Cost Analyst in Durham

Working hours: Full time 37 hours per week (flexible working arrangements including part time will be considered)

Permanent

Salary: up to £40,500 per year (depending on experience)

Location: hybrid working with office location at Pity Me, Durham

We have a new opportunity for a Cost Analyst to join our Programme Management Office. Reporting into the Cost and Database Engineer, you will ensure projects and programmes at Northumbrian Water comply with best practice, driving our cost maturity through early cost identification, robust analysis and assessment.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Analysis of cost data for population of the Company’s capex scoping and cost estimating system (iMod) and management of the costing engine within iMod.
• Carrying out analysis of NWL costing data in line with QA procedures, and uploading data into costing price databases to an agreed structure.
• Liaising with suppliers and capital project delivery teams to collect and analyse unit cost, rate and carbon data for the costing price database.
• Updating database records ensuring they are robust and statistically valid for costing purposes.
• Analysing project cost data to work breakdown structure and uploading to corporate cost database, identifying and working with suppliers to fill in any data gaps.
• Maintaining and monitoring the project cost data information control sheet and liaising with delivery teams to ensure all required information is received.

About you:

If you have experience in cost analysis, quantity surveying, engineering or operational role, with a clear commitment to continuous improvement, we would love to hear from you! You will be at least part-qualified in an Engineering, QS or Financial discipline, or have the relevant equivalent experience. You will understand cost analysis processes and knowledge of price databases, coding structures and product catalogues e.g. CESMM and MEICA measurement rules. You understand asset hierarchies and structure including locations, site and process classes and can understand and interpret technical drawings, P&IDs and works information at different stages of a project. You are able to interrogate systems and analyse and interpret data outputs, and reconcile tenders and final measurement documentation. You demonstrate awareness of PowerBI and can provide reporting at an appropriate level for a range of stakeholders, and can add value through your awareness of integrated controls and dependencies within a PMO environment. You are customer focused, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively with internal customers, suppliers and other stakeholders.

Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work. Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.

Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment. NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.

About us:

Here at NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business. We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we encourage you to apply.

NWG at a glance:

Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers. We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business. Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services.

Our benefits:

We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:

• Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
• Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 11%.
• Free access to local attractions.
• A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
• Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
• Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance.
• We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
• Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.