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<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Solution Development Engineer - ICA (Control & Automation)</span></strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">We offer a competitive salary, (4a), <strong>£50,300 - £62,876</strong>, depending on experience</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">A <strong>company car </strong>benefit</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Annual incentive related bonus <strong>(£1000 maximum Bonus Opportunity for the Performance Year)</strong></span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Attractive pension scheme (<strong>up to 12% company contribution</strong>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Life assurance cover of <strong>4 times pensionable salary</strong></span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – <strong>plus an extra wellness day!</strong></span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">A <strong>great benefits package </strong>– choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. </span></li> <li><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Retail savings scheme </span></strong></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts <strong>and many more!</strong></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><strong>Where I’d work: </strong>Regional office base, hybrid working, with regular, regional travel to offices and sites</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><strong>Work type:</strong> Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">We have an exciting opportunity for a <strong>Solution Development Engineer - ICA </strong>to join us in the <strong>Asset Management team </strong>and be a part of helping us give the very best service to our customers. <strong>Could this be you?</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">What we do:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">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. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">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 Asset Management team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The Engineering Team provide technical expertise in the business to ensure compliance with regulation, legislation and to ensure efficiency in the full asset management lifecycle.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">As an ICA expert you will become part of the Engineering governance to ensure sustainability in a rapidly changing world of technology to meet our environmental and sustainability challenges.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Where you fit in:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">As our <strong>Solution Development Engineer ICA </strong>you will:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Provide technical expertise and knowledge within Control & Automation (C&I) discipline to lead or support on proactive and planned technical, engineering and investigations to develop detailed solutions. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Be responsible for delivering and developing robust engineering work packages work scopes which will then be delivered or transferred to a delivery team. Part of this role will provide Engineering Standards support to the ICA Principal Engineer, together with support to the capital teams for integration of new assets.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Attend YW Functional Work Group as a ‘Subject Matter Expert’ in own specialist discipline/skills for developing maintenance plans, Engineering Specifications etc, particularly around automation and commissioning.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Lead Technical Governance Working Groupsin control & automation application to support the capital delivery programme.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Provide engineering standards support to the ICA Principal Engineers in way of the development of the Engineering Specifications, WIMES and design guidance</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Provide on-site process and operational expertise in relation to the interrogation of control and process automation systems, instrumentation, PLC, and associated networks to determine the functional performance of safety systems/layers of protection etc. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Provide coaching and mentoring to team members to support the transfer of specialist knowledge and succession planning within Yorkshire Water</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Provide Technical Leadership with the creation and management of supplier Frameworks for Instrument, Control and Automation</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">What skills & qualifications you’ll need:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">You will hold an HNC/HND Degree or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic /Control & Instrumentation Engineering.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">You will have previous experience in developing and writing engineering standards and specifications. In addition, you will have previous experience of developing engineering solutions and incorporating these into a work package/specification for delivery. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Experience of integrated PLC systems,deterministic communication networks and Systems Integration.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills – including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts/strategies into more readily understood information suitable for a wider business audience and be able to influence people across multifunctional teams throughout the business.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">You will have previous data management experience and you will have strong analytical skills, be proficient in IT as you will be using a range of Company IT systems, Microsoft Office including Word and Excel and Office 365. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">You will have the ability to engage with customers internally and externally, developing and maintaining strong positive business relationships to understand their needs and recognise opportunities. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">You will have strong coaching/mentoring skills and be able to train and communicate new initiatives and obtain "buy in" from stakeholders at all levels. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">You will be required to carry out on-site audits for assurance of compliance and performance, so you must have a full valid driving license and flexibility to travel across the Yorkshire region (you will have no more than 6 points on your licence). </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">You will also benefit from having:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">A Degree in Engineering or equivalent, and preferably membership (or working towards membership) of a recognised Engineering Institution at Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Plant optimisation and reliability engineering experience</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Experience of control systems used in automation within the process industry.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Asset management experience within a large-scale engineering or process related industry.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Experience of Safety Critical Systems, high integrity Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and IEC61511 Functional Safety In The Process Industry</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s really 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!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Do we sound like your cup of tea?</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">If you’ve got experience in <strong>Solution Development Engineering, Control & Automation Engineering or Instrumentation </strong>and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Accessibility</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><strong>Just a heads-up! </strong>We might start interviewing as soon as a suitable applicant is found. To make sure you’re considered, please send in your application as soon as you can.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">No agencies please.</span></p>