Risk Analyst

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland. Its not every job where you make a difference for the people of Scotland. But its whats behind every job here. Our work keeps Scotlands water flowing from reservoir to tap and from sewer to treatment plant. Do your bit by joining our Portfolio Management Risk team as a Risk Analyst . Your role will be all about handling risks efficiently and keeping the communication game strong. You will be backing up the delivery of our program by being a risk management superstar. Plus youll be ensuring that the projects meets the delivery objectives and comes in on scope time and cost. What youll do The Portfolio Management team is all about acing those capital investments through top-notch commercial moves and controls. Youll work closely with the Risk Co-ordinator juggling daily tasks hitting those report deadlines and owning all the risk admin stuff like a pro. Such and example is: managing the risk system to ensure data that has been entered is of the highest quality and reporting back where improvements are required. You will ensure consistency and get everyone on board with managing the Governance and Risk Strategy/Processes and data. You will also make sure the reports on risks are completed on time so senior management can make informed decisions and understand contingency provision. Additionally you will be the champion of Scottish Waters Risk System guiding project managers on increasing risk maturity and understanding their risk profile on multi million pound contracts. This includes contingency management heremaking sure our Capital Programme stays on point with the funds. Also you will capture risk intelligence data produced within the business make sense of it and pass it back into the business. Its all about getting better and sharper with risk management. Lastly you will support risk and change within our program portfolio. What youll bring Youve got a good understanding of risk management and you are comfortable using MS OfficeExcel PowerPoint and Power BI are your play areas. You will have strong communication skills and can adapt your style to fit any crowd such crowds might be in Risk workshops with multi disciplinary stakeholders external stakeholders in the form of our delivery partners and senior management in capital investment and the wider business. Plus youve got some experience hosting risk workshops and can decode complex data like a pro. You are also a problem-solver and you have the ability to easily interpret data and say digest complex processes and large date sets and explain this in a simple and concise format to stakeholders. You will have project risk experience ideally in a similar industry to Scottish Water. Additionally you also have good time management report-writing skills a desire to promote best practice and continual improvement and a UK driving license. Looking out for you While the work we do is important we know its not the only thing that matters. Thats why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance. Youll 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 theres our pension (the know-what-youll-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 This role will be a Grade 6. If youre new to Scottish Water youll join us on a starting salary of 36410. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of 46990. If youre interested in this role or know someone else who might be – well be accepting applications until midnight on Wednesday 19th November . 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. Dont worry – well ask your permission before starting these checks. A few final things worth knowing Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If youre interested in this job but dont tick all the boxes apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So dont rule yourself out! 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!). Were also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events like menopause. Were very used to making adjustments so please dont be afraid to ask. As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland its important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you dont already live here youll need to commit to moving here within your first three months. Please note Scottish Water takes the safety health and wellbeing of our employees colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug Alcohol testing in line with our policy. Finally (finally!) candidates who havent submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You wont need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted. Were here to help. Ask us anything a t Required Experience: IC Key Skills ISO 27001,Microsoft Access,Risk Management,Financial Services,PCI,Risk Analysis,Analysis Skills,COBIT,NIST Standards,SOX,Information Security,Data Analysis Skills Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1