Resilience Partnership Portfolio Manager in Bradford, Yorkshire

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

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, band3b up to £60,000
• 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 15% of annual salary
• 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 spring 2026, so you’ll be based there in the future - Hybrid Working (1-2 days office a week Bradford/Leeds)

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Partnership Portfolio 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.

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. The Partnerships Portfolio Manager will play a pivotal role in supporting the management and development of our industry-leading partnerships in West Yorkshire. This role is critical in creating and embedding a collaborative culture that supports the delivery of solutions which offer greater benefits for the environment and our customers. This role will lead the development of our partnership ambition for West Yorkshire and developing a long term investment strategy to support this.

Where you fit in: As our Resilience Partnership Portfolio Manager you will:

• Lead the development of Integrated Water Management Plans for key locations, working with strategy leads and subject matter experts to identify options for delivering holistic solutions which achieve multiple drivers.
• Be accountable for identifying and developing new partnerships and stakeholder relationships to align objectives and investment opportunities to deliver greater benefits for customers and environment.
• Maintain a portfolio of collaborative projects, overseeing these from inception to completion.
• Work across Yorkshire Water and the partnership teams to find solutions and break down barriers to allow the successful delivery of projects as smoothly as possible.
• Drive delivery individually and through virtual teams across the business and partnership to achieve the partnership goals and aspirations.
• Champion a nature first approach.
• Lead with passion, determination and drive to push the boundaries of traditional approaches to deliver efficient and effective partnership and nature based solutions.
• Deliver excellent performance by setting clear expectations linked to business and partnership targets, having meaningful performance discussions that recognise and reward the right performance and behaviours and challenges where individual performance and behaviours do not meet expectations.
• Drive excellent standards and performance in health and safety, risk management and control of work and ensure compliance with the Yorkshire Water Safety Policy.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Degree in a relevant discipline or relevant experience
• People leader experience
• Strategy development and implementation
• Proven track record of leading collaborative working initiatives
• A good knowledge of local, regional, and national strategies, policies, and legislation relevant to the area of work, including emerging and changing issues is essential
• Experience of integrated water management
• Experience of working in/with partners operating in a regulatory environment
• Knowledge of government funding processes
• Experience of qualitative and quantitative tracking and evaluation

You will also benefit from having:

• Understanding of sustainable drainage systems
• Flood resilience
• Water resources management
• Drainage and waste water management plans
• Blended funding models

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 in Resilience Partnership 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 26th June

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.