You will accurately interpret field samples and operational data to prepare reports that support the Environment Agency’s incident classification under CICS within 14 days of an incident.

Where You Fit In

As our Environmental Reporting Analyst you will bring:

• Report writing and data assessment.
• Gather, collate and analyse operational data from multiple sources to understand incidents and assess their environmental impact.
• Interrogate non-corporate systems, including regulatory repositories such as MAGIC and DEFRA registers.
• Analyse and assure wastewater compliance data, including permits, PFF, storm overflows, storm tanks and emergency overflows, to support accurate annual submissions, regulatory responses, EIR requests and PC reporting.
• Access, validate and present data from corporate and external systems, including SAP, SAP/WMS2, Odyssey, EDMS Asset Inventory, RTS, ROD, Storm Harvester, Palette and Microsoft Office tools.
• Produce clear, accurate compliance and management reporting, translating data into actionable insight for operational teams, senior leaders and regulators.
• Lead investigations and escalations, coordinating with Pollution Specialists and operational teams, and owning issues through to resolution.
• Build strong working relationships across the business, working collaboratively with Operations, Asset Management, Data Maintenance, Customer Billing and Data Science teams.
• Work independently with strong attention to detail, managing priorities under pressure, supporting multiple areas flexibly, and maintaining a strong customer and regulatory focus.

Skills & Qualifications

• Ideally qualified to degree or HND level in Environmental Science, or with equivalent experience in ecology, contaminated land, water, air quality, or a similar environmental field, such as within the Environment Agency or Natural England.
• Strong understanding of wastewater systems and service delivery, with the ability to assess how data, compliance activity and operational decisions affect customers, the environment and wider network performance.
• Proven analytical capability, including a strong track record of interpreting, compiling and analysing complex datasets to support effective compliance monitoring and decision-making.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to clearly explain data-driven insights to a range of audiences, influence outcomes, and support informed decision-making at both operational and strategic levels.
• Strong customer-focused mindset, demonstrating empathy, professionalism and the ability to balance detailed compliance activity with an understanding of the wider impact on customers and service delivery.
• Effective self-management and decision-making skills, with the ability to work on own initiative, prioritise competing demands, manage time effectively and deliver high-quality outputs to challenging timescales.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, operating as a collaborative team player who values colleagues’ input while also able to negotiate and influence with internal and external stakeholders.
• High levels of diligence, resilience and attention to detail, showing flexibility, commitment and calm judgement when working under pressure in a high-accountability compliance environment.

Flexible Working

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy!

Apply Today

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If you’ve got experience in compliance and/or data analysis and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

Pre-Employment Checks

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

Accessibility

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Closing Date

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Closing date for this role is Monday 17th August.

No agencies please.