Yorkshire Water - Job Vacancy For Costing And Modelling Analyst

Salary & Benefits:  £33,992- £42,489 per annum dependent on experience + pension (with up to 10% employer contribution) + performance bonus + 25 days holiday + wellbeing day & 8 Bank Holidays + retail savings scheme

Location:  Bradford (hybrid working, one to two days per week in the office)

 We are currently looking for a Costing and Modelling Analyst to join our Costing and Modelling Team who specialise in cost modelling and estimation. This is an exciting and challenging role, working at the leading edge of the water industry, helping to secure funding for future investment and ensuring robust cost and carbon footprint assessments are undertaken during the lifecycle of projects in the Capital Programme.

You will be joining our Costing and Modelling Team, whose role is to:

o    Capture, manage and process data from capital delivery schemes used to develop our own suite of cost and carbon models
o    Develop and maintain a suite of statistically based models covering: Capital Costs (clean and waste), embodied carbon, YW On-cost, Durations and S curves
o    Ensure accurate deployment of models within both Capital Delivery and Investment Planning (PR24 & beyond)
o    Provide support to Capital Delivery, Commercial Services and Investment Planning on best practice implementation of project costing and data capture. 
o    Actively support business planning activities

We constantly look for ways to upskill our people and as flexibility within and across roles is beneficial to the business, there will be opportunities to extend your knowledge and develop new skills within the costing and cost modelling arena. You will be expected to develop your skillset and experience by working closely with the rest of the team, to progress and develop further in the role, particularly cost modelling and costing analytics.

What will the role involve?

 As our Costing and Modelling Analyst, you will be delivering day to day project cost estimation activities to support the costing function (within the Cost and Modelling team) whilst also supporting improvements to the wider project lifecycle process across capital delivery.

You will:

•    Provide cost and carbon estimates to influence decision making on multi million pound capital schemes.
•    Support our Partnership for Yorkshire (P4Y) and Investment Planning teams to accurately develop and assure project costs as part of the capital delivery programme.
•    Support the data capture process and development of our suite of cost and carbon models.
•    Contribute to systems development to ensure that corporate systems continue to be aligned with capital investment requirements.
•    Review and support the deployment of new assets and technologies on our capital projects (including site visits).
•    Be able to influence the modelling approach and our statistical methodology.

Knowledge and Skills Required - 

Essential:

Our Costing and Modelling Analyst will have a keen interest in water/wastewater treatment. You will also:

•    Be a strong communicator, with excellent engagement skills, able to influence stakeholders across multiple departments.
•    Qualified to degree level or equivalent experience in a science/ technical/ engineering/ maths related role.
•    Possess strong financial and commercial acumen, with a solid understanding of asset delivery principles. 
•    Demonstrate strong attention to detail with the ability to work accurately and efficiently with large volumes of data.
•    Be a confident user of Excel for data input, calculations and analysis.
•    Have a high standard of integrity and ethics

If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, then please apply online and complete the application process. Please upload an up-to-date copy of your CV, outlining your relevant experience for the role.

Recruitment Process-

Closing date – 14th January, 2024

Interview date – w/c  22nd January, 2024

 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.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required

Yorkshire Water values equality, diversity and inclusion we believe that everyone should be treated with respect. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, religion or belief and trade union membership.

Yorkshire Water 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.

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