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 £48,250 - £60,313
• A company car through company car lease scheme
• 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 Chemical 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!

Location: Knostrop / Hybrid Working (typically 1 day in the office / week – with extensive travel around the Yorkshire Water region to operational and office sites.
Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Solution Development Engineer (Chemical) to join the Engineering Chemical Process Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

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 function are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
We’re a small but expert group of chemical engineers working within Asset Delivery. Our team leads on keeping Yorkshire Water safe and compliant with regulations like DSEAR and COSHH. We carry out detailed site inspections, create compliance documents, and design solutions to fix any issues we find. Our specialist projects team then brings those designs to life.
We also look after the Yorkshire Water Engineering Specification and make sure partner engineers are authorised to carry out specialist work on our behalf.
If you’re passionate about process safety, engineering standards, and making a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!

WHAT SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS YOU WILL NEED:

• A degree in Chemical Engineering
• Experience in chemical process engineering within a process-related environment
• Strong ability to develop and write clear engineering standards and specifications
• Commercial awareness with the ability to balance risk and value
• Proven experience in developing process engineering solutions and translating them into deliverable work specifications
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Physically fit and able to undertake medium-risk confined space entry and work at height (training provided)

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