- Understand portfolio risk and opportunities.
- Develop options to continually optimise the plan.
- Develop future longer-term investment scenarios with planning teams in preparation for the next regulatory investment cycle.
- Maintain a working relationship with the central Internal Business Planning Team.
- Maintain central assumptions and exclusions register.
- Critical friend to planning and delivery teams.
- Assist in embedding a commercial mindset (optimising returns & realising benefits).
- Ensure investment initiatives remain strategically aligned.
- Degree level or equivalent appropriate professional body qualification.
- MBA, Chartership or business school level leadership development.
- Strong business and portfolio delivery skills with strong financial analytical capabilities.
- Enthusiastic about putting our customers first every day.
- Ability to process detail, with an awareness of wider strategic objectives.
- Demonstrable track record of supporting business through several cycles of business planning and improvement.
- Implementing best practice portfolio/programme management.
- Strong commercial/financial track record.
- Understanding of the end-to-end investment lifecycle, from identification of needs to tracking and reporting the realisation of benefits.
- Proven strategic thinker, able to see the bigger picture and manage/lead multiple activities.
- Competitive salary between £56,080 to £84,120 per annum depending on skills and experience.
- Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
- Car allowance of £5,800 per annum.
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
- Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
Investment Optimisation Manager - Reading, United Kingdom - Thames Water
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as an Investment Optimisation ManagerWhat should you bring to the role?
What's in it for you?
Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive. Water is life's great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we're committed to taking care of it for us all.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We must keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.