Delivery Manager (Waste Water Delivery) in Brighouse

As a Delivery Manager on the Yorkshire Water account, you will oversee the safe and efficient delivery of works, ensuring performance targets for cost, quality, safety and customer service are achieved. The role involves managing teams, resources, compliance and client relationships while driving operational performance and customer focus. It will be based in Brighouse and requires a full driving licence.

Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing the Yorkshire Water work programme, checking schedules, resources and priorities to ensure all activities are on track to meet cost, time, quality, safety and customer performance targets.
• Leading and supporting schedulers, delivery teams and delivery partners to ensure programmes are accurate, achievable and aligned with client SLAs and operational requirements.
• Monitoring budgets, commercial reports and P&L performance, managing actual costs versus forecast costs while driving productivity and operational efficiency.
• Carrying out regular site visits to ensure HSEQ compliance, safe working practices, quality standards and customer expectations are consistently being met.
• Coordinating labour, plant, fleet, materials and out-of-hours resources to keep construction teams fully operational and ensure all vehicle checks, plant inspections and compliance updates are completed.
• Managing team performance, attendance, sickness, training and competency records, while delivering staff briefings and reinforcing a strong customer-focused and safety-first culture.
• Acting as the key point of contact for Yorkshire Water, local authorities, members of the public and other stakeholders, maintaining professional relationships.
• Closing out defects within agreed timescales and overseeing compliance reporting.

Qualifications:

You will have a strong understanding of operational delivery and resource scheduling and effective prioritising in an ever-changing environment. With excellent communication, coaching and organisational skills, you will be confident managing budgets, prioritising workloads and leading teams effectively. You must hold an IOSH Safety Certificate, a valid Street Works Supervisor card and a full UK driving licence.

Benefits:

• A rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Car allowance/company car.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Family friendly policies.
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options.
• Financial wellbeing programme.
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.
• Volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving.

Equal Opportunities:

We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive.