolutions. Always ensuring all customer interactions meet our Customer Promise.
• Provide support and investigation in event of asset failure.
• Work as part of the team to deliver excellent performance by understanding how their individual performance links into achieving the team’s wider objectives.
• Act as a key liaison role between the operations and other key internal departments e.g. E&MS, Asset Management and Asset Integrity.
• Drive for proactive operation, responding to lead measures, and maximising the benefits of failure predictor models.
• Support the Pumping Operators and Maintenance Technicians with onsite coaching, analytical support, and training to ensure that both the individuals and the assets achieve their full potential.
• Provide technical support and guidance to operational roles in their delivery of the operational management of the asset base and drive efficiency and productivity through operations while continuing to improve performance.
• Deliver the Performance Commitments applicable to role i.e. Pollution incidents, TWC Compliance, Bathing Water Quality, Energy consumption, Sludge quality performance, to help Yorkshire Water be upper quartile.
• Drive efficiency and productivity through operations while continuing to improve performance.
• Plan, organise and manage complex operational activities on the sites to deliver both reactive and proactive workload is delivered.
• Ensure the team have compliance with all regulatory and quality assurance requirements through effective planning, monitoring, control, operation, and optimisation.
• Be involved in capital schemes and commissioning of new assets and build alliances both internally and externally.
• Demonstrate the required health and safety behaviour that complies with company policy and that creates a positive safety culture. Ensure that all activity on the asset base is completed in accordance with all YW Health & Safety policies e.g. Control of Work, Risk Assessments, Site inductions etc.
• Promote accurate risk through the risk management process. Ensure asset risks are visible and representative in corporate system using incident support observed data and asset failure history.
• Promoting working safely practices which are in line with Yorkshire Water procedures.
• Verify and investigate all asset performance shortfalls using the company RCA approach.
• Resolve high priority, complex and emergency problems, using external resources where necessary.
• Follow any appropriate approval process for additional work.

Requirements

If you’ve got experience in depth experience in Wastewater assets 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.

Location: We are currently looking to recruit a Technical Optimiser supporting sewage pumping works across the Leeds / York area, you will be expected to visit sites across the Yorkshire region, therefore a full driving licence (No more than 6 points) is essential requirement for this role.

Technical Optimiser – Pumping

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.

• Demonstrate financial awareness when making day to day business decisions.
• Strong background in data and interpretation, particularly using corporate YW systems and excel.
• Experience of supporting and embedding change within an operational team.
• Extensive experience of strategy development, deployment, and delivery.
• The ability to be proactive and take ownership of issues, think through problems and work with others to resolve them across an operational department.
• Experience of delivering continual improvement in a process / production environment.
• In depth technical knowledge and experience of operating and optimising similar assets to those of Wastewater Process & Pumping.
• Experience of delivering against challenging business targets and realising KPIs.
• Full valid UK driving licence (with no more than 6 points).

Benefits

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday. Including being part of a standby rota once fully trained.

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!

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

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.

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience (£41,133 - £48,642)
• Retail savings scheme
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
• A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• A company car through company car lease scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• Development opportunities in line with the Technical Optimiser progression plan
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance