Demand Reporting Data Scientist

Anglian Water Group; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Private health care

Competitive pension

Life assurance

Annual bonus

Car allowance

Medical assessments

Virtual GP

Cancer screening

Employee Assistance Programme

Volunteer days

Job summary

Anglian Water seeks two Demand Reporting Data Scientists to join the Strategic Asset Management team. You will turn high-frequency consumption data into advanced analytical models, supporting regulatory reporting, demand management and water efficiency.

You'll work with large datasets, applying statistics, ML and automation to deliver actionable insights. This role provides real operational and environmental impact within a central Consumption Data Team.

Qualifications

• A Level 5 or higher qualification in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Portfolio of data science solutions showing approach and outcomes.
• Strong Python and SQL capability with complex data manipulation.
• Practical experience with statistical analysis, predictive modelling and ML.
• Strong Power BI experience for discovery, semantic models and insights.
• Collaborative work in cross-functional teams translating business problems to analytics.
• Strong written, verbal and visual communication with non-technical audiences.
• Awareness of data ethics, privacy and governance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build models feeding regulatory reporting and consumption components.
• Enrich Big Data Smart Meter insights for reporting and governance.
• Develop statistical and predictive models of consumption and leakage.
• Carry out exploratory analysis to identify trends and opportunities.
• Apply regression, trees, Monte Carlo and neural networks to business problems.
• Define performance and accuracy measures and communicate limitations.
• Translate findings into visualisations and recommendations for stakeholders.
• Prepare large high-frequency datasets for analytics products.
• Build automated data workflows and pipelines with Data Engineers.
• Collaborate with SMEs, reporting teams and data squads.
• Explore new data science approaches while upholding governance.

Skills

Python

SQL

Power BI

Statistics

Machine learning

Data storytelling

Data cleaning

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

A Level 5 or higher in Data Science / CS / Math or equivalent

Tools

Azure Databricks

Git / DevOps familiarity

Power BI Desktop

Job description

We're looking for two Demand Reporting Data Scientists to join Anglian Water's Strategic Asset Management team and help shape how consumption data is understood, reported and used across the business. Our smart meter estate is expected to grow to 2.3 million meters by 2030, creating a rapid increase in the volume, frequency and strategic value of water consumption data. As part of our central Consumption Data Team, you'll turn this information into advanced analytical models and actionable insight that strengthen, regulatory reporting, demand management, leakage understanding and long-term water efficiency. This is a hands-on data science role with real operational and environmental impact. You'll work with large, high-frequency datasets, applying statistics, predictive modelling and machine learning to improve how we calculate and understand household and non-household consumption. You'll also help automate data preparation and reporting, retain specialist scientific capability in-house, and support our ambition to achieve world-leading water efficiency outcomes. What you'll be doing:

• Build and develop models that will feed directly into regulatory reporting and consumption component of the water balance, Household and Non household consumption, and night usage.
• Enrich stakeholder insight of our Big Data Smart Meter set, applying quality assurance techniques and automation processes to deliver consistent reporting.
• Develop statistical and predictive models that improve understanding of consumption, per capita consumption, business demand and leakage, and feed directly into regulatory reporting.
• Carry out exploratory analysis, data mining and empirical analysis to identify trends, drivers and opportunities.
• Apply data science techniques such as linear and multivariate regression, decision trees, Monte Carlo analysis and neural networks to complex business problems.
• Define and apply performance and accuracy measures to validate models and communicate their limitations clearly.
• Translate complex findings into clear visualisations and practical recommendations for operational, strategic and regulatory stakeholders.
• Identify, cleanse, combine and prepare large, high-frequency datasets for analytical and data science products
• Build reusable checks, automated workflows and repeatable data preparation processes
• Create and maintain data pipelines, working with Data Engineers to support testing and production deployment
• -Collaborate with subject matter experts, reporting teams and data squads to develop solutions that deliver measurable business value
• Explore emerging data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches while maintaining strong data ethics, privacy and governance standards
• Stay up to date with changes to water industry regulation, reporting requirements, data protection and governance policies, and apply this knowledge to your work., At Anglian Water, data is central to how we secure resilient water supplies and support customers to use water more efficiently. In this role, you'll help unlock the value of one of the UK's fastest-growing smart meter datasets and directly influence how we understand demand, improve reporting and plan for the future.

You'll gain exposure to complex, high-value data science challenges with clear regulatory, operational and environmental outcomes. Working alongside Data Engineers, reporting specialists and subject matter experts, you'll develop your capability across modelling, machine learning, data pipelines and applied water-sector analytics while helping establish sustainable in-house expertise. This is an opportunity to create data products that move beyond reporting to diagnostic and prescriptive insight, supporting better decisions across water resources, customer demand and leakage performance.

• A Level 5 or higher qualification in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or a related quantitative subject, or equivalent professional experience
• A portfolio of data science solutions that demonstrates your approach, technical contribution and the outcomes delivered
• Strong Python and SQL capability, with experience preparing, manipulating and analysing complex datasets
• Practical experience applying statistical analysis, predictive modelling and machine learning techniques
• Strong Power BI experience, including data discovery, semantic models, visualisation and insight communication
• Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams and translating business problems into analytical solutions
• Strong written, verbal and visual communication skills, with the ability to explain technical approaches to non-technical audiences
• Awareness of data ethics, privacy considerations and relevant data protection requirements
• Curiosity, ownership and a commitment to continuous technical development

Desirable

• Experience using Microsoft Azure, Databricks or comparable cloud data platforms
• Experience collaborating on shared codebases and working with DevOps, Agile or Waterfall delivery methods
• Knowledge of the water industry, consumption reporting, leakage or a related engineering domain

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
• Flexible working options
• Private health care
• Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches contributions up to 7%
• Life assurance at eight times your salary
• Annual bonus
• Potential funded car allowance depending on evidenced business mileage
• Personal medical assessments
• Virtual GP service
• Cancer screening
• Financial wellbeing support and salary finance benefits
• Lifestyle savings including discounts on retail, travel and utilities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteer days

Inclusion at Anglian Water We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We are proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter and Armed Forces Covenant, and we're a Disability Confident employer.