Kelda Group Limited
Capability Lead (Commercial)
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Capability Lead (Commercial)
Capability Lead (Commercial)
About Yorkshire Water
We offer:
- Competitive salary: £50,663 – £63,329 (depending on experience)
- Annual incentive bonus: Up to £1,000 (maximum opportunity based on performance)
- Attractive pension scheme: Up to 12% company contribution
- 25 days annual leave (plus 2 extra wellness days) + bank holidays
- Life assurance: 4 times pensionable salary
- Comprehensive benefits:
- Salary sacrifice scheme
- Health cash plan
- Critical illness insurance
- Dental insurance
- Partner cover
- Retail savings scheme
- Online GP service
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Gym membership discounts
Location & Work Setup
This role is initially based in Bradford but will move to Leeds Valley Park (summer 2026). Hybrid working is in place, with an expectation of being in the office 1–2 days per week.
- Contract type: Permanent (37 hours/week, Monday–Friday)
About Yorkshire Water
At Yorkshire Water, our purpose goes beyond delivering water and wastewater services. We:
- Provide essential water and wastewater solutions to over 5.4 million people in the region.
- Support communities, protect the environment, and ensure the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
- Operate 24/7, 365 days a year, delivering reliable services for both residents and visitors.
With new environmental legislation, heightened investment, and evolving customer expectations, this is an exciting time to shape the future of the water industry.
Your Team: Commercial Services
Commercial Services plays a crucial role in:
- Enabling the business to meet its long-term strategy and maintain financial stability.
- Optimising procurement and commercial management.
- Working closely with the wider business and supply chain to drive value, manage risk, and deliver commercial excellence.
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Within this function, Commercial Excellence leads a Centre of Excellence approach, focusing on:
- Setting clear standards.
- Improving processes.
- Building sustainable capability across the team.
Your Key Focus: Capability Development
This role centres on designing and embedding frameworks that cultivate growth and talent, ensuring:
- Clear learning pathways.
- Structured progression routes.
- Talent management that elevates performance.
Responsibilities
Core Tasks
- Define and own the Commercial capability framework, including:
- Learning pathways
- Job families
- Progression routes
- Design and embed standards for capability and role expectations.
- Develop structured talent identification, succession planning, and capability development strategies.
- Create and implement frameworks/tools for consistent, scalable capability building.
- Work with leaders to identify capability gaps and prioritise development needs.
- Align capability frameworks with operating models and ways of working.
- Embed frameworks into daily business practices for adoption and consistency.
- Clarify “what good looks like” across Commercial Services.
- Influence leadership to drive capability improvement across teams.
Skills & Qualifications
Essential
- Proven experience designing and implementing:
- Capability frameworks
- Career pathways
- Talent development approaches
- Skills models
- Strong understanding of how people capability impacts performance and delivery.
- Familiarity with capability maturity models or talent frameworks.
- Ability to operate across strategic and operational levels, translating ideas into frameworks.
- Strong influencing skills, aligning stakeholders without direct authority.
- Experience managing complex, multi-team, or matrix environments.
- Ability to translate complex concepts into clear, practical structures.
- Strong analytical thinking for identifying gaps, risks, and priorities.
- Track record of embedding frameworks effectively across teams.
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Desirable (but welcome)
- Experience in Commercial, Procurement, or regulated industries.
- Knowledge of change, continuous improvement, or transformation methodologies.
- Experience designing operating models, governance, or organisational frameworks.
Work-Life Balance & Flexibility
While our operations demand a 24/7, 365-day commitment, we prioritise flexibility:
- Support for flexible working patterns.
- Job share options (where feasible), to accommodate personal responsibilities and work-life balance.
Find this role appealing? If you have a passion for framework development and want to contribute to exceptional customer service while protecting the environment, apply today!
Closing Date
16th July (though the role may close earlier if filled).
Pre-Employment Checks
Should you be successful, you’ll need to complete:
- A Basic Disclosure Check via a third-party company.
- Possibly Counter Terrorist or Security Clearance (dependant on role).
- Medical questionnaires and ulcer checks (if required).
Accessibility Notice
Yorkshire Water is committed to removing barriers in recruitment. If you have accessibility needs, a disability, or require adjustments for the application process, please disclose this when applying. We’ll discuss any reasonable accommodations needed.
“We reserve the right to close this position before the closing date should a suitable candidate be found. If possible, please apply early.”
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