Strategic Planner Edinburgh, Scotland

Scottish Water

Full Time Edinburgh, Scotland 35384 - 47924 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.

As the guardian of Scotland’s water supply, Scottish Water actively tracks and monitors potential risks that could disrupt Scotland’s water network.

We’re developing and preparing to deploy WRAP – our industry leading Water Risk Assessment Platform. It will be our central hub for reporting and managing risks and hazards. It will give us an objective source-to-tap view of the network and allow us to take steps necessary to protect our national water supply.

What you’ll do

As a Strategic Planner with the Water Risk Transformation team, you will play a leading role in shaping the way we use WRAP. The Risk Analysis team within Water Risk Transformation design, review and improve the assessments that make up WRAP, and allow our operational and specialist teams to take and track any necessary action.

This is a role with lots of touch points. You can expect to be engaging with a range of water safety planning specialists, including internal departments, regulators, and government bodies, to develop and maintain a detailed understanding of the hazards within their remit.

You’ll oversee the continuous improvement and development of risk assessment logic and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategic plans to make our risk approach future-proof. That will include being an active member of the Interdisciplinary Group that overseas our Water Supply Risk Management approach.

Finally, you’ll track our performance, developing and maintaining strategic performance indicators and metrics to measure progress and track the achievement of key goals.

What you’ll need

It’s important that you understand risk-based decision making and have some experience of either risk management or asset management within the water industry (or other similar industries).

We’re working on essential national infrastructure – so we operate in a heavily regulated environment. Experience of working with tight governance and controls will be key.

The role incorporates both data analytics and a high degree of people interaction – so you’ll need to be comfortable with both: Data-wise, you’ll need good analytical skills with the ability to gather, interpret, and analyse complex data to drive informed decision-making.

People-wise, you’ll need a friendly and positive attitude and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and external stakeholders. You’ll also need to be a confident communicator and able to break down complex information into clear and concise language for different audiences.

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.

This is a full time job, working Monday to Friday from 9-5pm. But 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 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 starting salary for this role will be between £35,384 and £47,924

If you’re interested in this role – or know someone else who might be - we’ll be accepting applications until midnight on Thursday 1st June 2023. And we’re aiming to do interviews for this role w/c 17th July 2023.

Do you have any support needs?

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Working at Scottish Water

Scottish Water is one of the UK's leading water companies, the quality of drinking water and satisfaction with the service we provide our customers has never been higher - but we want to be even better – and you could help play an important part!

We take employee engagement very seriously and have an inclusive and collaborative work environment where we respect people’s differences. We are committed to creating an engaging environment and a positive experience for our employees.

We were recently recognised as a Top 10 Flexible Employer in Scotland at the Flexibility Works Awards 2021 and by The Times as a Top 50 Employer for Women in 2019.

In 2019 we also won the Age Inclusive Award at The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards and were winners of the Best Public Sector Employer at the Family Friendly Working Scotland Awards 2020.
We have Carers Positive Exemplary Status and were Silver Award 2019 & Gold Award winners 2020 of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

We aim for work to be an energising and fulfilling experience and everyone plays their part to ensure that Scottish Water is trusted to serve our customers and communities.

We are passionate about creating opportunities for young people and are proud to have achieved the Gold standard in the Investors in Young People accreditation, demonstrating our commitment to creating rewarding opportunities for young people.

You will have access to a host of benefits which include 38 days holiday a year, a defined benefit pension scheme, a discounted medical cash plan and cycle to work, plus a variety of agile working arrangements and family-friendly policies designed to support your wellbeing.

Next Steps

Any offer of employment with Scottish Water will be subject to the successful completion of a mandatory pre-employment screening process, including Disclosure Scotland and eligibility to work in the UK. Details can be found on our website.

For more information about this role or if you require any additional support throughout the application process please contact the recruitment team:

[email protected]

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it is important that Scottish Water employees are resident in Scotland and contribute to the Scottish economy by paying Scottish income tax on their earnings. As a result we ask all potential employees to confirm that they are resident in Scotland, or to confirm their intentions to move to Scotland within 3 months of their start date.

Please note that candidates who have not submitted an application in the last 12 months will be automatically removed from our system records.

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