Leakage Data Analyst

South East Water UK; Snodland; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Pension up to 10% employer

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays

Flexible annual leave policy

Cycle to work scheme

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Wellbeing related benefits

Job summary

South East Water UK is seeking a Leakage Data Analyst to join the Leakage Data Team in Snodland, with 1–2 days weekly in the Kent regional office near Detling. You will lead regulatory reporting for leakage, develop new data methods, and provide detailed analysis to support water balance accuracy and timely reporting.

The role offers engagement with satellite and drone data, and opportunities to improve leakage targeting while ensuring regulatory compliance and meaningful KPIs.

Qualifications

• A degree with some statistical analysis coursework or experience.
• Strong grasp of statistical analytics concepts and methods.
• Proficiency in data manipulation tools and basic SQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead the regulatory reporting of leakage and water balance.
• Collaborate with Leakage Data Team to develop new leakage management methods.
• Analyze Zonal and DMA nightline data to explain movements and trends.
• Identify data errors, trends, and anomalies through analyses.
• Input and update technical information to ensure data integrity.
• Improve processes and data availability for timely reporting.
• Understand data integrity challenges to resolve simple problems.
• Support development of new systems and insights for leakage ops.

Skills

Statistical analytics

Data manipulation

SQL basics

Problem solving

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Asset management systems

SCADA systems

Job description

Are you a data whiz who loves solving real-world problems? Do you want to play a critical role in tackling one of the biggest challenges in the water industry?

We are looking for a Leakage Data Analyst to join our Leakage Data Team in Snodland. The candidate will also be expected to spend 1-2 days a week in the Kent regional office near Detling.

This is an opportunity to apply your analytical expertise to complex and meaningful work. Leakage reduction is a fundamental part of South East Water’s overall strategy, and this role is integral to providing the analytical information that drives our strategic goals.

This role would work closely with the Kent regional leakage operations team to help target leakage using all available data. Alongside targeting of leakage, the successful candidate would be expected to perform area specific deep dives and investigations to help improve our overall understanding of the network to ensure more efficient identification of leakage. There will also be an element of regulatory reporting making this a great opportunity to begin a career in the water industry.

The Leakage Data team is expanding, meaning you'll work with a wide range of data on exciting projects, including innovative techniques like satellite surveys, drone surveys, and dark fibre. We are dedicated to continuous improvement of our processes to ensure all components of the water balance are as accurate as possible.

You will need to be proficiency in the use of data manipulation tools. A bonus would be understanding of water networks but this can be learnt within the role. If you are driven by challenging projects and providing high-quality, granular insight, you will find this role both rewarding and crucial to ensuring we remain compliant and meet our team objectives.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead the regulatory reporting of leakage and the water balance, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
• Work within the Leakage Data Team as we develop a new system and methodology for leakage management and reporting.
• Provide analysis of Zonal and DMA nightline data to explain movements and trend analysis.
• Identify errors, trends, and unusual activity through data analysis.
• Receive, interpret, input, and update technical information to ensure the integrity of recorded information and record databases.
• Continuously improve processes and data to ensure all components of the water balance are as accurate as possible and readily available for timely reporting.
• Evaluate and analyse operational information and understand data integrity difficulties to resolve basic problems.
• Support the development of new systems and insight into leakage operations to enable field teams to work as efficiently as possible.
• Other duties may include: Supporting the roll-out of Smart Water Networks and interpreting the resulting data and alarms to reduce leakage and the impact of supply interruptions.

What You'll Need

Skills / Qualifications / Experience:

• Educated to a degree level, including some level of statistical analysis experience (e.g., an undergraduate module in statistics).
• A strong understanding of statistical analytics.
• Proficiency in data manipulation tools.
• An understanding of the component parts of regulatory reported leakage.
• The ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems
• A basic level of Structured Query Language (SQL) to efficiently retrieve, manipulate and clean large datasets from operational databases (e.g., asset management systems, SCADA systems).

Grow a career with a meaningful purpose.

We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That's why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.

Benefits package:

• Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
• Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance.
• Wellbeing related benefits.

What can you expect from your recruitment?

• It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water.
• Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.

Compensation package:

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