Performance Analyst - Waste

Severn Trent Plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company in the UK is seeking a Performance Analyst to join their Waste Proactive Performance Team. This role involves driving performance improvements using analytics and complex datasets to directly influence business decisions. You will work closely with various stakeholders, utilize tools like POWER BI and Excel, and have the opportunity to shape insights that impact the environment positively. Join a company that values diversity and is committed to making a difference.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave opportunity

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Previous experience analysing complex data.
• Ability to communicate ideas effectively.
• Experience in stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive performance improvement.
• Identify new processes and investment opportunities.
• Develop new reports and track delivery.
• Deliver insight into performance data.

Skills

Excellence in using POWER BI and Microsoft Excel to analyse and report on complex datasets

Understanding of Microsoft Access and/or other databases

Experience in translating complex data into insight

Experience in presenting to a wide range of audiences

Excellent attention to detail

Strong technical knowledge of waste processes

Experience with large datasets

GIS experience in ESRI ArcGIS or ArcMap products

Job description

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

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.

This is a wonderful chance to join the Waste Proactive Performance Team as a Performance Analyst - 37 hours a week out of our Derby Raynesway office! It is key that you are a person with a passion for Customer care and Operational Excellence, using your love of analytics and understanding of complex data sets, you’ll present your findings and recommendations and deliver effective and deliverable programmes and solutions supporting both the proactive team and the broader business.

Proactive Waste Networks is an exciting and fascinating area of the business which has gone through large scale transformation. Combining your knowledge and expertise with large and varied datasets provides a great opportunity to drive continuous improvement of our KPIs and Outcome Delivery Incentives (ODIs) across the network.

You’ll bevalued as a trusted expert, bringing additional value to our data. Working with others’ innovative ideas and hypotheses to drive actionable insight, you will be responsible for empowering the business to make the right decisions and improve performance.

Working with other members of the Data & Analytics team, you'll help create a compelling narrative and visualisations for your ideas/projects. You’ll work with other technical experts across the Operation and wider business, utilising advanced data interrogation, extraction & manipulation skills, to support deep-dive analyses. This role offers you the opportunity to work with many key stakeholders and will allow you to showcase your talents within an energised and transforming environment.

Some of your other key accountabilities will include:

• Owning and driving performance improvement in line with our external performance commitments and internal targets
• Identifying new processes and/or investment opportunities to positively impact and deliver on our commitments and targets
• Developing opportunities to secure buy in, gain funding or approval and implementing them directly where applicable
• Developing new reports and monitoring as well as tracking delivery and performance on a number of improvement ideas and programmes across Waste Networks, taking accountability for highlighting concerns and escalating issues quickly to ensure the best possible outcomes for our customers
• Responsible for tracking the tangible benefits for all improvement initiatives and their impact on performance and our external commitments, taking accountability for escalating and driving decisions where benefits are off track
• Delivering an excellent level of insight into performance data, not just presenting this to the business but turning this into practical application and influencing the business to drive and deliver the opportunities.
• Identifying trends and opportunities & risks to performance at pace. Work with teams to develop improvement plans to capitalise on opportunities and mitigate risks quickly.
• Drive performance by collaborating with the wider strategic and tactical planning teams influencing the multiyear planning process where applicable
• Apply technical knowledge and skills to build credibility, ensure the right priorities are focused on and manage expectations outside of the team

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

You must be naturally curious, motivated and action orientated with great communication skills, to take ideas and improvements all the way through to delivery.Having previous experience analysing complex data and getting to the key facts/insight to deliver performance improvement will be required for the role.

You will also need to have the following essential skills:

• Excellence in using POWER BI and Microsoft Excel to analyse and report on complex datasets
• An understanding and experience of Microsoft Access and/or other databases, including updating and creating new queries and reports and linking them to Excel and POWER BI for MI generation
• Experience and excellence in translating complex data into insight and then into improvement opportunities
• Experience of presenting to a wide range of audiences and influencing different teams to gain support and buy in
• Excellence in building relationships, gaining credibility and ongoing stakeholder management at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to quickly understand processes in relation to data and in relation to the bigger picture
• Strong technical knowledge of waste processes, operational environments and working in a regulated environment would be beneficial
• Experience in using Microsoft Excel to analyse and transform datasets.
• Experience with large datasets and data platforms such as querying data from SAP, Salesforce or similar.
• GIS experience in ESRI ArcGIS or ArcMap products or similar (ESRI preferred).

The right skills and experience are important. But if you>

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involved. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because theycare.Is that you?

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential.And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• 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
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

LET’S GO

We can't wait to hear from you! Have closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.