Infrastructure Analyst - Water Sector
Ofwat (Water Services Regulation Authority)
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Job summary
We have an opportunity for a Infrastructure Analyst to join our Major Markets Team.
As the economic regulator of water and wastewater companies in England and Wales, our role is to enable, incentivise and hold companies to account for providing the very best for customers, communities and the environment now and in the future. We also oversee the markets in the water sector to ensure they’re working for customers.
We are at the source of everyday life. Our work is high-profile and fast-moving, within a dynamic and agile environment. The work that you’ll be involved in every day will help us to deliver our strategy, to make us the regulator we want to be and help the sector to deliver for customers and society.
You can find out more about why you should join Ofwat, our strategy, our values and our Framework for Success in the attached Candidate Pack.
Job description
The Role
We are seeking an Infrastructure Analyst to join our growing Major Projects Team at Senior Associate level. You will play a key role in not only delivering Ofwat's strategy, but also in the development of our approach to the delivery of major infrastructure projects by leading small workstreams or projects. You will be proactive and respond flexibly to the needs of the organisation by facilitating the development and delivery of major water and wastewater infrastructure projects across England and Wales.
The role will also involve bringing together different advisory services to identify opportunities, developing, and maintaining strong relationships with key external players in the sector while working closely with other parts of Ofwat's Major Projects and Markets directorate and the wider Ofwat organisation.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for someone with experience of infrastructure projects or project finance looking to work on some of the most important capital projects in the water sector, as well as gain experience in new delivery models. You will have a real input into some of these exciting projects and accompanying policy issues. These projects are vital to meeting current and future customers' needs, and you will have a direct impact on ensuring companies are delivering for customers. chance to create a lasting impact for customers across England and Wales for generations to come and create a legacy.
Key Deliverables
In this role you will be expected to:
- Lead the delivery of a project and/or a specific area of policy related to major infrastructure projects.
- Lead the management of a small number of major projects through Ofwat's various processes, including management of our expert advisors.
- Analyse companies' submissions, including the analysis of complex commercial, financial, and technical proposals, providing effective scrutiny and challenge, and preparing recommendations for senior management including Ofwat’s Board.
- Lead the engagement with water and wastewater companies on their large infrastructure projects, including proposed commercial models and procurement strategies; cost and risk estimation; and related technical issues.
- Provide wider support to the Major Projects team in delivering its programme of work, including interfaces with RAPID and PR24.
Person specification
To be successful in this role you will need the below essential experience, skills, knowledge and attributes:
Experience, skills and knowledge
- Lead Criterion: Knowledge and experience of working on large infrastructure projects, possibly in a commercial or technical capacity within a regulated business, water sector supply chain organisation, consultancy, regulators, Government, or in another similarly relevant position.
- Lead Criterion: Experience and/or knowledge of the private financing of public or regulated infrastructure.
- Highly numerate with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience of identifying, analysing, and accurately interpreting a range of data and insights to inform evidence-based decisions and solutions for complex problems.
- Experience of building and maintaining constructive working relationships with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs, expectations, and priorities, and to influence and collaborate effectively to deliver desired outcomes.
- Ability to effectively plan, prioritise and deliver projects, while working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills, including the ability to communicate complex analysis and issues to non-technical audiences.
Attributes
7. Building Trust
8. Making Relationships Count
9. Adaptable thinker
10. Creates Clarity
11. Delivers Outcomes
Attributes as per Ofwat's Framework for Success for Senior Associate Band 3. You can read more about Attributes here.
Benefits
Why You Should Join Us:
We’re forward-thinking, creative, innovative, and ambitious. We constantly push the boundaries and embrace new ways of working.
With us, your work matters, your voice is heard, and your impact is felt. Ours is a culture of trust, flexibility, autonomy, collaboration, and innovation. We all want positive change for water customers, the environment, and the future of water.
