Data Integration Specialist

The Role

As a Data Integration Specialist at United Utilities, you'll play a key role in enabling smarter decision-making across the business. Acting as the link between our Forecasting team and wider Data & Analytics function, you'll ensure that critical forecasting data is accessible, reliable and ready to support business planning.

This is an opportunity to combine technical expertise with collaboration and problem-solving. You'll work with a variety of stakeholders to understand data requirements, design effective solutions and help build the foundations that power forecasting models and operational insights. Your work will directly support teams in making informed decisions that improve services for millions of customers.

Working in a supportive and forward-thinking environment, you'll be responsible for connecting, transforming and optimising data from multiple sources, helping to ensure it is accurate, consistent and fit for purpose. You'll contribute to the development of scalable data solutions, strengthen data quality and support continuous improvement across forecasting and analytics capabilities.

If you enjoy working with complex data, building effective relationships and helping others unlock the value of information, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a business that places data at the heart of its decision-making.

What you'll be doing

• Data Access & Integration: Identify, access and integrate data sources required by the Forecasting & Insights team, ensuring data is accurate, timely, well-structured and fit for purpose.
• Data Preparation & Transformation: Clean, manipulate and transform complex datasets from multiple sources, preparing high-quality data that enables effective analysis, forecasting and insight generation.
• Pipeline Development: Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes that support forecasting models, reporting and analytical activities.
• Data Validation & Quality Assurance: Review, profile and validate data to ensure accuracy, consistency and completeness, identifying issues and working with stakeholders to resolve them before analysis takes place.
• Technical Enablement: Provide hands-on technical expertise using tools such as SQL, Python and APIs to automate processes, improve data accessibility and support forecasting requirements.
• Collaboration & Business Partnership: Act as the link between the Forecasting Team and the wider Data & Analytics function, translating business requirements into practical data solutions and ensuring data supports business objectives.
• Insight Enablement: Work closely with analysts to understand forecasting and reporting requirements, ensuring data is organised and structured in a way that supports meaningful analysis, storytelling and decision-making.
• Data Governance: Promote high standards of data quality, consistency and compliance, ensuring data solutions align with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Tooling & Infrastructure: Collaborate with colleagues across Data & Analytics to optimise cloud platforms, data warehouses and analytical tools that support forecasting and insight activities.
• Documentation & Standards: Maintain clear and accurate documentation of data sources, integration processes, business logic and technical solutions.

What we're looking for

• Proven experience in a Data Integration, Data Engineering, Data Analytics or similar role, with a strong track record of working with large and complex datasets.
• Strong technical skills in SQL and Python, with experience building and maintaining data pipelines, automating processes, and transforming data from multiple sources.
• Experience preparing, validating and structuring data to ensure it is accurate, reliable and ready for forecasting, reporting and analytical use.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical data solutions, working collaboratively with technical teams, analysts and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of data quality, governance and best practice, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivering trusted data.
• Experience working with cloud-based data platforms, APIs and modern data architecture would be advantageous.

Please ensure your application provides clear examples of how you meet the requirements outlined above, including your experience working with data integration, data transformation, and preparing data for analytical and forecasting purposes.

Benefits

• 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

About Us

"Salary - Competitive Salary
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 - 37.0 Hours per Week

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."