Yorkshire Water
Senior Innovation Lead
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Senior Innovation Lead
Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you why you’ll love working with us here at Yorkshire Water:
- Competitive Salary: 3b, Starting at £56,430, to £67,310 based on experience
- Annual Bonus: Up to 15% of salary based on company performance.
- Fantastic Benefits: Enjoy a generous pension scheme with up to 12% employer contribution, 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (and an additional 2 wellness days), £6,000 annual car allowance, life assurance cover, private health care and other optional benefits like critical illness insurance, dental insurance, and gym membership discounts.
- Flexible Work Arrangements: Our hybrid working model allows you to balance office and home working, giving you the flexibility you need. Our office is based in Bradford (moving to a site in Leeds later this Summer), and we try to get there a couple of days of week to collaborate.
- Career Growth: Take advantage of our training and development opportunities to advance your career.
- Location: This role will initially be based in Bradford but we’re moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in Summer 2026, so you’ll be based there in the future. We have a hybrid working arrangement in place, a mix of office and home working, and travel around the UK from time to time.
- Work type: Permanent, working full time 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday. 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 where we can, to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling carer responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn't always easy!
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What we do:
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.
We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow, 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.
We have an opportunity for a Senior Innovation Lead to join the Innovation team at Yorkshire Water. We're looking for curious minds who are passionate about innovation and eager to make a difference. So, are you ready to make a real impact and shape the future? Join our dynamic team and help us provide the best possible service to our customers while protecting the environment.
What You'll Be Doing:
As a Senior Innovation Lead, you'll be at the forefront of our efforts to enhance Yorkshire Water's performance for Customers and the Environment, through cutting edge research, and development of new and innovative solutions and ways of working.
Your role will involve:
- Leading on the identification and delivery of large-scale transformational innovations to solve company and sector wide challenges
- Collaborating with a complex array of internal and external stakeholders, to align people around a vision for change
- Influencing Senior Leaders, to ensure innovation has the greatest chance of making a meaningful difference
- Leading bid development, and aligning with funding needs to leverage maximum value for our Customers
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What We're Looking For:
- Experience of leading Innovation in complex settings
- A passion for innovation and finding new ways to do things.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships.
- A positive attitude and a growth mindset
- The ability to communicate and influence stakeholders of all levels
Ready to Apply?
If you're excited about the challenge and want to be part of a forward-thinking team, apply today and discover 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.
We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.
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