GIS Network Specialist: Data Integrity & Connectivity

United Utilities; Clayton-le-Woods; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension up to 14%

Performance bonus

Healthcare plan

Discounts & benefits

Salary finance

EV scheme

Parental leave

Job summary

United Utilities is seeking a GIS Network Specialist to maintain and improve the water network data within GIS, ensuring connectivity, boundary integrity, and reliable system representations across GIS, SAP, and network models.

You will collaborate with operational teams and stakeholders to translate network changes, analyse complex data, and protect data quality while supporting system enhancements and disaster recovery activities.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of water networks, water supply boundaries, and their representation within GIS, with advanced GIS skills and experience managing complex network data.
• Excellent relationship building, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across the business and share technical knowledge with colleagues at all levels.
• Strong analytical capability, with the confidence to interpret complex and conflicting information and make informed decisions that support data integrity.
• Well developed planning, organisational, and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high quality outcomes.
• A collaborative approach, strong team working ethic, and a commitment to maintaining exceptional standards of accuracy, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop water boundaries, District Meter Areas, Discrete Pressure Areas, Water Supply Zones, and asset data within GIS, ensuring accurate network representation, connectivity, and boundary integrity.
• Collaborate with operational teams and stakeholders to translate network changes into GIS updates and deliver consistent data across GIS, SAP, network models, and other connected systems.
• Use your expertise in network connectivity, asset relationships, and boundary hierarchies to analyse complex data, identify risks, challenge changes where necessary, and protect data quality.
• Build strong relationships across the business to promote best practice, drive continuous improvement, and ensure GIS data remains accurate, reliable, and fit for purpose.
• Provide expert support and guidance to colleagues, including Clean Water Data Maintainers, helping them understand the wider impact of network updates and strengthening GIS knowledge across the team.
• Support GIS enhancements, system releases, user acceptance testing, and disaster recovery activities to ensure the successful delivery of system changes.

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Job description

United Utilities is seeking a GIS Network Specialist to maintain and improve the water network data within GIS, ensuring connectivity, boundary integrity, and reliable system representations across GIS, SAP, and network models.

You will collaborate with operational teams and stakeholders to translate network changes, analyse complex data, and protect data quality while supporting system enhancements and disaster recovery activities.