Rising Main Analytics Engineer

Southern Water; Falmer; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Water is seeking a Project Engineer (HIT Team) in Falmer, East Sussex, with a hybrid working pattern. The role focuses on improving reliability and resilience of rising mains through data-driven analysis and coordinated interventions.

You will work with multiple teams and external contractors to deliver safe, effective solutions. The successful candidate will combine hydraulic insight with operational data, develop intervention plans, and ensure delivery to specification while

Qualifications

• Experience with complex analytical or telemetry datasets in engineering/asset contexts.
• Ability to interpret data to diagnose performance issues and failure modes.
• Experience making technical recommendations from quantitative evidence.
• Ability to work across operations, engineering, and external contractors.
• Understanding of rising mains, transient pressures, and pump controls.

Responsibilities

• Define intervention strategies for rising mains with stakeholders and oversee contractors.
• Analyse platform outputs and telemetry to identify pressure transients and risks.
• Develop data-led models of rising main behaviour to identify root causes.
• Oversee contractors ensuring safe, compliant implementations.

Skills

Telemetry data analysis

Data interpretation

Quantitative recommendations

Cross-functional collaboration

Rising mains knowledge

Job description

Southern Water is seeking a Project Engineer (HIT Team) in Falmer, East Sussex, with a hybrid working pattern. The role focuses on improving reliability and resilience of rising mains through data-driven analysis and coordinated interventions.

You will work with multiple teams and external contractors to deliver safe, effective solutions. The successful candidate will combine hydraulic insight with operational data, develop intervention plans, and ensure delivery to specification while