Leakage Optimisation Analyst

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36Job Description:We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Leakage Optimisation Analyst, As the successful candidate, you would play a critical part in the team by being the responsible person for highlighting issues related to the Leakage suite of assets.

This role is crucial to understanding and improving leakage within a region. You will be part of a team that helps deliver a unique service to our 14 million customers and join at a ground-breaking time for the water industry.

What you’ll be doing as the Leakage Optimisation Analyst

• Report and raise jobs for all faulty commercial loggers and prioritise as required – a key activity assisting detection targeting work.
• Leakage detection targeting in your appointed region utilising systems at your disposal such as Netbase, Netops/analytics, AORTA, and SAP – by locating jobs and raising notifications promptly to ensure jobs are raised as quickly as possible.
• Highlighting, prioritisation and maintaining the DMA proving program assisting the engineer with this task to ensure that resource available is directed to the correct DMA to optimise the productivity of these teams.
• Assists the engineer with desktop exercises to improve operability. This can be through the identification and prioritisation of field-based validation activity or desktop activity to highlight anomalies to address operability issues or function set changes.
• Deputise for Leakage Optimisation Engineer on occasion, attend meetings etc and support the team to deliver the company’s leakage action plan and risk management plan.

Base Location: Stroud Green – Croydon – CR0 8YY.

Working Pattern or Hours: 36 Hours Monday to Friday.

What should you bring to the role?

• We are looking for someone with a background in leakage or understanding clean water networks and the process.
• Must have strong communication skills and be confident in organising their varied workload effectively with good time management abilities.
• It is essential that the candidate is comfortable with computer software such as Microsoft Excel, possesses good analytical, problem-solving, and negotiating skills and is willing to learn and work hard to drive their career within Thames Water.
• It is desirable that you would be degree educated in related subject with varied experience in using a system such as SAP and GIS however this is not essential.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary offering between £31,200 to £46,800 per annum depending on your level of skills and experience.
• Full training package provided.
• 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution – Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear – to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive. Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all. But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water

At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life’s essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. Find out more about working at Thames Water.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointLocation: South East, Croydon