Senior Service Planner - Waste Water

How's this for job satisfaction? At Scottish Water we look after Scotland's most precious natural resource. From source to tap, we're guarding Scotland's reputation for refreshingly pure water, and caring for our environment at the same time.

Sound good? We're looking for a Wastewater Senior Service Planner to join our Long Term Planning team within the Environment, Planning and Assurance Directorate.

This is a vital role in safeguarding Scotland's environment. You'll develop long-term plans that keep our wastewater systems resilient, sustainable, and cost-effective. Your insights will directly shape investment decisions and support our Sustainable Investment Decision Making (SIDM) approach.

What you'll do

You'll analyze wastewater systems to identify potential risks and uncover new opportunities for improvement. You'll play a key role in promoting and developing capital investments that help deliver our business plans while making sure our systems are future-proof against climate change, growth, and regulatory challenges.

Part of your work will involve writing project investment appraisals for high-value or complex projects, helping us make smart decisions. You'll also support the creation of our wastewater business plan using Copperleaf.

What you'll need

You'll need strong technical knowledge of wastewater systems along with experience in asset management, system analysis, and risk management. It's important that you can interpret complex data and turn it into clear, actionable insights.

A collaborative mindset is key, as you'll be working closely with stakeholders across the business and should feel confident engaging with different teams.

Familiarity with SIDM principles and planning tools like Unifier, Maximo, Copperleaf, and geospatial systems is highly desirable and will help you succeed in this role.

Looking out for you

While the work we do is important, 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.

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? Applications with part time or flexible working requirements will also be considered.

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

This role will be a Grade 7. If you're new to Scottish Water, you'll join us on a starting salary of £44,030. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £55,000.

If you're interested in this role – or know someone else who might be – we'll be accepting applications until midnight on 28th August 2025.

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. Don't worry – we'll 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 you're interested in this job, but don't 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 don't 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!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We're very used to making adjustments, so please don't be afraid to ask.

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it's important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don't already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.

Finally (finally!), candidates who haven't submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won't need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.

We're here to help. Ask us anything at SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk