WNRT Performance and Commercial Support

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide when it comes to employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. Join us in making a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We have a fantastic opportunity available as a Performance and Commercial Support in the Waste Network Team!  You'll be based at our Derby Sewage Treatment works in Derbyshire. We are looking for someone who can join us 37 hours a week Monday – Friday.

The role sits within customer operations with the specific purpose of coordinating waste civil activities across a variety of work streams covering the whole ST/HD region. You’ll assist the delivery of the departments financial objectives liaising with key stakeholders to ensure monthly and yearly targets are tracked and met.

Furthermore you will manage monthly cost transfers by ensuring all completed schemes have correct WBS and are allocated in the correct month. 

Your key accountabilities in helping us will be:

Enable the team to manage the day-to-day operation through a variety of supporting functions

Ensure all areas of the teams finance are recorded correctly and reallocated on a monthly basis

Ensure no TMA fines are received through reporting and monitoring

Be proactive in the way work is recorded, diagnosed and passed to supervisors for delivery

Initiative to implement ideas on how to progress as a newly formed department

Proactively manage and enhance both the internal and external relationships mainly Customer Operations, Technical Contract Services and Capital and Commercial Services to help build relationships and manage cost profiles

Understanding of WNRT processes and how to develop them in to more sustainable ways of working

Create SOP/LOP’s to record ways of working

Assist the Team Manager with planning of minor capital schemes through third party liaison

Capturing data and reporting against the departments key business plan targets preparing packs for senior management meetings

Producing regular concise operational comm cell packs

Assist in capturing data to formulate maintenance schedules for tools and equipment

Have a real focus on Health Safety and Well Being to ensure that nobody gets hurt or made unwell by our activities

Ensure compliance with all Highway Authority and NRSWA regulations.

Constantly looking for improvements in the way that we operate by driving out waste and inefficiency through continuous improvement (using the SBF toolkit and Comm Cells).

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Great organisational skills

Skilled in communicating with stakeholders at all levels; ensuring requirements are clear and understood

Ability to deliver quality insight and management information from large volumes of data

Able to manage numerous stakeholders with conflicting requirements, deadlines and priorities

Sufficient in Excel 
Experience SAP User in relevant SAP modules, BW, Power BI, excel and other reporting tools would be desirable

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome and celebrate diverse individuals, knowing they help us better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU

It's not just a job; it's a career. We offer benefits that reward great work and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. Plus, you'll contribute to the environment and community too. Here are some of our favourites:

25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500, which is subject to eligibility)
Family-friendly policies (including a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)
Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent plc shares at a discounted rate
Dedicated training and development with our Academy
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
Two paid volunteering days per year

LET’S GO

We can't wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.