About The Role
Scottish Water’s Outturn and Quality Assurance team is part of the Cost Intelligence Team working within Capital Investment, delivering our vast programme of improvements across Scotland. We are recruiting a Costing Specialist to join our thriving team.
What You’ll Do
In this role you will be a key player in the Quality Assurance team, focusing on making sense of, evaluating, and ensuring the accuracy of project cost data before it is used. You will collaborate across various parts of Scottish Water and with Delivery Partners to guarantee data integrity and deliver reliable outcomes. In a nutshell, you will review and verify actual costs provided by Capital Investment Delivery Partners, ensuring they are correctly allocated within our corporate estimating system at project closure. You will become familiar with our Cost Data Rules, ensuring projects are built up correctly within our cost estimating software and accurately represent the actual scope of work completed on site with the appropriate cost and carbon breakdown and allocation. You will carry out validation checks and audits to keep the data spot‑on and help us make informed decisions about strategic and corporate investments through reporting and communication. You will provide effective feedback to support continuous improvement and assist in training and guidance solutions as required.
What You’ll Need
To succeed you should ideally bring a background or relevant experience in estimating, a strong commercial awareness, and a solid understanding of capital programme delivery. High attention to detail is essential, as the role involves managing, interpreting, and understanding drawings and financial reports, and handling large volumes of complex data. Experience with Benchmark Estimating Software, Power BI, and advanced Excel skills is beneficial, as is effective presentation capability. Strong numerical, analytical, and written communication skills are required, alongside confidence to deliver constructive feedback positively and to communicate naturally with others. A continuous improvement mindset and the ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders will also contribute greatly to your success.
Looking Out for You
You’ll have 38 days of holiday each year (including public holidays) and can buy up to five extra days if you need more time. You can also take time off to volunteer in your community. We have family‑friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave, and we embrace flexible working. For your future we offer a pension and life assurance. You can also expect an annual company bonus and access to SW Splash rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.
The not‑so‑small print
This role is a Grade 6. New to Scottish Water? You’ll join us with a starting salary of £37,815, with performance‑driven progression up to £48,395.
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