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Lead Data Engineer (Databricks)
River Water Quality Programme
Warrington (Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week)
At United Utilities, we’re committed to protecting the environment that millions of people depend on every day. As part of our Digital Services team, you’ll play a pivotal role in one of our most important and high-impact initiatives: near real time monitoring of river water quality.
We’re looking for a Lead Data Engineer to take technical ownership of modern, scalable data platforms that turn complex environmental and telemetry data into trusted insights for regulators, scientists, and operational teams.
What you’ll be doing
As the Lead Data Engineer on our River Water Quality Programme, you’ll design, build, and optimise Databricks-based data pipelines that enable timely, reliable and well-governed data across the organisation.
You’ll:
Act as a technical leader and mentor, raising standards across the data engineering community
What you’ll bring
Essential
Desirable
Experience & Qualifications
Proven ability to lead technically and mentor engineers
What you’ll get
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Why United Utilities?
You’ll be working on data that truly matters — protecting rivers, supporting environmental compliance, and helping shape the future of sustainable water management across the North West.
If you’re passionate about modern data engineering, enjoy technical leadership, and want your work to have real-world environmental impact, we’d love to hear from you.
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