Business Analyst (Water Network)

About United Utilities:

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.

Salary & Benefits:

Salary - £48,979

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 - 37.5 Hours per Week

• 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

Job Purpose:

Our successful Business Analyst (Water Network) will be responsible for leading, developing and managing UU’s strategic direction for water related activities across the Water business. You will also develop policies and strategies that support excellent service, add value and support long-term stewardship for water network assets. You will integrate strategies into wider Wholesale plans such as the drought plan, WRMP and the business plan submission.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Support the effective completion of horizon scanning for the function, through collation and analysis of drivers through to communication materials.
• Assist in the development, maintenance, communication and embedment of water strategies.
• Support the development of all the Price Review Business Plan data and documents across water. Includes coordination of contributors, collation and storage of content, analysis for designing performance commitments, preparing cost adjustment claims and comprehensive data validation.
• Support the preparations for national meetings.
• Sponsorship of agreed investigations and R&D associated with achieving targets, as defined by strategies.
• Support the Planning and Performance Manager with national research projects.
• Support the Technical Home across the water business, including the analysis/ evaluation of risk and benefit based investment decision tools such as MyRisk.
• Provide technical support to enable regional risk assessments and asset planning.
• Support the delivery of the Performance Commitment regulatory reporting process.
• Subject matter expert on relevant ODIs, populating the tables and associated methodologies/performance and compliance statements in a timely manner as well as developing the appropriate audit trails on a 6, 9 month and full year basis.
• Work across functional areas including Water Network Plus Price controls, primarily associated with water network assets to provide timely data and information to relevant stakeholders.

Technical Skills & Experience:

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant, numerate discipline, or relevant experience
• Strong data and information handling and analytical skills to draw appropriate conclusions from relevant data.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and be comfortable dealing with people externally and from across the organisation including the ability to challenge data and reporting decisions where necessary.
• Computer literate across all of MS Office with advanced use of Excel

Desirable skills:

• Experience with Exasol and/or SQL
• Experience with Python and/or R
• Experience with Tableau and/or Power BI
• Experience with GIS (Geographic Information System)

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