Engineering Improvement Manager

Engineering Improvement Manager

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, 3b, £53,167 - £65,000
• A company car benefit / allowance scheme (£500 per month / £6,000 per year per year for a full-time employee)
• Annual incentive related bonus (
  up to 10% of annual salary
  )
• Private health care
• Attractive pension scheme (
  up to 12% 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 (1-2 office days / week Bradford), pending office move to Leeds (LS10) in the Summer of 2026

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Improvement Manager to join the Asset Delivery - Engineering 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 Projects DPC schemes are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

You will be responsible for leading on relevant Engineering and maintenance improvement initiatives by adding valuable insight and experience where appropriate and acting as the link between YW colleagues and your programme of work itself. You will be responsible for engaging with senior stakeholders of the business to support, Influence and educate on transformation changes linked to the strategic programme, whilst embracing opportunities to learn new skills and ways of working in change delivery, to create and lead a sustained change management capability within the business.

• Support improvements across Asset Delivery and Engineering teams to drive efficiencies across our strategic programmes.
• Shape business strategies that maximise programme success and benefits.
• Connect early tactical outcomes to long term strategic requirements, ensuring learning flows into future design.
• Work with PMO and Continuous Improvement teams to plan readiness activities and ensure, process and tec impacts are fully considered.
• Track and manage outputs against success criteria, removing impediments to delivery.
  
  Maintain and prioritise the team backlog to support efficient execution.
• Participate in and lead relevant workshops and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Ensure stakeholders are identified, engaged, and clear on impacts and responsibilities.
• Champion change across all levels, promoting proactive adoption.
• Lead, coach, and support SMEs to maximise the value of their expertise.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and best practice.
• Build organisational capability aligned to business vision, measuring progress and learning.
• Govern the enterprise change portfolio, providing insights and supporting benefits realisation.
• Identify interdependencies across strategic initiatives and engineering to mitigate risks.
• Lead projects focused on operational readiness and commercial impact, ensuring a collaborative transformation…