Costing & Modelling Analyst

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience £35,691 - £44,614  (pending 4.5% increase from April 2025)
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
• Attractive pension scheme (Currently up to 10% company contribution, which will increase to 12% from April 2025)
• Development opportunities in line with the Costing & Modelling Analyst progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. 
• Retail savings scheme 
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: Bradford / Hybrid Working (1-2 days office a week). You will be required to travel to different sites in this role, so a full UK driving licence will be essential.

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

We are currently looking for a Costing and Modelling Analyst to join our Costing and Modelling Team who specialise in cost estimation and model building. This is an exciting and challenging role, working at the leading edge of the water industry, helping to understand trends in delivery costs,  secure funding for future investment and ensuring robust cost and carbon footprint assessments are undertaken during the lifecycle of projects in the Capital Programme. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Costing and Modelling team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. 

You will be joining our Costing and Modelling Team, whose role is to:

Capture, manage and process data from capital delivery schemes used to develop our own suite of cost and carbon models. Develop and maintain a suite of statistically based models covering: Capital Costs (clean and waste), embodied carbon, YW On-cost, Durations, S curves and the development of opex costs. Ensure accurate deployment of models within both Capital Delivery and Investment Planning (PR29 & beyond). Provide support to Capital Delivery, Commercial Services and Investment Planning on best practice implementation of project costing and data capture. Actively support business planning activities.

We constantly look for ways to upskill our people and as flexibility within and across roles is beneficial to the business, there will be opportunities to extend your knowledge and develop new skills within the costing and cost modelling arena. You will be expected to develop your skillset and experience by working closely with the rest of the team, to progress and develop further in the role using a defined progression plan in cost modelling and costing analytics. 

Where you fit in:

As our Costing and Modelling Analyst, you will be primarily delivering day to day project cost estimation activities to support the costing function (within the Cost and Modelling team) whilst also supporting improvements to the wider project lifecycle processes across capital delivery.

• Be a critical part of a team who providing a cost and modelling service to the company
• Provide cost and carbon estimates to influence decision making on multi million pound capital schemes.
• Support our Asset Delivery  and Investment Planning teams to accurately develop and assure project costs as part of the capital delivery programme.
• Support the data capture process and development of our suite of cost and carbon models.
• Contribute to systems development to ensure that corporate systems continue to be aligned with capital investment requirements.
• Review and support the deployment of new assets and technologies
• Be able to influence the modelling approach and our statistical methodology.
• Progress in role and develop methods for costing different types of projects for the company

What skills & qualifications you will need:

Our Costing and Modelling Analyst will have a keen interest in water/wastewater treatment. 

You will also:

• Be a strong communicator, with excellent engagement skills, able to influence stakeholders across    multiple departments.
• Be a strong team player but also able to work under own initiative and be a self-starter
• Be able to form and maintain effective working relationships to leverage support required in role
• Be well organised able to prioritise tasks and work on several different issues at any one time 
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail with the ability to work accurately and efficiently with large volumes of data.
• Possess strong financial and commercial acumen, with a solid understanding of asset delivery principles.?
• Qualified to degree level or equivalent experience in a science/ technical/ engineering/ maths related role.
• Be a confident user of Excel for data input, calculations and analysis.
• Have a high standard of integrity and ethics
• Full UK Driving Licence

You will also benefit from having:

• Previous Water/Utility/Construction industry experience (including academic or work placement)
• Knowledge of Water and Wastewater treatment processes and associated assets.
• Possess an understanding of statistical modelling techniques.
• Understanding of the commercial aspects of engineering contracts.
• Understanding of delivery of capital schemes and construction in the water sector.
• Understanding of water industry regulation. 

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it's important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn't always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If you've got experience in Costing & Modelling Analyst and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

Recruitment Process

Closing date  11th March 2025

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.