At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to develop innovative electrical engineering solutions for essential water services.
- Company: Yorkshire Water, a vital utility company serving millions in the region.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, company car, generous leave, and extensive health benefits.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with excellent career progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in communities while working on exciting engineering projects.
- Qualifications: Electrical engineering expertise and a passion for problem-solving.
The predicted salary is between 50300 - 62876 £ per year.
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, £50,300 - £62,876
- A company car benefit
- Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
- Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
- Development opportunities in line with the Solution Development Engineer / Electrical Engineer progression plan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus two extra wellness days!
- 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!
Location: Buttershaw, Bradford, hybrid working (1-2 office days per week), office move to Leeds (LS10) from September, 2026
Work type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
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 Engineering Teams (including the Electrical Engineering Team) are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
As a Solution Development Engineer (Electrical Engineer) you will become a key member of the Electrical Engineering Team, a team delivering Electrical Engineering expertise and specialist services across the business across a vast range of assets. As a member of the Electrical Engineering Team you may find yourself working on assets ranging from small power and lighting to generators and complex variable speed drives working at voltages up to and including 11,000V. You may be supporting one of the many Capital Schemes, investigating incidents, supporting High Voltage or Low Voltage Inspection Services, developing specifications and policies or assessing the competence of electrical staff, partners or service providers.
The Electrical Engineering Team sits within the Engineering Section within the Asset Delivery Business Units. The Asset Delivery Function provides central engineering and project management services across the company ranging from project managing multi-million pound projects, central engineering advice to complex maintenance and central stores and logistics.
Where you fit in: As our Solution Development Engineer (Electrical Engineer) you will:
- Provide electrical engineering standards and policy support in way of the development of the Engineering Specifications, Safe Systems of Work, Policies, WIMES and Design Guidance
- Provide technical expertise and knowledge within the electrical discipline to lead or support on proactive and planned technical, engineering and investigations to develop detailed solutions
- Provide the technical knowledge and expertise to lead or support on follow-up Standard Investigations (SIR) for pollutions, equipment, asset and process performance shortfalls and provide planned support for Low and High Voltage switching activities for capital partners and our Service Delivery business unit
- Provide technical support to the Business in way of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations following incidents and failures of process equipment and assets and draw up detailed delivery scopes of work as an output of the engineering performance investigations
- Be responsible for developing robust engineering work packages/delivery work scopes which will be transferred to a delivery team
- Provide coaching and mentoring to team members to support the transfer of specialist knowledge and succession planning within Yorkshire Water
Solution Development Engineer (Electric) in Cornwall employer: Yorkshire Water
Yorkshire Water is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment where innovation meets sustainability in the wastewater sector. With a strong commitment to employee development and a comprehensive benefits package, team members are encouraged to grow their skills while contributing to vital environmental initiatives. Located in a region known for its natural beauty, employees enjoy a supportive culture that values health and safety, making it a rewarding place to build a meaningful career.
