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, 4b, £39,968 - £49,960, depending on experience
- A company car benefit
- Annual incentive related bonus - £1000 maximum Bonus Opportunity for the Performance Year
- Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% contribution)
- Development opportunities in line with the Capital Operations Integration 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!
Company Car
Location: Western House (Bradford), pending office move to Leeds (LS10) from Summer 2026, or Smithy Wood (Sheffield), hybrid working with YW site visits, covering the West and South Yorkshire region.
Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday
We have an exciting opportunity for a Capital Operations Integration Manager to join the Asset Delivery Team (Storm Overflow Alliance) 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.
The Asset Delivery team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
Yorkshire Water is investing £1.3 billion in one of the most ambitious environmental programmes in the UK — tackling the challenge of storm overflows through our AMP8 investment cycle. At the heart of this is a new, long-term Capital delivery Alliance bringing together top-tier contractors, consultants, in-house teams, and leaders from other industries; delivering major change at pace and scale.
The Capital Operations Integration Manager will play a key role in these exciting AMP8 Capital Investment Plans - the link that will connect Yorkshire Water Operational and Maintenance colleagues to the Capital Design Development teams, and ensure smooth asset integration. These are critical roles for our AMP8 Storm Overflow Programme to ensure alignment across Yorkshire Waters operational business.
This is an internal Yorkshire Water stakeholder-heavy role where your ability to influence, coordinate, and lead across boundaries is critical. you’ll be working at a scale that’s both challenging and career-defining.
Where you fit in:
As our Capital Operations Integration Manager you will work with:
- Project Support & Data Management
Collect, interpret, and validate data across project phases (design, commissioning, etc.) from various sources (Partner data, YW systems, archives).
Create and present reports to project teams.
Support permit writing, handovers, and SAA sign-offs.
- Stakeholder Engagement
Consult with operational, technical, and contract teams.
Liaise across Yorkshire Storm Alliance for coordination and collaboration.
- Design & Engineering Input
Provide design input for operational and maintenance considerations.
Attend key lifecycle meetings (Design and Hazard reviews, Value Engineering, Technical Challenge, Core Engineering Review).
Identify opportunities for value engineering and efficiencies.
- Construction & Commissioning
Attend construction phase meetings (Project team meetings, commissioning, risk, escalation).
Support shutdowns and commissioning activities.
Guide handovers and ensure smooth transition between teams.
- Process & Operational Support
Assist Project Manager and Sponsor throughout project lifecycle.
Lead Process Impact Plans (PIPs) development and review.
Respond to technical queries from internal/external departments.
- Training & Coaching
Coach new starters on wastewater processes (e.g., site tours).
Support project training and handover planning with Contract Partners and YW stakeholders.
- Asset & Programme Readiness
Assess asset health and plan mitigations.
Contribute to programme readiness (staffing, CAPEX/OPEX, sludge logistics, chemical usage).
- Health & Safety
Audit sites, report hazards, and recommend solutions.
- Communication & Coordination
Raise awareness of timelines and impacts across Yorkshire Storm Alliance and Operations to prevent delays.
What skills & qualifications you will need:
- Technical expertise in process operation ideally with 3-5 years’ experience in operation of CSO screens and wastewater networks and processes.
- Experience of working with a team to deliver significant projects in short timeframes.
- Be the link between project teams and operational teams to ensure the project delivers the best outcome
- Supporting and embedding operational change
- Understanding of business targets and priorities and how the relevant asset groups contribute to this.
- Experience of the development of operations and maintenance plans, asset management plans, statistical process control and reliability plans
- Experience of understanding where the role fits within a business plan and then developing ways to deliver the outputs.
- Develops and maintains effective internal and external relationships.
- Experience of supporting and embedding change, able to influence and drive the right culture and behaviours.
- Clearly demonstrates the Yorkshire Water company values and behaviours
- Previous experience gained within the waste water sectors or within the broader utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors.
You will also benefit from having:
- Experience of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets.
- Previous experience in a commercially orientated and / or regulated environment.
We embrace a flexible working model, where our hybrid setup typically requires an average of 2 days in the office / onsite per week. This could be slightly more when collaborative efforts, training or meeting deadlines demand it. For those who prefer to work on-site, our office is open Monday-Friday during working hours.
If you’re an experienced Capital Operations Integration Manager and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you.
Accessibility
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.
Just a heads-up! We might start interviewing and close the position earlier based on the response. To make sure you’re considered, please send in your application as soon as you can.
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.
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