About the role

  • Risk Analyst in Water Recycling Networks, focusing on operational risk and data-driven insights. Collaborating with teams to improve risk management and enhance environmental protection.

Responsibilities

  • Promote holistic thinking across WRN and WRO to ensure effective, end-to-end risk management.
  • Investigate and analyse key risk areas, with a particular focus on the rising main asset class.
  • Look holistically across inter-connecting processes to coordinate data for risk management, ensuring accuracy and accessibility across the business.
  • Drive asset status capture across WRN and WRO for comprehensive risk visibility.
  • Capture and maintain risk profiles for operational changes and interventions, including monitoring KPIs related to rising main health and performance.
  • Provide clear insight and guidance on risk levels to Front Line Managers, including mitigation recommendations.
  • Collaborate with operational teams to develop mitigation plans for known risks; ensure plans are documented, updated, tracked to completion, and monitor their effectiveness.
  • Establish a risk-based methodology to assess asset condition and identify critical assets, guiding maintenance strategies.
  • Lead the integration of risk management into decision-making across WRN and WRO — focusing on maintenance, operations, and investments.
  • Own and facilitate key business processes including root cause analysis, technical asset understanding, performance cells, and improvement strategies.

Requirements

  • Robust analytical abilities, capable of dissecting complex data to derive meaningful insights.
  • Confidence in translating risk-related data to operational teams in a clear, practical way, and building relationships for the best outcomes.
  • A positive, collaborative approach with a focus on the bigger picture and working as part of a wider team.
  • Experience delivering and coordinating presentations to varied audiences.
  • Knowledge of the rising main asset class and operations (desirable, not compulsory).
  • A strong drive to learn and develop understanding of new areas/processes, with an always-exploring mindset.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Power BI, Excel, Word, and SharePoint Lists, to manage and analyse information effectively.
  • Attention to detail to ensure accuracy in data management and risk assessment.
  • Strong evidence of stakeholder management and experience presenting to different stakeholder levels to achieve defined outcomes.
  • Prioritisation skills to manage multiple tasks efficiently and navigate competing demands.
  • Ability to adapt, challenge, and work confidently within changing environments.
  • Familiarity with SAP or Oracle (desirable).
  • Full UK driving licence is essential.

Benefits

  • Private health care
  • Virtual GP service for you and your household
  • Generous pension scheme – we double-match your contributions, up to 6%

Job title

Risk Analyst

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

£32,500 - £41,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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