Information Management Lead

Salary: £27,000 - 67,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience establishing or transforming an Information Management, Document Control, Records Management or Digital Information function.
• Experience implementing information management systems, processes and governance frameworks from a low level of maturity or within a start-up programme environment.
• Experience working on major infrastructure, construction, engineering or capital delivery programmes.
• Strong understanding of information governance, data management and document control principles.
• Experience working with Common Data Environments (CDEs), EDMS platforms and digital collaboration tools.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity and change.
• Experience of ISO 19650, ISO 27001 and ISO 9001.
• Experience implementing ISO19650 information management requirements.
• Experience leading or developing Information Management teams.
• Water, utilities, transport, energy or other regulated industry experience.
• Knowledge of GIS, Digital Twin or wider digital delivery technologies.
• Degree qualified or equivalent experience in Information Management, Information Science, Records Management or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional qualification or accreditation desirable.
• Project Management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent) advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and executing our programmes Information Management strategy.
• Establishing information governance, document control and data management standards.
• Creating a single source of truth for programme information and design records.
• Defining and governing information security, classification and retention requirements.
• Establishing supplier assurance processes and ensuring compliance with agreed standards.
• Leading the implementation and ongoing management of information management systems and tools.
• Embedding information management requirements across project teams and supply chain partners.
• Providing leadership, coaching and guidance to project teams and future information management resources.
• Working with senior stakeholders to drive adoption of new ways of working.

Technologies:

• GIS
• Support
• Security
• Office 365

More:

We are Yorkshire Water, a water utility company based in the Yorkshire region of England. We provide essential water and wastewater services to over 5.4 million people in the region and visitors each year, and we look after communities, protect the environment, and plan for Yorkshires water today, tomorrow, 24/7, 365 days a year. This is a permanent, 37-hour-per-week role with hybrid working, requiring three office days a week in Leeds, LS10. We offer a competitive salary of £50,796 - £65,123 depending on experience, an annual incentive related bonus, an attractive pension scheme with up to 12% company contribution, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and two wellness days, life assurance cover, and a great benefits package including health cash plan, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, retail savings, online GP service, cycle to work scheme and gym membership discounts. We support flexible working patterns and job share options where possible, and we are building the information management capability for a major infrastructure investment programme, offering the opportunity to shape our ways of working from day one.

last updated 39 week of 2026