Lead Design Engineer; Process - Bioresources

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 from £48,249 to £60,314.
• 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 Lead Design Engineer progression plan.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• 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!

This role will initially be based in Bradford but we’re moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in Summer 2026, so you’ll be based there in the future (hybrid working – minimum 1 day per week in the office).

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

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. Our Engineering Design team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about engineering excellence, thrives in a collaborative multi disciplinary environment, and wants to play a central part in shaping the future of water infrastructure.

Our Engineering Design Team sits at the heart of our capital programme. We lead the technical definition, governance and design of projects across water, wastewater, bioresources, nature based solutions, networks, treatment and beyond.

We are building a Design Authority and Engineering centre of excellence that will set the standard for how Yorkshire Water designs and delivers infrastructure.

• Bring at least 5 years’ process design experience, with strong technical capability in bioresources handling and treatment infrastructure, contributing specialist expertise to complex engineering design projects.
• Be part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, carrying out process engineering design work across bioresources and wastewater programmes while supporting high‑quality delivery throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Work closely with the Strategic Planning Partner, Design Partner and Delivery Partners, providing technical oversight and ensuring high‑quality design outputs from concept through to detailed design.
• Deliver proficient and efficient engineering design support in full compliance with the Yorkshire Water Engineering Specification, design guidance, legislation and relevant British and European Standards.
• Review process engineering design documents produced by strategic planning and delivery partners, supporting a robust end‑to‑end project delivery process and maintaining technical integrity.
• Support design governance processes, including design reviews, value engineering sessions, constructability assessments and HAZOP/HAZCON workshops, ensuring safe, compliant and efficient design solutions.
• Develop technically and economically proficient engineering solutions aligned with TOTEX and whole‑life cost and carbon principles.
• Liaise with suppliers, technical planning and procurement teams on…