Asset Risk and Data Analyst

Salary: £40,000 - 45,000 per annum (DOE) | Company Benefits

Location: Walsall, West Midlands | Hybrid

Contract: Full Time | Permanent | 37.5 hours per week

South Staffordshire Water, which operates across two regions as Cambridge Water and South Staffs Water is a privately-owned regulated water only company.

South Staffs Water supplies a population of nearly I.3 million. The area of supply stretches from the edge of Ashbourne in the north, to Halesowen in the south, and from Burton on Trent in the east, to Kinver in the west.

The Role

South Staffordshire Water is looking for an analytical and detail-oriented

Asset Risk and Data Analyst to play a key role in supporting our asset management and investment planning activities.

This is an exciting opportunity to help develop the evidence base that underpins future investment decisions, including our PR29 business plan. You'll work closely with operational, engineering, asset management and regulatory teams to transform complex asset data into actionable insights that drive better decision-making and improve the resilience of our services.

The successful candidate will combine strong analytical capabilities with excellent stakeholder engagement skills, helping to ensure asset risks are identified, assessed and managed consistently across the business.

Key Responsibilities

As an Asset Risk and Data Analyst, you will:

• Support investment planning, asset strategy development and asset management decision-making through robust analysis and evidence.
• Help develop and maintain our centralised asset risk and investment prioritisation systems.
• Work with stakeholders across the business to identify, assess and maintain asset risks.
• Analyse asset performance, condition, criticality and operational data to identify trends, emerging risks and future investment requirements.
• Contribute to the development of asset health, deterioration, risk and criticality models.
• Improve the quality, consistency and completeness of asset data held within core business systems.
• Develop risk reports, dashboards and analytical outputs to support governance, planning and investment decisions.
• Support the prioritisation of investment needs using transparent, evidence-based methodologies.
• Maintain clear traceability between asset data, risk assessments, investment proposals and decision outcomes.
• Coordinate regular asset risk reviews with technical and operational stakeholders.
• Support the development of evidence required for PR29 business planning and regulatory submissions.
• Communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Promote best practice approaches to asset data management and risk assessment across the business.

About You

You'll be someone who enjoys solving complex problems through data and can confidently work with stakeholders across a range of technical disciplines.

You'll Have

• Experience in asset risk, asset management, engineering analysis, data analysis or investment planning within the water sector or another asset-intensive environment.
• A good understanding of asset health, criticality, deterioration, failure modes and risk management principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to convert complex data into meaningful insights.
• Experience assessing data quality, identifying information gaps and implementing improvement plans.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience producing reports, dashboards and decision-support information for senior stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate, traceable and robust evidence.

Essential Skills

• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Experience using GIS software for spatial analysis and map creation.

Desirable Skills

• Power BI report development, including DAX and relational database structures.
• Deterioration modelling, predictive analytics and machine learning techniques.
• Python programming.
• SQL or query-writing experience.
• ArcGIS Pro.
• Knowledge of investment decision-support systems (e.g. Copperleaf).
• Understanding of value frameworks, whole-life costing and investment prioritisation techniques.
• Experience within a regulated utility or infrastructure environment.

What You'll Get From Us

• Family-Friendly Leave: Enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity & Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support, and up to 5 paid Carer’s Days
• Financial & Life Assurance: Company Pension Scheme with salary sacrifice options
• Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme and 24/7 Virtual GP access for you and your dependents
• Lifestyle & Perks: Cycle to Work Scheme and My Premier Benefits discounts, cashback, and vouchers
• Professional Development: Hands-on training and ongoing career development opportunities
• Inclusion & Belonging: Active People Networks – Disability & Neurodiversity, Unity+, Women’s Network, Parent & Carer Networking Group and more
• Performance & Recognition: Annual salary review, Reward & Recognition Scheme, and Long Service Awards.

At South Staffordshire Group, inclusion matters. We have a wide range of employee networks which are employee-led communities that bring our people together, support different perspectives and create a strong sense of belonging. Our people are encouraged to get involved as members or allies.

We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.

We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including all genders, ethnicity, sexual orientations, and physical and neurodiverse abilities.

We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and encourage you to let us know how we can best support you throughout the recruitment process.