Asset Analytics Manager

Job Description

Circa £50k salary depending on skills and experience

Home working and Peterborough or Huntingdon office

Full time with the flexibility for part-time

Permanent

Lead analytics. Enable insight. Power data‑driven asset decisions.

Reporting to the Asset Reporting Manager, the Asset Analytics Manager plays a central role in shaping how Anglian Water understands, monitors and improves asset performance throughout the full asset lifecycle. This is a unique opportunity to lead an analytics function at the heart of Strategic Asset Management—bringing data, insight and innovation together to drive better decisions for our networks, our people and our customers.

You will lead a team to develop, automate and deliver high‑quality reporting and analytical products that support both operational and strategic decision‑making. As a champion of best practice in reporting, data governance and analytics, you’ll help modernise how information flows across the business—making sure insights are consistent, accurate, automated where possible, and aligned with the needs of stakeholders across Water, Water Recycling, Asset Planning, Economic Regulation and beyond.

A key part of the role is driving the maturity of our reporting lifecycle. You’ll help identify data quality issues, shape improvements, and work with colleagues across IT, data architecture and operational teams to continuously enhance datasets and reporting products. You’ll also support the transition of developed reports to stakeholders—ensuring they are embedded, understood and used to deliver value.

As a people leader, you’ll manage and mentor a talented team, promoting proactive ways of working, encouraging continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of curiosity, collaboration and ownership. Through your leadership, you’ll help grow the organisation’s analytics capability and contribute to a more data‑led future.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will lead the development, enhancement and automation of analytical and reporting products that support asset intelligence across the full lifecycle. Your work will involve engaging with stakeholders across Strategic Asset Management, Water, Water Recycling, Asset Planning and other operational teams to understand their analytical and reporting requirements, ensuring outputs are technically robust, repeatable and aligned with business objectives. You will act as a subject‑matter specialist in reporting lifecycle management, embedding governance practices that ensure consistent definitions, high‑quality commentary and adherence to information management policies.

You will take responsibility for identifying data quality issues through structured assessment and diagnostic analysis, determining root causes and collaborating with colleagues in IT, data architecture and operational functions to improve upstream data capture and overall dataset integrity. A significant part of your remit will involve evaluating manual reporting and business processes, identifying automation opportunities and leading the transition towards streamlined, scalable workflows using modern analytics and automation platforms.

As a technical leader, you will manage and develop a team of analysts, ensuring workloads are prioritised effectively and fostering a culture focused on continuous improvement, accuracy and proactive problem‑solving. You will provide analytical support for incidents, regulatory and legal information requests, APR submissions and strategic programmes, using your expertise to guide investigations and ensure reporting integrity. You will also establish structured workflows and checklists to embed a durable “right‑first‑time” approach and support the transition of newly developed reporting products to business owners for ongoing operation and maintenance.

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service

• Flexible working

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What does it take to be the Asset Analytics Manager?

You will be a confident leader with the ability to blend technical capability, analytical thinking and strong stakeholder engagement. You will bring:

• Excellent communication and strategic thinking skills

• Experience leading and developing people

• Proven ability to manage data and turn it into insight that drives business performance

• Strong analytical and statistical experience (data science and/or machine learning desirable)

• Experience with tools such as Power BI, ArcGIS Portal, DataBricks, Microsoft Excel, Access and Power Platform

• Ability to challenge accepted practices and support change

• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and decision‑making skills

• Experience working with SAP (desirable)

• Ability to influence stakeholders, senior managers and directors

• A proactive, flexible approach with strong attention to detail

Why Apply?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing analytics function that plays a pivotal role in how Anglian Water manages and optimises assets. You’ll work at the heart of Strategic Asset Management, shaping how data is transformed into insight that drives operational performance, investment decisions and long‑term planning. Your work will have direct impact across the organisation—supporting teams, improving processes and helping build a more resilient and data‑led future.

You’ll have the autonomy to innovate, the opportunity to develop your leadership capability, and the chance to help shape a team that is central to how we make decisions for customers and communities. If you’re motivated by transforming data into and meaningful impact, this role offers an excellent platform to thrive.

Closing date: 30th March 2026

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