TEC Change Delivery Partner - SAP
Salary & Benefits: Circa. £90,000, a company £6,000 car lease/allowance scheme, annual incentive related bonus (up to 15% of annual salary), private health care (for self and partner), attractive pension scheme (Up to 10% company contribution), life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary and 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a wellness day. We also offer a fantastic flexible benefits package, where you can choose from benefits such as health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. Colleagues also have access to a retail savings scheme, online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
Location: Bradford, Buttershaw / Hybrid Working (1-2 days office a week – Bradford)
Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
We have an exciting opportunity for a TEC Change Delivery Partner – SAP to join the TEC 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 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 TEC division is a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
At Yorkshire Water we believe technology holds the key to making the most of this precious resource, and taking care of it, now and in the future. We have a five-year plan that will see us investing heavily in our Technology estate. Enabling us as a department to focus on our capabilities, increase our delivery and responsiveness for our customers and develop skilled technical and data experts.
Where you fit in:
As our TEC Change Delivery Partner - SAP you will:
1. Have responsibility for the SAP application estate which is fundamental to YW’s Operating Performance handling our Operational maintenance and work management processes alongside our Finance, HR and Procurement activities.
2. Be responsible for an annual change budget of circa £5m per annum and Application Support for circa 4000 SAP Users
3. Have responsibility for the ongoing development of the YW SAP Practice (circa 45 permanent roles) plus circa 100 contractors and partners.
4. Oversee the delivery of projects to time, budget and quality, and the ongoing performance of the Agile Release Trains.
5. Ensuring that requirements and designs reflect business needs and are aligned to the IT strategy and architecture.
6. Ensuring project mobilisation is timely and well considered, inc use of POC’s, MVP’s etc
What skills & qualifications you will need:
7. Significant SAP experience and have demonstrable experience in leading large Teams.
8. Vision for how the development of the SAP Practice can further generate value for Yorkshire Water
9. Experience of managing Offshore delivery partners and handling multi-million-pound projects and a portfolio of projects
10. The candidate must be capable of engaging at C-Suite level, in both influencing outcomes and managing difficult outcomes.
11. Extensive experience in managing end to end delivery in large Organisations
12. Strong commercial and supplier management skills.
13. Extensive experience of influencing senior stakeholders.
14. Experience of the design and development of IT solutions.
15. Extensive experience with 3rd party delivery teams.
16. Educated to degree level and or with appropriate professional qualification.
You will also benefit from having:
17. Understanding of the Utilities environment.
18. Experience of working with digital and cloud technologies.
19. Experience of working in Agile of Scaled Agile delivery methodologies.
20. Qualifications in PMI – Program Management Professional or Portfolio Management Professional.
We embrace a flexible working model, where our hybrid setup typically requires an average of 1 -2 days in the office per week. This could be slightly more when collaborative efforts, training or meeting deadlines demand it. For those who prefer to work on-site, our office is open Monday-Friday during working hours.
If you’re an experienced TEC Change Delivery professional and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you.
We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.
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.
Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.