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United Utilities

GIS Data Maintainer

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

GIS Data Maintainer

At United Utilities, our Geographic Information System is at the heart of how we manage, maintain and improve the water and wastewater networks that serve millions of customers every day.

We're looking for a detail focused and proactive GIS Data Maintainer to join our team. In this role, you'll play a critical part in ensuring our network records remain accurate, reliable and up to date, supporting everything from day to day operations and infrastructure investment to regulatory compliance.

If you enjoy working with complex data, solving problems and making a tangible impact through the quality of your work, this is an exciting opportunity to develop your GIS career within a collaborative and forward thinking environment.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Strong understanding of utility or distribution networks and how they are represented within GIS, with the ability to maintain accurate and high quality records.
  • The ability to interpret drawings and information from a variety of sources, alongside a good understanding of the drawing lifecycle.
  • Experience using systems such as Microsoft Office, SAP, INS or ICS Salesforce, Locator Hub, SharePoint and ProjectWise would be advantageous.
  • A flexible and adaptable approach, with the ability to balance priorities, meet deadlines and build effective relationships across the business.
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage workloads efficiently while maintaining a high standard of accuracy.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a commitment to delivering high quality results and supporting team success.

What You'll Bring

  • Strong understanding of utility or distribution networks and their representation within GIS, with the ability to interpret drawings and information from multiple sources while maintaining accurate, high quality records.
  • Experience using systems such as Microsoft Office, SAP, INS or ICS Salesforce, Locator Hub, SharePoint and ProjectWise would be advantageous.
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and maintain a high standard of accuracy.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a flexible and adaptable approach to building effective relationships and delivering high quality results across the business.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to join a team that plays a fundamental role in maintaining the accuracy of the data that underpins United Utilities' operations. Your work will support critical infrastructure, help inform business decisions and contribute to the safe and efficient delivery of services to millions of customers.

You'll gain exposure to a wide range of GIS technologies, collaborate with teams across the business and have the opportunity to develop your expertise in a role where precision and attention to detail genuinely matter.

Benefits

  • 26 days’ annual leave, rising by one day for each completed holiday year (served up to a maximum of 30days) plus 8 bank holidays
  • Competitive pension with up to 14% employer contribution and life cover
  • Performance related bonus of up to 7.5% plus recognition awards
  • Company funded healthcare plan and wellbeing support including mental health resources and Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to discounts, gym savings, and flexible benefits through MORE Choices
  • Financial wellbeing support including Salary Finance and Wealth at Work
  • Electric vehicle scheme and ShareBuy options
  • Enhanced parental leave

If you're passionate about GIS, thrive on accuracy and want to make a real impact behind the scenes of an essential service, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the data that keeps United Utilities moving forward.

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Working at United Utilities

Hybrid - 3 days in the office, 2 days from home

A little flex time

Company employees:

7,500

Gender diversity (m:f):

65:35

Hiring in countries

United Kingdom

Office Locations

Company benefits

26 days annual leave + bank holidays
Annual bonus – Bonus levels vary depending on your role grade
Buy or sell annual leave – Buy or sell up to 5 days per year
Death in service – covered for 4 times pensionable earnings
Cinema discounts
Employee recognition scheme – Colleague led recognition scheme with monthly winners
Cycle to work scheme
Dental coverage
Collaboration spaces
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Employee assistance programme
Enhanced maternity leave – Up to 26 weeks leave at full pay
Enhanced pension match/contribution – Up to 21% combined contributions
Enhanced sick days
Ergonomic workstations
Faith rooms
Family health insurance
Further education support – Ongoing learning opportunities through apprenticeships and vocational training
Gym membership – On-site gym at our head office & discounts on local gyms for those not based there
Health cash plan
Health insurance
In house training
Mental health days – 1 wellbeing day per year (in addition to annual leave)
Mental health first aiders
Compassionate leave
Enhanced paternity leave – Up to 4 weeks leave at full pay
Mental health platform access – Offering mental health consultations, health checks, digital fitness resources, and wellbeing support.
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to part time work for some roles
Adoption leave
Private GP service – via our virtual GP - available to you and your loved ones
Professional subscriptions
Referral bonus – of £500
Neonatal leave
Reservist leave – Reservists/Army Reserve with 6 months service are entitled to 10 days paid leave per year to attend the annual training camp.
Restaurant discounts
Secure on-site parking
Sensory-Friendly Setup
Shared parental leave
Will writing
Carer’s leave
On-site childcare – Only at our head office
Income protection
Flex spring

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