Environmental Technical Team Leader in Bradford, United Kingdom

Company description: Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary (£46,497 to £55,733, depending on experience)
• Annual incentive related bonus (maximum £1,000 per year)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Development opportunities following the Environmental Technical Team Leader progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an extra wellness day
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 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

Location & Working Arrangement: This role will initially be based in Bradford. The office will move to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026, where the role will adopt a hybrid working model (maximum 2 to 3 office days a week, Bradford/Leeds). Work type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire an environmental technical team, embedding Yorkshire Water values and behaviours while ensuring clear focus, high standards, and delivery of agreed outputs.
• Ensure robust process compliance, monitoring adherence, identifying gaps or deviations, and implementing corrective actions to deliver full resolution of environmental and operational compliance issues.
• Drive end‑to‑end issue resolution, ensuring investigations are completed thoroughly, actions are closed effectively, and all outcomes are fully documented and auditable.
• Act as a key facilitator across the business, working with operational, technical and regulatory teams to remove barriers, align priorities and deliver effective cross‑functional outcomes.
• Coach and develop team members, building capability in process discipline, technical understanding and structured problem‑solving.
• Lead engagement with regulators on environmental incidents, representing Yorkshire Water professionally and ensuring processes, learning and improvements are clearly understood and adopted.
• Champion continuous improvement, identifying shortfalls in processes or data, developing new ways of working and implementing more efficient and effective delivery methods.
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert for environmental performance, providing insight, assurance data and clear updates to senior management on process performance and risk.

Skills & qualifications:

• Strong experience within wastewater operations, with a clear understanding of operational processes and how they impact environmental performance and compliance.
• Proven experience operating within a regulated environment, with sound knowledge of environmental legislation, regulatory frameworks and compliance expectations.
• Demonstrated people leadership capability, including line management experience, team development, coaching and supporting individuals through change.
• Expertise in developing, implementing and improving management systems, processes and procedures, with a clear focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, confident working collaboratively across all levels of the business and with external partners and regulators.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, able to interpret and explain complex technical and financial information clearly to a broad audience.
• Experience of change management and strategy delivery, with the ability to resolve conflict, drive engagement and embed new ways of working.
• Highly organised, adaptable and professional, able to balance competing priorities, plan effectively and maintain focus in a dynamic, high‑accountability environment.

Application & hiring process: Applicants will undergo pre‑employment checks including a Basic Disclosure Check via a third‑party company. Depending on the role, a security vetting process for either a Counter‑Terrorist Check or a Security Check clearance may also be required. All roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required. 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 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 reserves 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. Closing date for this role is 10th May 2026. No agencies please.