Leakage Analyst

Salary - £38,346
Work Type - Onsite
Job Location - Worthington Water Treatment Works, Chorley Road, Standish, Wigan, Manchester, WN1 2UY
Role Type - Permanent
Employment Type - Full Time
Working Hours -

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.

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

The Role

This is a key role reporting to the Network Performance Manager within the Merseyside Performance Team. The role allows Water Networks to deliver against its strategic targets by the delivery against the Distribution Operations Maintenance Strategy (DOMS), Leakage Customer and Efficiency targets within the regulatory framework. This role is pivotal in helping United Utilities Water Network achieve its vision. You'll ensure that high quality information is produced that enables effective and efficient management of our water resources by identifying areas for leakage detection through analysis of flow, pressure and consumption data playing a critical part in allowing UU to achieve its company leakage target.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Analyse and interpret flow, acoustic, and pressure data to support effective leakage detection across DMA and upstream activities
• Ensure all data and reports are accurate, reliable, and complete, while producing leakage reports for Network Operations
• Monitor and respond to flow changes, identifying leakage issues and directing detection teams accordingly
• Manage and maintain asset and consumption data, ensuring accuracy across corporate systems and reporting tools (e.g. Netbase & INS)
• Coordinate with internal teams, schedule detection work, uphold health & safety standards, and support continuous improvement and personal development

What We Are Looking For:

To be considered for this role you'll need to be educated to a good standard. You'll have an understanding of water network connectivity, pressure control and leakage detection methods as well as understanding the impact Leakage has on UUs vision to be a world class operator of utility infrastructure. You'll also:

• Be proactive and confident in the way you deal with work and in dealing with the wider team
• Have the ability to manage own workload and work on own initiative to strict deadlines
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
• Have the ability to work as a team to deliver high performance and have a proven record of achieving goals, objectives and scorecard measures
• Have working experience of Microsoft office applications inc advanced excel knowledge
• Demonstrate experience of Netbase, LMP (or other trending software), Onemap & IWM
• Have experience and a sound working knowledge of Netbase, Onemap and SAP
• Demonstrate the competency to work as part of a high performance team whilst

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.