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DPC Engineering Design Manager - Major Projects
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DPC Engineering Design Manager - Major Projects
DPC Engineering Design Manager – Major Projects
About Yorkshire Water
We offer:
- Competitive salary: £80,000 to £90,000 (Band 3a), dependent on experience
- Company car benefit: £7,200 per year
- 20% annual incentive related bonus (up to)
- Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
- Private healthcare (self and partner if applicable)
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + 2 wellness days
- Life assurance cover (up to 4 times pensionable salary)
- Comprehensive benefit package including:
- Health cash plan scheme
- Critical illness insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life assurance flex
- Partner cover
- Retail savings scheme
- Online GP service
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Gym membership discounts
- Additional perks
Location: Hybrid working (base in Bradford, transitioning to Leeds LS10 from September 2026) Work type: Permanent, 37 hours/week (Mon–Fri, flexible arrangements considered)
The Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to play a leading role in one of the UK’s most significant major projects programmes—defining Yorkshire’s water future.
Yorkshire Water is delivering a £2.5bn Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) portfolio across four transformational infrastructure projects that ensure long-term water resilience for millions of customers.
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These projects are: ✔ Nationally significant, regulated environments ✔ Built under innovative commercial/modernised delivery models ✔ Subject to rigorous scrutiny from Ofwat & RAPID
The DPC Engineering Design Manager will ensure the projects’ engineering solutions are technically robust, commercially viable, and aligned with new client-side delivery models.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead engineering strategy & assurance across DPC projects
- Develop outcome-based market specifications for optimal project delivery
- Work alongside engineering, commercial, procurement, and regulatory teams to shape projects from initial concept to market
- Represent Yorkshire Water as a champion of technical rigor & value optimisation
- Influence customer-centric long-term outcomes
- Confidently engage with Ofwat, RAPID, and senior stakeholders
- Advocate for innovation, quality, risk management, and operational excellence
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Requirements
An experienced engineering leader with proven track record in:
- Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent)
- Major infrastructure/procurement design (water treatment/transfers preference)
- Leading multi-disciplinary technical teams
- Delivering under tight deadlines with compelling risks, ensuring format/quality assurance
- Evidence of strategic influence (client-side, consultant, or Tier 1 ecosystem)
- Full UK driving licence
Reasonable adjustments to the application process are welcomed.
Why This Role Stands Out
It’s not just another project—it’s a chance to shape the future of UK water sector delivery models, reduce carbon impact, and lead innovation in infrastructure transformation.
By joining Yorkshire Water, you’ll also: ✔ Help transform sector-wide delivery ✔ Build new client-side delivery capability ✔ Work on a mixture of high-stakes programme-level & conceptual decision-making
(Early closure of applications possible—apply promptly!)*
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