Snr Costing Specialist

3 weeks ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom Scottish Water Full time

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.

Are you enthusiastic, innovative, and creative and can work collaboratively across different functions of an organisation? Scottish Water’s Strategic Costing team are looking for an individual who enjoys working with project cost data and is able to interpret, evaluate and form conclusions on the outcome of such analysis.

The Strategic Costing team, who are responsible for using historical cost data to produce cost curves (models) which are then used to establish early project estimates and business plan prices, are planning to increase the depth and range of the cost curves provided to our internal stakeholders. A Senior Costing Specialists is required to complete the team to help ensure that the increased workload can be delivered.

What you’ll do

In this role, your primary responsibilities include utilizing our BEA (Benchmark Estimating Analytics) costing system to develop cost curves from historical cost and carbon data. It's crucial to follow established processes and procedures to ensure the credibility and robustness of the outputs. Additionally, you'll play a key role in planning, producing, and ensuring compliance with internal SLAs with Finance and Regulation for regulatory returns and audits.

Building a strong professional reputation is essential, involving building relationships with Key Stakeholders (both internal and external) & Regulators. This is critical for influencing the achievement of Scottish Water's statutory, regulatory, and business objectives, while emphasizing the importance of Cost Services. Another significant aspect of the role is conducting cost validation analysis on project cost data to maintain the accuracy of the cost curves.

Guiding and directing team members is part of the role to help the planning and delivery of key costing services align with and exceed internal and external stakeholder milestones. Additionally, contributing to the development of team members and fostering cost intelligence within Scottish Water is a key responsibility.

What you’ll need

You will have excellent Excel skills, encompassing complex formulas and the use of Macros/VBA along with strong numeric, analytical, and literary skills, and the ability to understand, interpret, and manage large volumes of complex data. A continuous improvement mindset is crucial, as is effective communication to liaise with internal and external stakeholders. A full driving license is also a requirement.

We are also looking for a few ‘nice to haves’. Some technical awareness of the water industry, specific understanding of costing capital projects, the ability to work across disciplines within a specialist team, knowledge of the Scottish Water Business and Delivery Plans, and presentation skills.

Looking out for you

While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.

You’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.

When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.

For your future, there’s our defined benefits pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), as well as life assurance.

As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash - handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.

The not-so-small print

The salary range for this role is £35,384 - £47,924 depending on skills and experience.

Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. These checks are conducted on our behalf by a third party. Don’t worry - we’ll ask your permission before starting these checks.

A few final things worth knowing

Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We’re very used to making adjustments, so please don’t be afraid to ask.

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.

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