Town Planning Project Co-ordinator

**Hello Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water**:
**Salary & Benefits -**

**We offer a salary from £27,186 - £33,584 per annum, depending on experience**
- Annual performance related bonus
- Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
- Development opportunities in line with the Town Planning Project Co-ordinator 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: Bradford / Hybrid Working (Typically one day in the office per week - Bradford)**

**Work type: This is a permanent position. Working 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday between a working window of 8:00am-6:00pm.**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Town Planning Project Co-ordinator to join the Town Planning 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 Town Planning Development team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

**Where you fit in**:
**As our Town Planning Project Co-ordinator, you will**:

- Monitor and track the Planning Consultancy Framework mailbox and allocate/record projects to planning consultants in line with the Framework and in discussion with the Town Planning Manager (Capital Delivery).
- Maintain an open door policy with planning consultants, Yorkshire Water Project Managers, developers and designers to ensure the smooth progress of their scheme through the delivery process
- Attend internal and external meetings as required to represent Yorkshire Water where support is required

**What skills & qualifications you will need**:

- Previous experience of projects, partnership working and financial management
- Ability to focus on specific activities whilst understanding the wider impact of service delivery to all customers
- Ability to develop and maintain effective internal and external relationships with colleagues and customers
- Able to negotiate and influence and work on your own initiative
- Highly organised, able to work towards stringent timescales, with the ability to multi-task, as the role demands
- Commitment and flexibility are key, along with the ability to cope under pressure, calmly and rationally.
- Puts the customer at the heart of everything we do, always considers the customers point of view
- Demonstrates financial awareness when making day to day business decisions
- Excellent communication skills, particularly report writing, presentation and analytical skills
- Good IT skills, experienced in using Microsoft Office including Word and Excel and Office 365

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy

**Do we sound like your cup of tea?**

**Recruitment Process**:
**Closing Date -15th August, 2025**

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

No agencies please.