Bathing Water Technical Lead
Location: Yorkshire Water office / Hybrid Working (1-2 days office a week)
Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
What we do
We make sure that over 5.4 million people in the Yorkshire region and millions of visitors each year have clean and safe drinking water, and that wastewater is taken away. We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year.
The Bathing Water Team works across private, public and community sectors to manage challenges collectively and deliver better outcomes for customers and the environment. The Bathing Water Technical Lead will provide expert advice, deliver technical projects and support incident response to reduce YW’s impact on designated bathing waters and to seek opportunities to minimise wider impacts to bathing water quality.
Where you fit in
As our Bathing Water Technical Lead your role will include:
- Interpretation and translation of complex data and reports into recommendations, advice and guidance for colleagues and partners
- Supporting operational teams with training, monitoring and guidance to optimise bathing water performance assets
- Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders throughout the bathing season to analyse sample data and carry out root cause investigations
- Ensuring close working relationships between multidisciplinary teams so hydraulic modelling, civil engineering and marine impact modelling together deliver optimal outcomes for customers and the environment
- Creating a network of sharing and learning internally and externally to continually improve our approach to bathing water quality
- Using your understanding of pollution management to support the development of new processes and policies that support bathing water quality outcomes
- Championing the nature‑first approach for investment by providing technical input and guidance
Skills & qualifications you will need
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience
- Experience of bathing water quality and pollution management
- Knowledge and experience of wastewater networks and treatment
- Proven analytical, problem‑solving and management skills
- Strong leadership skills able to lead both direct and matrix teams across the business and partners
- Strong stakeholder management and excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels, including senior leaders and directors
- Able to influence at all levels
- Ability to absorb technical information and communicate effectively to both technical and non‑technical audiences
- Ability to work in a team and on own initiative
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Good IT skills, including the use of MS Office products
- Demonstrated strong customer experience ethos
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience: £48,454 – £60,568
- Company car through a lease scheme
- Annual incentive related bonus (up to £1,000 per year)
- Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution)
- Development opportunities aligned with the Bathing Water Technical Lead progression plan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + 2 wellness days
- Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
- Health, dental and life assurance flex optionsRetail savings schemeOnline GP service, cycle‑to‑work scheme and gym membership discounts
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