Business Analyst (Rainwater Management)

Warrington, England, United Kingdom

12/17/2024

Role Details

"Salary - £46,869

Work Type - Hybrid

Job Location - Lingley Mere (UU), Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP

Role Type - Permanent

Employment Type - Full Time

Working Hours -

United Utilities’ (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society.

We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves.

We uphold our ethics, values and business model to fulfil our mission and, by setting clear goals and objectives, we create sustainable long-term value for our colleagues, customers and communities. Whether you work with a team that shares your vision or join a network of peers with similar interests, you will find a welcoming and supportive organisation to be part of.

We’ve got a lot to offer. You’ll be part of a thriving FTSE 100 company and will enjoy a range of core benefits that reflect your value and value contribution."

Job Purpose

To drive and lead the analysis of data within the Rainwater Management Team. This is to ensure that strategic plans in PR24 are robustly developed enabling the company to meet the challenges of changing competition, regulation, and environmental requirements. To support the design and implementation of the rainwater management strategy, incorporating elements of integrated water management including Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and Natural Flood Management (NFM) in an exciting and wide ranging role.

Job Accountabilities

• Assisting in the development and implementation of key strategies needed to help the business achieve customer promises and outcomes throughout AMP7 and beyond.
  
  

These strategies are to be centred on the long term, at lowest whole life cost and potential greatest multi capital value that meets customer needs at an acceptable level of risk and cost.

• Contribute to the assessment and response to performance and budget changes to optimise the company performance and reputation for AMP7 and the longer term
• Support the delivery of the Rainwater Management Plans, assessing where and how to meet the challenges of organisational drivers such as improving capacity and delivering targets
• Provide timely data to relevant stakeholders to ensure they can process data relating to wastewater strategies, methodologies and guidance notes.
• Provide analytical support and guidance in relation to Wastewater ODI performance, strategies and emerging issues such as how to identify opportunities to embed sustainable drainage and natural flood management into drainage areas.
• Analysis and data capture of various data sets as part of Advanced WINEP opportunity identification and prioritisation.
• Data capture and governance of key reporting metrics associated to rainwater management projects across various programmes
• Engagement with operations to verify data and support improvements to data quality to improve risk identification
  
  

Skills And Experience

• Degree or equivalent in a numerate or scientific discipline.
• Excellent analytical reasoning, project management skills and communication skills.
• Computer literate and have detailed knowledge around data interpretation, statistics, and related techniques.
• Knowledge of statistical languages and systems including but not limited to; Alteryx, GIS, Tableau and SQL.
• Good organisational skills to ensure that work is prioritised and managed through to completion.
• Ability to interact with and present to external stakeholders, including translating datasets into valuable business insight.
• An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a regulated water company
• Understanding, enthusiasm and persuasive character when explaining or discussing climate resilience, sustainable drainage systems and natural flood management.
• Good understanding of the interaction between rivers, networks and catchments.
• A valid driving licence.
  
  

Benefits

We believe in empowering you to achieve your aspirations and dreams, both in your work and in your life. To help you achieve your goals, we offer a variety of voluntary benefits that you can select according to your needs and preferences.

• A generous annual leave package of 26 days, which increases to 30 days after four years of service (increases one day per year), in addition to 8 bank holidays
• A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover
• Up to 7.5% performance-related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievements
• A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded scheme
• MyGymDiscounts - gym and wellness benefit that offers up to 25% off on gym memberships and digital fitness subscriptions
• Best Doctors
• Salary Finance
• Wealth at Work courses
• Deals and discounts
• EVolve Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Mental health first aiders
• ShareBuy
• MORE Choices flexible benefits
• Enhanced parental leave schemes
  
  

We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.