Risk Analyst

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.

It’s not every job where you make a difference for the people of Scotland. But it’s what’s behind every job here.

Our work keeps Scotland’s water flowing, from reservoir to tap – and from sewer to treatment plant.

Do your bit by joining our Portfolio Management Risk team as a Risk Analyst.

Your role will be all about handling risks efficiently and keeping the communication game strong. You will be supporting the delivery of our capital programme by being a risk management superstar. Plus, you'll be ensuring that projects meet the delivery objectives and comes in on scope, time and cost.

What you’ll do

The Portfolio Management team is all about ensuring our capital investment progresses through top-notch commercial moves and controls.

You'll work closely with the Risk Co-ordinator, juggling daily tasks, hitting those report deadlines, and owning all the risk admin stuff like a pro. Such an example is: managing the risk system to ensure data that has been entered is of the highest quality and working with stakeholders where improvement is required.

You will ensure consistency and get everyone on board with managing the Governance and Risk Strategy/Processes and data. You will also make sure the reports on risks are completed on time so senior management can make informed decisions and understand contingency provision.

You will be the champion of Scottish Water's Risk System, guiding project managers on increasing risk maturity and understanding their risk profile on multi million-pound contracts. This includes contingency management; making sure our Capital Programme stays on point within allocated funding but also change management, improving our risk service offering within Portfolio.

You will capture risk intelligence data produced within the business, make sense of it, and pass it back into the business. It's all about getting better and sharper with risk management.

What you’ll need

You've got experience of risk management – qualifications and or project risk experience ideally in a similar industry to Scottish Water.

You will have strong communication skills and can adapt your style to fit any crowd – such crowds might be in Risk workshops with technical stakeholders, external stakeholders in the form of our delivery partners and senior management in capital

investment and the wider business. Plus, you've got some experience hosting risk workshops and can decode complex data like a pro.

You are comfortable using MS Office, specifically Excel and PowerPoint and have the ability to use Power BI with a strong desire to further develop your skills in this area.

You are also a problem-solver; can easily interpret data and digest complex processes and large date sets, you are able to explain this in a simple and concise format to stakeholders.

Additionally, you also have good time management, report-writing skills, a desire to promote best practice and continual improvement and a UK driving license.

Looking out for you

While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.

You’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.

When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.

For your future, there’s our pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), as well as life assurance.

As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash – handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.

The not-so-small print

This role will be a Grade 6. If you’re new to Scottish Water, you’ll join us on a starting salary of £36,410. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £46,990.

If you’re interested in this role – or know someone else who might be - we’ll be accepting applications until midnight on 12th January 2026.

We operate Balanced Hybrid working at Scottish Water and we encourage people to work half their time in a Scottish Water location.

Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. These checks are conducted on our behalf by a third party. Don’t worry - we’ll ask your permission before starting these checks.

A few final things worth knowing…

Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you’re interested in this job, but don’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don’t rule yourself out!

Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We’re very used to making adjustments, so please don’t be afraid to ask.

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.

Please note, Scottish Water takes the safety, health and wellbeing of our employees, colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug & Alcohol testing in line with our policy.

Finally (finally!), candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won’t need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted. 

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