Data Engineer
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We're proud to be part of Pennon Group, a leader in the UK water sector, working towards a greener future. Our goals? As well as lowering our carbon footprint, we're working with partners to plant 300,000 trees, restore peatlands and supporting farmers and landowners to improve water quality and wildlife.
Whether you're starting out or seeking a new challenge, our scale and ambition create opportunities for you to shape your own career.
Ready to make a splash? Join our team today.
Are you a Data Engineer looking for a new role?, This role sits within the Data and Modelling team, supporting operational and regulatory data needs across the business. The team maintain a large estate of automated data pipelines and provide data engineering support to internal teams., * Daily retrieval of data (pressure and flow) via Python scripts from a third party analytics platform.
- Weekly execution of FME alarm pipelines, including outflow volume and service trigger alarms - some of which require manual initiation from SCADA-generated notifications.
- Promptly actioning DMA boundary requests to ensure network definitions remain accurate and up-to-date.
- Weekly defect-fixing for an operational management application - tackling bugs that affect live operations.
- Early-stage scoping and development of FME workspaces for an asset data migration project.
- On-going data engineering support for IT-led systems integration programme.
- Data extraction and file management tasks to support the team.
- Ad-hoc data requests from the business using SQL, SME and Python.
- Ongoing documentation of the FME workspace estate.
Requirements
- Solid working knowledge of FME server and FME desktop - able to build, maintain and troubleshoot workspaces independently.
- SQL server skills (for ad-hoc data queries and extracts)
- Python scripting for data retrieval, processing and automation.
- Methodical approach to operational monitoring - comfortable owning a live pipeline estate and responding to failures.
- Ability to read and understand existing code and processes.
- Familiarity with Esri/GIS platforms.
- Familiarity with SCADA or operational telemetry data (desirable).
- Experience working in a water utility or regulated infrastructure environment (desirable).
Benefits & conditions
Alongside a range of benefits, we'll offer you a competitive salary, with hybrid working arrangements., * Generous annual leave entitlement, plus Bank Holidays and the ability to buy and sell holiday.
- Competitive company pension scheme.
- Access to thousands of discounts and savings through Pennon Perks.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- 24/7 support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Ongoing development and training.