Project Manager

The Project Manager will oversee the Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP), ensuring its effective and efficient delivery every five years, with annual reviews and revisions. This is an exciting opportunity to support statutory long-term planning for wastewater infrastructure looking ahead to the next 25 years. Key responsibilities include coordinating the DWMP to meet time, cost, and quality targets, reporting to steering groups and manager, and maintaining governance and RAID logs. The role also involves supporting the wider Drainage and Wastewater team in statutory Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) deliverables including supporting both the Modelling and Data and Environmental Modelling teams.,

• Be accountable for day-to-day delivery, management, coordination, and control of DWMP including implementation of company project lifecycle governance to ensure outcomes deliver required benefits
• Be accountable for accurate forecasting and reporting of key project information, updating any agreed project management reports and documentation, and feeding into DWMP strategic planning groups
• Generate effective engagement, communication and involvement of stakeholders
• Ensure robust cost versus benefits analysis, financial management and commercial awareness underpin all business decisions. Assist in visualising this as part of the overall DWMP
• Engage regularly with the DWMP Manager and Drainage and Wastewater Manager to proactively manage and escalate risks, key decisions, and maintain momentum on project progression
• Liaison with key contract partners working on the DWMP to ensure deliverables are on track for required DWMP timelines
• Support the Modelling and Data Manager and Environmental Modelling Manager to ensure their programmes of work are on track to deliver key milestones
• Champion the adoption of new technology and processes to support the improvement in performance
• Conduct the role in accordance with the values and behaviours set out in Group policy
• Drive excellent standards and performance in health and safety and wellbeing, risk management and ensure compliance with the YW Safety Policy
  
  APM (PMQ) accredited (or a willing to work towards this)
• An effective decision maker, with experience and knowledge of project implementation and cultural change
• Experience of managing project resources to deliver to time, scope, and cost
• Strong financial governance with an ability to build quality business cases, forecast, and link project plans with the wider structure on interdepartmental business plans
• Capable of identifying project issues, acting on those issues and working with colleagues to find a solution
• Strong stakeholder management skills with an ability to negotiate and influence at all levels of the business including operations and strategy, and maintain effective internal and external relationships with colleagues and customers
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office packages - Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and Word
• Willing to work from various sites as the work demands
You will also benefit from having:
• Experience of delivering training/coaching/facilitation in a project environment
• Previous experience in the utilities, process, or manufacturing industry sectors
• Specific knowledge of the Wastewater environment, how YWS are regulated and an understanding of the key department drivers
• Interrelated project skills including experience of working in Agile/Lean Six Sigma environments and Contract Management
• IT literate with various software e.g., Geographic Information Systems (Odyssey), SAP S4, EDMS, AI2 etc.
  
  Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England., We have an exciting opportunity for a DWMP Project Manager to join the Strategy & Regulation team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?
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. Strategy & Regulation are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:
• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience £40,932 - £51,164
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the Project Manager progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, 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!, 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!