Optimisation Engineer - Energy & Recycling
- Recruiter
- Yorkshire Water
- Location
- Bradford
- Salary
- £33,000 - £37,000 dependent on experience
- Posted
- 05 Aug 2015
- Closes
- 02 Sep 2015
- Ref
- 3659
- Contact
- Applicant Services
- Sectors
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Technical Optimisation Engineer - Energy & Recycling. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Technical Team in Energy & Recycling, providing support to the region's largest Wastewater Treatment Works and Sludge Treatment Facilities. You will be part of a dynamic and highly competent team delivering reactive and proactive support to our operational colleagues. Salary £33,000 - £37,000 dependent on experience
Salary & Benefits - £33,000 - £37,000 dependent on experience + attractive pension + quarterly performance related bonus + 25 days holiday
What will the role involve?
- Providing support to the Energy & Recycling operational teams in technical fields such as treatment and compliance, sludge and energy generation, energy efficiency and other areas
- Creating business cases for new or replacement assets or plant
- Working towards releasing the savings potential of capital investments
- Providing operational support for new processes
- Being able to undertake investigations and understand the root causes of underlying problems which may be affecting performance
- Ensuring that the business is prepared to meet challenging business plans
- Providing support to the business on strategy when required
- Providing support to the wider Energy & Recycling team when required
You will drive excellent standards and performance in health and safety, risk management and control of work and ensure compliance with the YW Safety Policy.
What skills are we looking for?
Essentially you will have the following:
- Technical knowledge of either sludge and energy generation, treatment and compliance, energy efficiency, project implementation and/or cultural change
- Understanding of the values, behaviours and practices which support operational excellence
- Experience of working within an asset management environment
- Ability to engage and communicate effectively with key operational and delivery partners (internal)
- Can identify poor performance, act on it and work with colleagues to improve
- Ability to build quality business cases
- Clearly demonstrates the Yorkshire Water company values and behaviours.
Ideally you will have the following:
- Familiarity with opportunities and constraints around sewage treatment and sludge strategy
- Experience of working with capital partners and external agencies
- Previous experience in an operational/delivery or operational asset management role
- Previous experience gained within the utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors
- Previous experience in coaching and/or training individuals and groups.
A full valid EU driving licence is required for this role.
What's in it for you?
Career enhancement and development, colleague well-being and a genuinely positive work experience for all are key priorities. We are continuously evolving and improving our ways of working and you will support us in achieving our vision of 'taking responsibility for the water environment for good'.
If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, then please apply on line and complete the application process.
Company Information
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire we make sure that all 5.2 million people living in the region have clean safe drinking water on tap and their waste water taken away. But for us it's so much more than this.
Last year Yorkshire played host to the Grand Depart to mark the start of the Tour De France. The region's beauty was broadcast on screens across the world and we now have some fantastic opportunities for you to join our team working in the heart of this glorious county.
We care passionately about the environments and communities in which we work; we always look for new innovative ways to do things that deliver great value for our business and deliver the service our customers want and expect.
Our customers are at the heart of what we do and how we do things. We work best as a company to deliver this when we work together - team work, creativity, enthusiasm and passion are inherent within our 3000 people who work 24/7 365 days a year to keep Yorkshire's water flowing.
We are a business that has its eye on the future, planning ahead to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow and always.
Closing Date: 28th August 2015
Interviews: week commencing 7th September 2015
Salary & Benefits - £33,000 - £37,000 dependent on experience + attractive pension + quarterly performance related bonus + 25 days holiday
What will the role involve?
- Providing support to the Energy & Recycling operational teams in technical fields such as treatment and compliance, sludge and energy generation, energy efficiency and other areas
- Creating business cases for new or replacement assets or plant
- Working towards releasing the savings potential of capital investments
- Providing operational support for new processes
- Being able to undertake investigations and understand the root causes of underlying problems which may be affecting performance
- Ensuring that the business is prepared to meet challenging business plans
- Providing support to the business on strategy when required
- Providing support to the wider Energy & Recycling team when required
You will drive excellent standards and performance in health and safety, risk management and control of work and ensure compliance with the YW Safety Policy.
What skills are we looking for?
Essentially you will have the following:
- Technical knowledge of either sludge and energy generation, treatment and compliance, energy efficiency, project implementation and/or cultural change
- Understanding of the values, behaviours and practices which support operational excellence
- Experience of working within an asset management environment
- Ability to engage and communicate effectively with key operational and delivery partners (internal)
- Can identify poor performance, act on it and work with colleagues to improve
- Ability to build quality business cases
- Clearly demonstrates the Yorkshire Water company values and behaviours.
Ideally you will have the following:
- Familiarity with opportunities and constraints around sewage treatment and sludge strategy
- Experience of working with capital partners and external agencies
- Previous experience in an operational/delivery or operational asset management role
- Previous experience gained within the utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors
- Previous experience in coaching and/or training individuals and groups.
A full valid EU driving licence is required for this role.
What's in it for you?
Career enhancement and development, colleague well-being and a genuinely positive work experience for all are key priorities. We are continuously evolving and improving our ways of working and you will support us in achieving our vision of 'taking responsibility for the water environment for good'.
If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, then please apply on line and complete the application process.
Company Information
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire we make sure that all 5.2 million people living in the region have clean safe drinking water on tap and their waste water taken away. But for us it's so much more than this.
Last year Yorkshire played host to the Grand Depart to mark the start of the Tour De France. The region's beauty was broadcast on screens across the world and we now have some fantastic opportunities for you to join our team working in the heart of this glorious county.
We care passionately about the environments and communities in which we work; we always look for new innovative ways to do things that deliver great value for our business and deliver the service our customers want and expect.
Our customers are at the heart of what we do and how we do things. We work best as a company to deliver this when we work together - team work, creativity, enthusiasm and passion are inherent within our 3000 people who work 24/7 365 days a year to keep Yorkshire's water flowing.
We are a business that has its eye on the future, planning ahead to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow and always.
Closing Date: 28th August 2015
Interviews: week commencing 7th September 2015