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.

Where You Fit In

As our Asset Planning Sponsor - Networks and SPS, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the Business Need and Solution in the Enterprise Decision Analytics (EDA) system are correctly and fully created.

• Owning the Concept and Definition phases to ensure the risk and solution are fully understood.

• Prepare the Pre-Construction Information (PCI) at the earliest opportunity to ensure compliance with Construction Design Management (CDM) Regs.

• 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).

• Ensuring sign off and funding approval at Gate 1 (concept) and Gate 3 (pre-delivery) of the AMP process.

• Providing any required support to Gate 2 (definition) and Gate 4 (financial approvals).

• Agree escalation triggers with the Project Team.

• Identify and confirm training requirements.

Specific Responsibilities within End-to-End Process

• Support the Project Manager during all project phases.

• Agree scope of Investigation with Project Team ensuring it will provide the right information to confirm solution requirements at Gate 3 (Defined solution).

• Respond to escalations when requested by the Project team.

• Understanding the project risk profile and the mitigation plans.

• Agreement of changes to time, cost, and quality.

• Provide technical support for high profile, complex wastewater issues.

• Confirm remedial works, maintenance plans and task activities are being undertaken post scheme.

• Take part in the Project Review Process.

What Skills & Qualifications You Will Need

• Engineering and/or Science/ process knowledge and experience of relevant asset base (Wastewater and Pumping Stations) and its operation.

• Risk Management experience (IAM certificate desirable).

• Detailed Understanding of Performance Commitments.

• Decision Making Framework (DMF) system understanding including cost models, service measure framework, investment criteria.

• Influencing and negotiating skills.

• Business Process Understanding of End-to-End Process for Project.

• Understanding of site process safety – representation in Hazard Study Process.

• Ability to understand root cause analysis.

• Full UK Driving Licence (No more than 6 points).

Flexible Working

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!

Pre-Employment Checks

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

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.

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.

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

Accessibility

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.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Closing Date

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

No agencies please.