SAS Developer

Job description

Overview

The SAS Developer’s main role is to maintain and develop core team systems and functions including the SAS-based Prevue planning and reporting; and deep dive insight analytics, working collaboratively with the full Planning Team

This role is based in our Stockport office

The Role

·  Maintain and build additional SAS DI Studio jobs to construct a coherent, near-optimal plan for the next 54 days that allows us to meet evolving business priorities including but not limited to Customer Promise delivery; high engineer Output; and Annual Servicing Visit planning.
·  Enhance SAS DI Studio jobs to align with changing business priorities, SLAs etc. Ensure the continued use of the automated plan within the Planning Team.
·  Utilise other data tools such as SQL, Business Objects, SAP, Access, Excel and VBA to enable data extraction and manipulation; and provide executive / operational summaries.
·  Own work streams within large-scale IS projects to deliver increased planning accuracy.
·  Create prototype planning tools for use within the wider tool using emerging technologies, e.g. a web app using DeloyR.

The Person

·  Exceptional standards, with an ability to initiate and drive through improvements to improve business insight
·  Outstanding communication, influencing and inter-personal skills with people at all levels of the company.
·  An ability to gain an understanding of complex information and then convey this clearly and effectively to a wide range of audiences, in an easily understood format appropriate the recipient
·  Ability to challenge and be challenged
·  High level critical thinking and problem solving
·  Highly motivated and can operate with a high degree of autonomy
·  Comfortable with ambiguity and able to operate effectively with changing environments and priorities

The Individual

Competencies

·  Describe key competencies required to carry out the role competently and effectively
·  Exceptional standards, with an ability to initiate and drive through improvements and improve business insight 
·  Outstanding communication, influencing and inter-personal skills with people at all levels of the company.
·  An ability to gain an understanding of complex information and then convey this clearly and effectively to a wide range of audiences, in an easily understood format appropriate the recipient
·  Ability to challenge and be challenged
·  Experience in coaching and mentoring
·  High level critical thinking and problem solving
·  Highly motivated and can operate with a high degree of autonomy
·  Comfortable with ambiguity and able to operate effectively with changing environments and priorities

Education

·  Degree educated – preferably in a numerate discipline

Certifications 

·  Any SAS certification (desirable)

Work Experience

·  SAS Data Integration Studio; MS Office VBA (expert)
·  SAS Enterprise Guide; Base SAS; SAS Macro; UNIX shell scripts; R; Javascript (some experience would be desirable)
·  Stakeholder Management
·  IS Change Management
·  Proven experience of creating and working in a continuous improvement culture
·  Technical skill to manipulate, interpret and analyse data
·  Thorough understanding of working within an regulated environment
·  Project management
·  People management and coaching

Key Stakeholders & Working Relationships

·  Planning & field teams, IS & Change

The Company

Centrica plc, a FTSE 100 company, has operations in UK, North America and Europe. With 30+ million customer-product relationships, Centrica's vision is to become the leading integrated supplier of energy and related services for its chosen markets and maximise value to shareholders. Centrica's brand names include British Gas, Direct Energy (North America). At Centrica, our purpose is to help people today and secure energy for tomorrow.

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Salary for this role is up to £36,756 depending on experience plus benefits and bonus