But for us, change is more than what happens on the outside – we’ve always pushed boundaries internally, too. From becoming the first Civil Service organisation to achieve ‘Smarter Working’ status, to gaining our prestigious ‘Smarter Working Maturity’ award, we’ve consistently demonstrated our commitment to embracing innovative ways of working. Our people do their best work when given freedom over where, when, and how they work. Which is why we trust our teams to balance meaningful collaboration in the office with the flexibility of working from home.
You will also benefit from:
- Excellent employer pension contributions of 28.97%. You can find further details about pension schemes under Terms and Conditions in the Candidate Pack.
- 27.5 days leave (25 days annual leave + 2.5 days privilege leave) increasing to max 32.5 days with each year of service, plus bank holidays
- Access to exclusive discounts on a variety of goods and services, including retail outlets,
theatre tickets, holidays, insurance, and a gym membership - Flexible working arrangements that suit your lifestyle
- Fees paid for membership of relevant professional bodies
- Up to 3 volunteering days per year
- Recognition vouchers scheme
- Generous shared parental leave and pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Regular development opportunities
- Health and wellbeing initiatives
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Season ticket loan for home-to-office travel
- Free eye tests and contribution to lenses/spectacles for VDU users
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Selection process details
How to apply
Apply through the Civil Service Jobs website where you’ll be asked to create an account and complete an application form (CV and personal statement). If you’re unable to make an electronic application, please contact recruitment@ofwat.gov.uk and we will support you in completing your application.
Please ensure you have submitted your application in full ahead of the deadline listed below. Unfortunately, we won't be able to consider late applications.
Please see the candidate guidance on our website for more detail and tips on how to best make your application.
Selection timetable
- Closing date: 23.55 on 01 December 2024
- Sifting: Week Commencing 02 December 2024
- Interview date(s): Week Commencing 09 December 2024
Assessment process
Sift Stage
We operate a blind sifting model to eliminate bias. All candidate identifying information will be removed from applications.
At sift stage we assess your application (CV and personal statement) against criteria 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 listed in the person specification section above.
Use your personal statement to address the lead criteria and tell us about your:
- Knowledge and experience of working on large infrastructure projects, possibly in a commercial or technical capacity within a regulated business, water sector supply chain organisation, consultancy, regulators, Government, or in another similarly relevant position.
- Experience and/or knowledge of the private financing of public or regulated infrastructure.
In the CV section of your application, please state clearly how your skills, experience, and knowledge meet essential criteria 3, 4, and 5.
You may find the STAR method useful in structuring your personal statement.
In the event of receiving a large number of applications, a pre-sift may take place on just the lead criteria.
Please ensure that anything submitted as part of your application is factually accurate, and you are not presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by AI, as your own.
Please note that if a high volume of candidates meet the minimum pass mark at sift stage, we will only progress the highest scoring candidates to interview. Candidates not invited to interview, who have achieved the minimum pass mark, will be placed 'on hold' until the final stage of the assessment process is completed. Should the role/s remain unfilled, candidates placed 'on hold' may be invited to interview in merit order.
Interview Stage
At interview stage we will test against attributes, as well as skills, experience, and knowledge (set out above).
Our transparent interview process involves candidates receiving a list of attribute-based questions in advance. This has been proven to help neurodiverse candidates and others to perform better at interview and is part of our inclusive culture.
We will assess your Experience, Skills and Knowledge as well as Attributes (set out in the person specifications section) at Interview Stage.
You can read more about Attributes in Ofwat’s Framework for Success.
As part of the interview process, we will require short presentation. Further details will be provided to shortlisted candidates upon invitation to interview.
Please note that the interviews will be conducted via video conferencing software such as Microsoft Teams.
It may be necessary for a second stage interview, which will be communicated to the successful candidates, if required. If the assessment process identifies more appointable candidates than roles available, a reserve list will be created for 12 months from which further appointments in merit order can be made.
If you have any queries about any aspect of this role, selection process, or you require any reasonable adjustments please email recruitment@ofwat.gov.uk.
Please read the attached "Candidate Information Pack" for details on terms and conditions.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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- Name : recruitment@ofwat.gov.uk
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