• Job Description

  Req#: R8152

  Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.

  Portfolio Team Manager (Investment) - Flexibly located with Scotland

  It’s exciting times for Portfolio Management as we evolve from a delivery focused support function into a more strategic function and the new Investment Management Team Leader will have an opportunity to play an important part in shaping and implementing this future.

  The Portfolio Management team support Scottish Water to achieve their long-term strategic ambitions by ensuring:

  • the right balance of near-term investment allocations across the portfolio

  • appropriate planning and prioritisation of the portfolio to maximise the skills and resources of our supply chain partners

  • whilst managing the effective delivery of programmes of interventions over a rolling 6-year period.
    

  Portfolio Managements service provision extends across both the Strategic Customer Service Planning and Capital Investment Directorates and we are also strengthening our engagement and working interfaces with the Finance and Strategy and Regulation.
  

  What you’ll do :

  
  As Investment Management - Team Leader, you will play a key role in ensuring the effective delivery of our c£1billion a year investment portfolio through engagement of senior stakeholders from across Scottish Water to ensure that there is a clear understanding of investment targets, priorities and financial considerations embedded into our approach to Investment Management.

  Reporting to the Portfolio - Investment Manager, you will lead a team of portfolio specialists (Coordinators & Analysts) in managing the near-term investment portfolio to ensure that we meet our strategic objectives.

  As a member of the Portfolio Management leadership team, you will also contribute to the future development of the wider function and support the ongoing embedment of our transformation activities to enhance our capabilities and improve the services we provide to our customers.

  Specific areas of responsibility will include : .

  • Portfolio Delivery Planning: Developing and implementing a clear strategy for allocating programmes and projects to our supply chain to enable effective delivery.

  • Investment Management Controls: Establishing and implementing robust data and investment management controls within our corporate systems to manage the portfolio effectively and efficiently.

  • Portfolio Delivery Optimization: Providing management information and insights that support near-term planning an facilitate effective decision-making and performance management.

  What you’ll bring :

  • A track record of high performance and a strong standing within the organisation

  • Results driven approach to delivering customer outcomes on time and to the desired quality.

  • Ability to respond to challenging targets and deadlines.

  • Ability to engage with senior internal and sector stakeholders with confidence.

  • Analytical experience with an eye for detail and a strong ownership mentality

  • A personality that enjoys working in a dynamic, and visible environment

  • A Strategic thinking and learning mindset

  What you ‘ll need :

  • Strong data analytical skills and experience

  • Good understanding and experience of managing and solving complex problems

  • Confident communication and presentation skills

  • Ability to assimilate complex information and distil into simple key messages

  • Good influencing skills with ability to gain consensus for decision making

  • Flexibility to adapt and effectively manage constantly changing priorities

  This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to be involved in helping to shape the future of Scottish Water. The right person for the role will enjoy working collaboratively, be able to lead by example and engage at all levels of the business and with an understanding of investment management.

  The not-so-small print
  
  From 1st April 2024 Scottish Water is moving to a new grading and pay structure. This role will be a Grade 8, with a salary range from £48,900 to £68,510. New external hires will normally be expected to join on the minimum salary.

  If you’re interested in this role – or know someone else who might be - we’ll be accepting applications until midnight on the 16th April 2024

  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

• About the company

  Scottish Water is a statutory corporation that provides water and sewerage services across Scotland.

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