Overview

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Location: Bradford / Hybrid Working (notionally 2-3 days in the office per week. This could be more when collaborative efforts, training or statutory deadlines are required)

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Closing date for this role is 1st November 2025

About the Role

We have a number of exciting opportunities for a Strategic Planner to join the Drainage and Wastewater Management Planning (DWMP) team within our Strategy & Regulation function at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers.

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. The Strategy & Regulation function are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed and assured DWMP methodologies and work on the technical delivery of these with partners.
• Generate, process and analyse data from hydraulic network models, treatment models, asset deterioration and performance models alongside being able to identify and manage the risks of model/data confidence.
• Utilise the outputs of such assessments to identify tactical and strategic interventions, including catchment plans to address any deficiencies.
• Understand and integrate plans produced by external stakeholders/regulators into our DWMP production, including working with internal departments.
• Act as representative on national groups e.g. Task and Finish Groups to influence national methodologies for future planning.
• Be a subject matter expert on the DWMP and ensure the outputs of the DWMP are accessible and easy to understand for stakeholders and customers both internally and externally.

What Skills & Qualifications You Will Need

• Be educated to at least degree level in a related discipline and working towards or be a member of either CIWEM, ICE or another professional body.
• Experience in wastewater modelling and/or treatment processes
• An ability to manage, interrogate and visualise large complex datasets using appropriate software.
• Previous experience in undertaking complex risk analysis, verification and optioneering to design and quantify future strategic investment needs.
• Able to assess and audit data to ensure that the outputs are fit for the purpose
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal and excellent influencing/networking skills
• Able to plan, lead and manage projects with minimal supervision.
• Able to respond to technical scrutiny from wider stakeholders and where required technically challenge and influence others.

You Will Also Benefit From Having

• A knowledge of the current regulatory and legislative environment around the water industry and wider drainage community
• A knowledge of hydrology and/or river modelling
• 2D flood routing analysis

Notes

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 (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy.

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. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

We are an equal opportunity employer. No agencies please.