Reporting and Analysis Advisor in Birmingham

Salary Base salary: c£32,050 pa to £37,700 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer a flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top of the base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives, and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish, and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As a Reporting and Analysis Advisor at HS2 you will be responsible for supporting the development, automation, delivery and integration of programme and corporate reporting to enable effective, data-driven decision making across the programme. This is a permanent role.

About the role:

• To be accountable for supporting the development and analysis of programme reporting and data, identifying key trends, issues, insights, and common themes.
• To be accountable for supporting the aggregation of programme reporting and data to develop a comprehensive view of performance against baseline and forecast (incl. Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis) across Phase One, Phase Two, Corporate functions (Infrastructure Directorate, Land & Property).
• To be accountable for supporting the definition and formatting standards for key reporting, the assurance of quality and integrity of all Programme and Functional reports as they are submitted to ensure there is a consistent approach to data capture and analysis.
• To be responsible for ensuring the Projects and Programmes provide necessary information per the required timeframes to enable effective decision making.
• To be responsible for ensuring a robust reporting process is deployed consistently and complied with across the organisation.
• To be accountable for supporting the alignment of reports with the evolving client and business needs, proposing changes to the development and delivery areas as required and developing innovative solutions to automate and simplify reporting.
• To have responsibility for supporting the production of project programme level periodic reporting.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

About You:

Skills:

• Ability to facilitate the integration of project scope and time and cost objectives and establishing a baseline plan for performance measurement through reporting.
• Ability to analyse and report on qualitative and quantitative data.
• Ability to use IT systems (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, internet, MS Access, etc.).
• Ability to produce clear communications which engage colleagues.

Knowledge:

• Understanding of trends and insight reporting in large infrastructure projects/programmes.

Types of Experience:

• Experience in reporting and analysis across large complex programmes.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks. Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application. However, due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback.

About Us:

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high-speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs. HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities. HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.