Wastewater Planning Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Waste Planning team as a Wastewater Treatment Planning Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role as the asset owner for the wastewater treatment. 

This position sits at the heart of our wastewater capital investment programme, ensuring that all delivery activities are aligned with: 

• Strategic objectives for long-term infrastructure resilience
• Regulatory standards set by Ofwat and other governing bodies
• Customer expectations for service quality and environmental stewardship 

What you'll do 

As a Wastewater Treatment Planning Engineer, your duties include: 

• Strategic Planning & Investment.
• Wastewater Treatment Investment Plan: Contribute to shaping a five-year plan that aligns with long-term goals and regulatory requirements.
• Cost-Benefit Focus: Ensure investments are financially sound and technically justified. 
• Regulatory & Compliance Support.
• Ofwat Submissions: Assist in preparing regulatory documentation and liaising with auditors.
• Technical Oversight & Programme Management.
• Monitor the associated capital delivery programmes; many sub-programmes have Ofwat financial performance commitments.
• Project Review Meetings: Participate in adjudicating design reviews to balance compliance, cost, and customer service.
• Design Standards Compliance: Review project designs to ensure they meet internal standards and affordability criteria.
• Knowledge of wastewater or sludge treatment processes (e.g. design of treatment systems, hydraulic analysis and understanding of computer hydraulic modelling)
• Stakeholder Engagement.
• Internal Teams: Collaborate closely with Delivery, Operations, and Development teams.
• Planning & Documentation.
• Brief Writing: Draft clear, value-driven briefs for technical solutions.
• Plan Development: Assist in the preparation of business plans and drainage and wastewater management plans (DWMP), National Environment Programmes (WINEP) and Long-Term Delivery Strategies (LTDS), together with submissions to Ofwat and other regulators (e.g. DEFRA). 

What you'll need

• Analytical Thinking - Crucial for hydraulic modelling, process design, and investment planning.
• Communication Skills - Influential verbal and written skills needed for stakeholder engagement and reporting.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration - Ability to work across Delivery, Operations, Development, and external agencies.
• Decision-Making - Firm, consistent choices required during project reviews and technical adjudication.
• Project Management - Juggling multiple schemes and programmes simultaneously.
• Customer Engagement - Liaising with residents, councils, and public forums to explain plans and risks.
• Degree: Relevant field (not strictly engineering), showing flexibility in academic background.
• Wastewater treatment process design.
• Civil engineering (preferable).
• Office Software: Proficiency in Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word for data analysis and reporting.
• Initiative & Independence: Ability to self-direct with minimal supervision.
• Relationship Building: Strong interpersonal skills to foster trust across teams and with external bodies.
• Public-Facing Confidence: Comfortable presenting to parish councils and engaging with residents. 

What you'll receive 

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to 10 days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary.
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.