Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Scottish Water Cost Intelligence team as an Estimator as the team helps Scottish Water invest £3.9bn in Capital Investment projects over the next 5 years.
Main Purpose of Role
You will be part of a small team of estimators who cost non-infrastructure projects like water treatment works upgrades and waste water pumping stations using a number of pricing methodologies to reflect the project stage and design development. The workload will consist of pricing projects through the full project lifecycle from early stage optioneering to agreeing construction estimates with our framework contractors.
You will work collaboratively with our internal stakeholders and framework contractors to provide suitable costing information to ensure Scottish Water delivers its capital investment programme whilst achieving best value for our customers.
You will be based at The Bridge (Stepps) however Scottish Water encourages hybrid working. The role will report to the Estimating Team Leader.
Additionally, you will be a key contributor in setting the required behaviours within the team, they will work collaboratively with the Scottish Water project team and our Alliance Partners estimating teams to build strong and sustainable relationships to enable Scottish Water to deliver its capital investment programme.
Key accountabilities and Tasks:
You will be required to carry out the following tasks as part of your role;
Use technical drawings and work packs to create estimates that are clear and accurate using an estimating software package.
Review and check other team members work to ensure the teams outputs are accurate and consistent and comply with the framework contract should they be subject to audit.
Work collaboratively with our internal and external stakeholders to build positive relationships that allow knowledge sharing to promote efficient pricing of projects.
Technical Skills, knowledge and Experience Required
Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint and the ability to adapt to new systems quickly.
An awareness of NEC suite of contracts and its underlying principles
Construction experience and understanding of technical drawings, experience of the Water industry preferred but not essential
The ability to reach reasonable agreements which provides an acceptable solution for both Scottish Water and our Alliance Partners whilst being able to demonstrate that we are providing our Customers with Value for Money.
The salary scale for this role is £31,380 - £43,350, dependent on your skills and experience
You can also expect:
38 days of holiday per year (including public holidays) with the option to buy 5 more
Eligibility to join the defined benefit, contributory pension scheme
Annual company bonus
Life assurance scheme
Paid time off for community volunteering
Access to "SW Splash", saving you money on holidays, bills and shopping
Excellent family friendly policies around Adoption, Maternity, Parental Leave, and Flexible Working
The closing date for applications to this role is 31st of May 2023.
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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:
SWRecruitment@scottishwater.co.uk
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.