Estimation Manager - S3 - Demand Management

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the bank as an Estimation Manager. This role is responsible for providing assessments and estimations of all new demands presented to the Infrastructure, Operations and End User Technology organisation. You will act as a conduit between the CIO community for business demands and the technical teams according to project needs. You'll bring your financial planning experience to secure the most economic and budget conscious outcomes, while ensuring that customer demands are fully satisfied with the technical solutions provided by the Infrastructure, Operations and End User Technology organisation. The difference you'll make:

• Leading the assessment of all new infrastructure demand to establish desired outcomes, overall scope and sufficient requirement detail to generate the most appropriate and accurate estimates
• Estimating and forecasting the required resources to deliver new demands, factoring for current and future technology choices, with a longer-term cloud-based approach
• Engaging with all required teams and the CIO domains to ensure strategic direction and goals
• Striving to achieve results as expediently as possible in the designs and estimates provided with well grounded, realistic and signed off delivery timeline estimates
• Helping build MI reports and dashboards for executive level reporting using Power BI
• Seeking the most economic and cost-effective solutions to new demands, monitoring potential savings that can be achieved while also meeting the outcomes desired
  
  Extensive knowledge and hands on experience in data modelling and MI dashboard creation using MS power BI
• Extensive experience in building DAX queries and functions in Power BI. Experience in using workspaces and security roles in Power BI
• Broad experience gained within an IT project management discipline across an Infrastructure and Operations domain with successful delivery to timeline and cost estimates
• Demonstrates leadership of the function to act as a go-to person with accountability for how the team operates
• Experience of financial management across budget utilisation and project cost estimation to demonstrate control over the estimation process
• Experience in planning/assessment for complex technology solutions, focused on the underlying infrastructure and services, to support core business critical applications, Degree gained in suitable field, such as Technology Engineering, Business, Finance or equivalent
• Experience of working in a tier one banking environment or equivalent financial services organisation
• Hands on exposure and experience of Infrastructure build processes and automation
• Experience of working in IT Infrastructure procurement processes, We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).
  
  1st Stage - A 60 minute virtual session consisting of Technical questions
2nd Stage - a 60 minute face to face meeting consisting of Competency and some Technical questions. If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know. Inclusion At Santander we're creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair. How we'll reward you. As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don't contribute yourself. We'll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• £6,000 car allowance per year.
• Company funded individual private medical insurance.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander's success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.