Senior Catchment Analyst

idibu; Reading; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Catchment Analyst to enhance environmental performance and manage operations effectively. You will analyze wastewater networks, work on pollution prevention, and lead field investigations while enjoying a competitive salary and robust benefits package, including annual leave and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

26 days holiday, increasing to 30 with service

Access to discounts, cashback, and vouchers

Generous pension scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave benefits

Ongoing performance development reviews

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role or industry.
• Ability to collaboratively influence organizational levels.
• Full driving license required for travel.

Responsibilities

• Support and provide technical direction for TCI analysts.
• Oversee contractor performance to ensure programme adherence.
• Analyze previous pollution events and develop investigative work packs.

Skills

Environmental performance improvement

Influencing and collaborating

Technical planning/analysis

Education

Qualification in environmental, science, data, mathematical, or engineering discipline

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Catchment Analyst to join Thames Water on a permanent basis.

We are seeking a highly motivated analyst with expertise in wastewater networks, ideally with a background in pollution, flooding, and blockage management. You will have experience in planning or analyzing work to determine and deliver operational interventions.

Working within our Environmental Performance team, you will be part of a team whose purpose is to proactively prevent the escape of sewage from our wastewater network.

As the Senior Catchment Analyst, you will be an integral part of the team that drives performance in this area, working with our contract partners and other team members. Through engagement across Thames Water, you will help reduce the number of sewage spills by creating, managing, and analyzing work carried out by field teams.

What you will be doing as a Senior Catchment Analyst

1. Supporting and providing technical direction for the TCI analysts within the team.
2. Overseeing contractor performance when your line manager is on leave to ensure the programme stays on track.
3. Delivering the Targeted Catchment Investigations (TCI) workstream to reduce pollution, sewer flooding, and blockages from Thames Water's wastewater network.
4. Analyzing previous pollution, flooding, and blockages to determine root causes and creating work packs for field investigations.
5. Acting as the key technical interface with field teams, directing activities within the field.
6. Analyzing investigation outputs to determine resolutions and directing these either through TCI field teams or other departments.
7. Recording and analyzing the success of activities for performance reporting and process improvement.
8. Managing customer liaison during work on customer premises, keeping customers informed and minimizing disruption.
9. Liaising with regional and central teams to ensure alignment of the TCI workstream.

What should you bring to the role?

• A passion to improve environmental performance.
• Experience in a similar role or industry.
• Experience in planning or analyzing technical or field operations.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels.
• Qualification in an environmental, science, data, mathematical, or engineering discipline.
• Full driving license, as travel is required.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary from £44,225 per annum.
• 26 days holiday, increasing to 30 with service, plus bank holidays.
• Access to discounts, cashback, and vouchers through Benefits on Tap.
• Generous pension scheme through AON.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave benefits.
• Ongoing performance development reviews.

Learn more about our benefits and perks.

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving over 16 million customers daily. We aim to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. We seek passionate and skilled people committed to making a difference.

Learn more about our purpose and values.

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water offers a unique, rewarding, and diverse workplace where every day you can make a difference. We provide fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working, and excellent benefits. We welcome applications from everyone and support applicants throughout the recruitment process.

When crises occur, we rally to support our customers. Join us as an ambassador to support our frontline efforts. Full training will be provided.

Disclaimer: due to high application volume, we may close the advert early. We encourage early application to avoid missing out.