Senior Analyst

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

12/23/2024

Senior Analyst (Land & Planning)

ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow

Salary upward from £51,240 per annum, depending on experience, plus excellent benefits.

Flexible Hybrid Working

Closing Date: 12th January 2025

Help us create a better future, quicker

With plans to see SP Energy Networks (SPEN), part of the ScottishPower Group, look to invest over £5bn in transmission projects across our transmission network in central and southern Scotland by 2030, the Land and Planning (L&P) team will play a key role in supporting SPEN to work at pace to deliver the distribution and transmission network that is required to support ambitious 2030 Scottish and UK Government targets.

The Senior Analyst will assist and support the wider L&P team in the gathering, interpretation and reporting of data, both financial and land rights related, to meet the needs of a variety of reporting requirements and to improve process and optimise results.

Support the Land Solutions, Policy and Performance Manager to govern commercial activity and identify and implement Process Improvement and Business Change activities to facilitate delivery and reporting of Land & Planning activities including its regulatory requirements as a part of Price Review delivery plans.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Responsible for providing key internal management information on regulatory and commercial performance throughout the year.
• Plays a pivotal role producing cost and economic analysis, providing regulatory advice to Land & planning and by consolidating cost forecasts for various parts of the business plan.
• Assist in preparing and planning presentations on financial, land rights volumes and regulatory performance to management teams.
• Supporting submission of the annual regulatory cost and output reporting packs (RRP), providing leadership and direction to staff in Land & Planning to ensure a complete and accurate submission.
• Liaise and collaborate closely with other wider business regarding production of required regulatory and financial submissions.
• Responsible for delivery of training and awareness across the Land & Planning team regarding data production and commercial and regulatory information
• Support to teams on the preparation, financial management and governance of the related service provider frameworks
• Responsible for supporting Land Solutions, Policy & Performance Manager in the production of commercial reports and associated Governance.
• Responsible for L&P financial and data processing and reporting through SAP and other internal department systems.
• Responsible for implementation of key data process improvement activities
  
  
  

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for an individual who has excellent interpersonal, communication and time management skills with strong attention to detail and is numerically articulate. They will be able to devise solutions to complex problems with conflicting perspectives and have the ability to use a range of techniques to display, report and monitor data to a variety of audiences.

To Be Successful, As a Minimum You Will Demonstrate

• Degree qualification in numerical based subject or substantial relevant experience in a related field.
• Evidence of strong presentational and communication skills.
• Fully competent in use of Microsoft (Excel, Word & Powerpoint)
• Fully competent in the use of SAP or similar financial / data reporting systems
• Good understanding of commercial aspects of business reporting.
  
  
  

What’s In It For You

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

Benefits

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
  
  
  

Why SP Energy Networks

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously. We’re investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

IMPORTANT

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January-13-2025