Portsmouth Water
Smart Networks Analyst
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Smart Networks Analyst
We’re making a difference: Together, we can ensure that there is enough water for everyone, now and in the future.
Portsmouth Water are delighted to have an opening for a Smart Networks Analyst to join their fantastic Leakage team.
In this exciting role, you will play a vital part in helping us better understand and manage our network by analysing, maintaining, and interpreting operational and network datasets. Working closely with colleagues across the business, you will turn data into clear, meaningful insights—producing accurate reports and developing actionable intelligence that supports our field teams, informs decision-making, and helps us meet both regulatory and business performance targets.
This is a great opportunity for a graduate, looking to utilise their skills, and to make a tangible impact, contributing to efficient operations and helping us deliver a high-quality service to our customers.
What Will You Be Doing?
Key Responsibilities
- Analyse flow, pressure, acoustic, and customer data to support Active Leakage Control (ALC) activity and prioritise operational interventions.
- Maintain, cleanse, and validate Minimum Night Flow (MNF) and Customer Night Use (CNU) datasets to ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency.
- Produce regular analysis and reporting on DMA demand, leakage performance, and wider network trends, presenting findings in a clear and meaningful way.
- Analyse, verify, and report water balance components, supporting robust internal assurance and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Manage the Waternet platform and associated datasets, ensuring information is accurate, accessible, and fit for operational use.
- Interpret acoustic data and raise Points of Interest (POIs) for Leakage Technicians to support timely and effective investigation activity.
- Apply analytical tools and techniques to identify patterns, interpret complex data, and generate actionable operational insight.
- Prepare weekly reporting on leakage, Pressure Harmonic Control (PHC), and water balance performance, including quality checks and internal assurance processes.
- Respond to ad hoc data, reporting, and analysis requests from across Operations, providing timely and reliable outputs to support business needs.
- Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to understand reporting requirements, shape insight needs, and improve the value of operational data.
- Identify opportunities to improve data processes, reporting methods, and team performance through continuous improvement and best practice.
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What Do You Need?
Skills, Qualifications & Competencies
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Essential
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and draw practical conclusions.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel, with the ability to manipulate, analyse, and present data effectively.
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Desirable
- Experience in leakage analysis, operational reporting, or performance data analysis.
- Experience of using PowerBI or similar data visualisation tools to create reports and dashboards.
- Knowledge of water distribution networks and the operational principles that influence network performance.
- Working knowledge of hydraulics and an understanding of how hydraulic principles apply within water networks.
- Experience of using Waternet or similar industry systems for network and operational data management.
- Relevant higher-level qualification (such as an HNC, HND, degree-level study), or equivalent practical experience.
Flexibility & Diversity
💬 We recognise people want to work in a variety of ways, and we’re happy to consider flexible working arrangements.
📌 Apply early: We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications—so apply soon!
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🌍 Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of what we do. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of society.
🛂 Employment eligibility: Please be aware that the Company has a responsibility to ensure all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
📬 Application process: Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to every applicant. If your application is of interest, we’ll usually be in touch within four weeks.
What Portsmouth Water Can Offer You
At Portsmouth Water, we believe in rewarding our people. Here’s just a taste of what’s waiting for you when you join the team:
🌴 Holidays Made Better Enjoy 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, giving you plenty of time to relax and recharge.
💰 A Pension That Works for You We’ll help secure your future with a generous pension scheme, contributing up to 15%—because your tomorrow matters as much as your today.
💸 Performance Pays Off You could earn a non-contractual bonus of up to 6% of your basic salary, linked to company performance.
🍼 Family Comes First Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave and pay.
🎉 Social Events All expenses covered summer and winter social events.
🛡️ Peace of Mind, Always Our life assurance scheme gives your loved ones extra security, with a 4x salary lump sum benefit.
🧠 Comprehensive Wellbeing Support
- Confidential mental health and wellbeing advice (24/7 via Employee Assistance Programme).
- Physical health support via Virtual GP service (8am–10pm, 7 days a week) via the HealthHero app (you and immediate family eligible).
🎁 PW Perks
- Exclusive retail discounts at thousands of stores.
- Electric Vehicle Scheme (after one year).
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Health Cash Plan.
- And much more.
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