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 the 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, 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

What do you need?
Skills, Qualifications & Competencies

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

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 hydraulics principles apply within water networks
• Experience of using Waternet or similar industry systems for network and operational data management
• Relevant higher-level qualification in a suitable discipline, such as HNC, HND or degree-level study, or equivalent practical experience.