Planning & Land Manager; Major Projects

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We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience up to £64,000.

A company car lease/allowance scheme (£2,510 cash allowance).

Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary).

Private health care (self only).

Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution).

Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary.

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!

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!

Bradford / Hybrid Working (one to two office a week – Bradford plus there will be the necessity to travel to our sites, our consultants offices or stakeholders across Yorkshire from time to time). Pending office move to Leeds (LS10) from summer 2026.

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Planning and Land Manager to join the Land and Property team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

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. Major Project DPC schemes are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

• Strategic town planning advice (including Development Consent Orders/Town and Country Planning applications) to support the delivery of the SRO major projects to mitigate planning risk, delivering great customer service and meet the business strategy.
• Strategic land rights acquisition advice (including statutory powers, Compulsory Purchase (CPO) and Development Consent Orders (DCO)) advising required for the delivery of SRO major projects to minimise risks, reduce costs (incl compensation) when securing land rights, delivering great customer service and meet the business strategy.
• Instruct and manage the associated inputs and outputs from any external planning and land acquisition consultants, including regular liaison, review performance, monitor value for money and the effectiveness of their performance in line with the company’s policies and procedures.
• From inception through to completion on site, liaise with YW project teams, YW design/construction partners, local authorities, stakeholders and landowners/agents to secure relevant planning permission (including permitted development, Town and Country Planning Act, DCO where appropriate) and land rights (including statutory powers, CPO and DCO, where appropriate) to deliver Strategic Resource Option projects.
• Provide strategic advice to YW project teams on the scheme design, planning and land risks and associated mitigation.
• Provide input, as required, into any reports to support the RAPID Gated Process and requests from OFWAT or other regulators.
• Review planning application and land rights acquisition documents prepared on behalf of Yorkshire Water to ensure all submissions are prepared in association with business processes and procedures and associated reporting and assurance.
• Liaise with YW project managers and construction partners to ensure SRO projects are progressed in line with programme and on budget, and all risks…