Job Overview
Assurance and Controls Manager – Asset Delivery PMO Team, Yorkshire Water.
Location: Buttershaw Bradford (Leeds Valley Park from late summer 2026); Hybrid working.
Work type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday–Friday rolling, 2–3 office/on‑site days per week.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, £70,000 – £90,000, depending on experience
- Annual incentive related bonus up to 20% of salary
- Private health care for self and partner (if applicable)
- Attractive pension scheme up to 12% company contribution
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an extra wellness day
- Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
- Great benefits package – health cash plan, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover
- Retail savings scheme
- Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more
What we do
We provide essential water and wastewater services across Yorkshire, protecting communities, preserving the environment, and planning future water needs. We support a multi‑billion‑pound programme of capital investment across Yorkshire Water’s clean and wastewater assets.
Responsibilities
- Lead on maturing and assuring the integrated project controls function (schedule, cost, change and progress measurement) for all parts of the Asset Capital Programme.
- Own the end‑to‑end process for Capital Delivery, including setting governance expectations for investment management, gateway controls and integrated assurance.
- Oversee the development of processes, policies and procedures to ensure project governance standards are met.
- Be responsible for the Project Controls and Planning service, owning the master schedule and setting the standards by which schedules will be created; working closely with Partner organisations and leveraging best practice.
- Drive change, seeking better ways to govern and assure processes for efficiency; work closely with the continuous improvement team.
- Be a key part of the PMO Senior Leadership Team, driving PMO maturity into AMP8 and beyond.
- Work closely with colleagues across the Asset Delivery Directorate and with Finance, Commercial and Regulation to service planning, controls and assurance needs.
- Be responsible for quality management, reporting on adherence to process and non‑conformance audits on critical processes.
- Oversee health checks, project assurance reviews and a robust rhythm of project controls to fulfil second‑line assurance responsibilities.
- Be a trusted advisor to the Head of PMO, providing candid feedback and analysis to assist with decision making and strategy.
Qualifications
- Experienced senior manager with the ability to communicate effectively at senior levels and with leadership experience within a PMO environment.
- Excellent people‑leadership skills.
- Knowledge of project management skills and techniques.
- Knowledge of risk management in a delivery context.
- Driven and passionate about programme performance and associated process improvement.
- Ability to manage a diverse group of people with varying skill sets, providing direction, development and influence for high‑quality outcomes.
- Ability to create an inclusive environment and change behaviours.
- Ability to influence and drive change throughout the Asset Capital Programme value chain (outside and inside Asset Delivery).
- Ability to create excellent working relationships (internally and externally) to facilitate cross‑departmental and cross‑organisational work.
- Proven ability to manage, implement and embed process improvements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; including the ability to present and communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences.
Preferred experience
- Experience working in a regulated environment.
- Experience working in construction or large capital programmes.
- Experience with Primavera P6 (or equivalent planning tools).
- Experience implementing Earned Value Management (or equivalent).
- Experience leading a Quality Management System in a PMO/Programme Delivery environment.
Accessibility and EEO
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 and we will discuss reasonable adjustments.
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