Asset Planning Manager Wastewater Networks (Proactive Planning) in Bradford, Yorkshire

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

We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience up to £65,000. A company car lease/allowance scheme (£500 per month/£6,000 per year, based on full-time employment on joining the company). You can opt to sign up to the EV Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme 6 months after joining the company. Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary, increasing to 15% in the 26 to 27 performance year). Private health care (self only). Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution). Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus 2 extra wellness days! 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!

Location: This role will initially be based in Bradford but we are moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026, so you will be based there in the future - Hybrid Working (2 days office a week Bradford/Leeds).

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

We have an exciting opportunity for an Asset Planning Manager to join the Waste Networks Planning team 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.

Wastewater Networks are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. Provide and manage a safe, reliable and affordable Wastewater Network that is optimised for operational and asset risk and delivers required company outcomes over a 2-8 year time horizon. To ensure that funding requirements deliver the optimal asset performance to deliver our performance and ODIs across the business for our customers and the environment.

Where you fit in: As our Asset Planning Manager, you will:

• Develop and lead a team of Wastewater Project sponsors to deliver Totex solutions to meet the needs of the business over a 28-year time horizon.
• Demonstrate relentless drive, energy and determination to deliver sustainable outperformance for YW that rigorously achieves against demanding competitive industry benchmarks.
• Demonstrate comprehensive financial awareness of the AMP plan and utilise this awareness when building investment plans within the AMP.
• Build and implement asset investment business plan that delivers safe, reliable and cost-effective asset performance across the AMP.
• Act as the Asset Owner within the Asset Management directorate for the Wastewater networks & treatment assets relating to spill reduction.
• Work with other planning managers to ensure that a fully coordinated plan is submitted for best value.
• Work with Operational colleagues to ensure that emerging risks are identified and appropriately managed in the Totex environment.
• Work with Operational colleagues to ensure the investment plans meet current as well as future needs.
• Represent Wastewater Asset Planning at key decision making meetings in the business i.e. BIC, asset programme board.
• Manage the AP team while maintaining excellence in health and safety in all areas of work.
• Be a technical manager in the field of waste networks & treatment, to help the team develop totex solutions that will mitigate or remove appropriate risks at asset and catchment levels.
• Work with strategy colleagues to build PR business plans to enable the company to deliver customer outcomes.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Clear understanding of the position and role of Network Asset Planning as well as individual role in delivering company risk management plans.
• Extensive and effective internal and external relationships.
• Experience in developing and maintaining key internal and external relationships.
• Experience in supporting and embedding change, able to influence and drive the right culture and behaviours.
• Experience of delivering against challenging business targets.
• Experience in leading highly successful teams, meeting key deliverables.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of managing Wastewater networks.
• Extensive experience of Asset Management principles.
• Clearly demonstrates the Yorkshire Water company values and behaviours.

You will also benefit from having:

• Previous experience in a commercially orientated and/or regulated environment.
• Previous experience gained within the Wastewater sectors or within the broader utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors.
• Proven experience in carrying out detailed investigations into performance shortfalls on Wastewater networks.
• Ability to communicate at different levels within an organisation.
• Experience in Project management.

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!

If you’ve got experience as an Asset Planning Manager and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

Closing date: 28th May 2026.

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. 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.