Capital Efficiency Lead: Scale Investment Value

Thames Water Ltd; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension scheme

Private medical health care

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Thames Water is recruiting a Capital Investments Efficiency Lead to shape enterprise-wide capital efficiency across a multi-billion-pound programme. You will define measurement, governance and reporting, owning the Capital Efficiency Framework and Register while driving strategic insights to senior leaders.

The role is hybrid, based at Clearwater Court, with 2–4 days on-site. A full driving licence is required and occasional travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience within capital investment, portfolio management, finance, programme delivery or performance management in a large infrastructure or asset-intensive organisation.
• Ability to interpret complex performance information and turn it into clear recommendations and actions.
• Strong strategic thinking and commercial awareness.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and supporting executive-level decision-making.
• Track record of driving improvement, embedding frameworks or establishing consistent ways of working.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, collaboration and influencing skills.
• The confidence to provide constructive challenge and lead through influence.
• Experience using data, insight and performance information to improve outcomes and drive value.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve Thames Water's Capital Efficiency Framework, standards and governance approach.
• Set the common requirements for how Capital Efficiencies are identified, classified, evidenced, validated, governed and reported across the organisation.
• Consolidate and represent the overall capital efficiency position across the organisation.
• Provide strategic challenge and insight to senior leaders, sponsors and governance forums.
• Lead the development of reporting that supports effective decision-making and performance improvement.
• Identify emerging risks, opportunities and trends, recommending actions that maximise efficiency outcomes.
• Influence improvements to frameworks, processes, controls and reporting based on performance insights and stakeholder feedback.
• Work closely with the Head of Capital Efficiency (AOCD), Portfolio Capital Efficiency Leads and Capital Efficiency Partners to support consistent application and continuous improvement.
• Champion an efficiency culture across Capital Investments, Sponsorship, Finance and Delivery teams.

Skills

Capital investment

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decisions

Executive influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Job description

Thames Water is recruiting a Capital Investments Efficiency Lead to shape enterprise-wide capital efficiency across a multi-billion-pound programme. You will define measurement, governance and reporting, owning the Capital Efficiency Framework and Register while driving strategic insights to senior leaders.

The role is hybrid, based at Clearwater Court, with 2–4 days on-site. A full driving licence is required and occasional travel is expected.