Develop and evolve data products, dashboards, and analytical tools focused on wastewater environmental spills, spill reduction, and regulatory exceptions.
Analyse spill events and near ‑ misses to identify root causes, systemic issues, and emerging risks across networks and assets.
Build exception-based analytics to highlight abnormal performance, high-risk sites, and deteriorating trends before spills occur.
Apply predictive and exploratory analytics to understand drivers of spills, including asset condition, rainfall, network behaviour, and operational responses.
Support the long-term development of spill intelligence tools, moving beyond reactive reporting to proactive and preventative insights.
Work closely with wastewater operations, environmental compliance, and engineering teams to ensure insights translate into practical interventions and measurable improvements.
Contribute to Southern Water’s wider Digital & Analytics investment, embedding automation, modelling, and advanced analytics into wastewater performance management.
Continuously improve data quality, analytical methods, and insight relevance to support regulatory performance and environmental outcomes.

Strong experience in data analysis, operational insight, or business intelligence.
Proven ability to work with complex datasets and identify patterns, exceptions, and risks.
Proficiency in tools such as Python, SQL, Power BI, and/or other analytics platforms (e.g. Alteryx, Databricks).
Experience translating data into clear, actionable insights for operational and environmental decision-making.
Excellent communication skills and the confidence to work with multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable experience: Experience working with wastewater, environmental, or utility data.
Knowledge of SCADA, telemetry, or event-based datasets.
Exposure to predictive analytics, modelling, or long-term performance frameworks.
A strong interest in environmental protection, sustainability, or regulatory compliance.

Wastewater Technical Data Analyst

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