Decision Support Analyst

About the Role

As a Decision Support Analyst, you'll support the development, deployment and continuous improvement of United Utilities' investment decision-making capability.

Working closely with the Decision Support Manager and a wide range of stakeholders across the business, you'll help develop analytical tools, reporting and insights that support value-driven investment planning and portfolio optimisation.

You'll play an important role in helping the business evaluate risks, opportunities, costs, and benefits across investment programmes, ensuring strategic decisions are based on robust evidence and analysis.

Your work will contribute to major business planning and regulatory activities, including future Price Review submissions, Water Resources Management Plans (WRMP) and Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans (DWMP).

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting the development and embedment of United Utilities' qualitative and quantitative investment decision-making capability.
• Developing data-driven insights through analysis and reporting to identify risks, opportunities, and investment priorities.
• Supporting value-based decision-making by helping to evaluate investment options across capital programmes.
• Contributing to the development and application of investment portfolio optimisation approaches and decision support tools.
• Engaging with strategic and operational stakeholders to understand business requirements and promote the effective use of decision support tools and methodologies.
• Providing analytical support for key business planning and regulatory submissions.
• Producing clear reports, visualisations, and recommendations to support investment decisions.
• Assuring the quality, consistency, and accuracy of analysis and outputs produced across the team.
• Collaborating with colleagues across the organisation to support a high-performing, customer-focused culture.
• Acting as an approachable and trusted point of contact for stakeholders seeking decision support and analytical insight.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship

About You

You'll be a curious and analytical individual who enjoys solving problems, working with complex data and helping others make better decisions.

We're Looking for Someone With:

• A degree or postgraduate qualification in a science, engineering, mathematics, or related discipline, or relevant experience in investment planning, mathematical optimisation, decision support, or value framework development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships across different levels of the organisation.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outputs to agreed deadlines.
• Knowledge of cost-benefit analysis principles and techniques.
• A collaborative approach and a desire to support continuous improvement and innovation.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have:

• Knowledge of decision support tools, optimisation techniques, and analytical methodologies.
• Experience using reporting and visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Knowledge of databases and experience using SQL for data analysis.
• Experience of coding in C# or similar programming languages.
• Experience working within utilities, engineering, infrastructure, or other asset-intensive industries.

A full UK driving licence is required for the role

What We Offer

• 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

Salary - £48,089
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

Why You'll Love This Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to sit at the intersection of analytics, strategy, and investment planning.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Influence major investment decisions across one of the UK's largest infrastructure organisations.
• Work on complex business challenges with real-world outcomes.
• Develop expertise in investment planning, portfolio optimisation, and value-based decision-making.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across strategy, engineering, operations, finance, and planning teams.
• Support high-profile strategic and regulatory programmes.
• See your analysis directly influence how investment is prioritised and delivered.
• Build valuable experience in an area that is increasingly critical to the future of the utilities sector.

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.