Risk Analyst

Job Description

The Role

Understanding risk is fundamental to delivering excellent outcomes for our customers and communities. This role plays a key part in helping us make informed, fair, and value-driven decisions about how we prioritise and invest our resources.

As a Risk Analyst, you will be at the heart of this process—bringing together risk insights from across the business and ensuring the evidence behind them is robust, consistent, and high quality. Your work will enable confident decision-making and support the development of effective Asset Management Plans.

This role centres on objectively reviewing, validating, and consolidating risks across a defined geographic area and asset base into a single, clear, and standardised view. By doing so, you will help ensure risks are understood and prioritised in a way that supports inclusive, sustainable outcomes for all stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own and maintain the Risk Register for your asset base and geographic area, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with the WRAP framework
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Risk Managers to validate risk evidence, quantify impacts, and confirm benefits following interventions
• Analyse asset and performance data to identify trends, predict deterioration, and provide insights to support Tier 2 and 3 discussions
• Produce and share clear management information (MI) to inform decision-making across Risk Managers, sponsors, and leadership teams
• Support governance of Tier 1, 2 and 3 processes, ensuring risks are accurately tracked, updated, and auditable
• Promote continuous improvement by sharing best practice, supporting training needs, and contributing to framework development aligned with ISO 55000
• Support regulatory submissions by maintaining robust evidence and contributing data and analysis for Ofwat and Environment Agency requirements
• Work with Risk Managers to prioritise and progress key risks, including those within the IBP database

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship

What you’ll bring:

• Relevant educational qualifications, normally a degree in a numerate or technical discipline
• Ability to analyse data with good coordination and planning skills having a methodical mind-set and attention to detail
• Communicate with a wide range of stakeholders to champion compliance with the WRAP framework
• Be computer literate, be familiar with common computer software package such a Windows
• Excellent skills manipulating large datasets using Excel, and databases is a prerequisite
• A valid driving license is essential

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 - £51,233
Work Type - Hybrid
Job Location - Kendal - Kent House, Mintsfeet Road South, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6ND
Role Type - Permanent
Employment Type - Full Time
Working Hours - 37 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.

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.