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# Continuous Water Quality Monitoring Senior Data Analyst

- **Company:** Thames Water Utilities Limited
- **Location:** Reading, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £53,910 - £65,000
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Active Optical Networks
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.thameswater.co.uk/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=46290

## About the Role

+ Field experience related to water quality monitoring / sampling / installation of equipment.
 + Degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Extra qualities that would be a great fit for our team:

 + GIS / mapping capabilities.
 + Regulatory experience related to river water quality and pollution incidents.

## Description

As the UK's largest water and sewerage company, we are taking action for a new world of water - fixing the problems of today and building resilience for tomorrow. A key part of this is understanding the impact our operations have on the environment and using this to target and minimise them.

The CWQM team will be responsible for the delivery, management, data collection, interpretation, visualisation, and communication of data insight related to CWQM. The position holder will be part of this team and responsible for analysing and interpreting the CWQM data.

What you'll be doing as a Continuous Water Quality Monitoring Senior Data Analyst

Data analysis, interpretation and insight

 + Analyse and interpret complex, multiparameter river water quality data alongside asset and catchment data.
 + Be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for understanding and communicating the environmental impact of our wastewater discharges using CWQM data and how we can measure impact in relation to existing standards.
 + Condense and simplify detailed reports into summary reports that can be easily interpreted and shared with internal and external stakeholders.

Internal engagement

 + Promote the continuous water quality programme internally and ensure the data can be easily understood and communicated.
 + Work closely with System Modelling and Insight to share knowledge and use the CWQM data alongside modelled data to gain a greater understanding of the impact of our assets.
 + Support the strategic planning teams and provide evidence to help inform and prioritise future investment.
 + Support the strategic planning teams and provide evidence to help inform and prioritise future investment.

External engagement

 + Work closely with the Environmental Engagement team and support Catchment Partnership meetings from a technical perspective as a SME where appropriate.
 + Work with external stakeholders to gather local knowledge to aid data interpretation.
 + Work closely with the Environmental Agency, in particular the local EA teams to hold knowledge share sessions to gain a better understanding of the impact of our assets and other potential sources of pollution.

Deliver the CWQM programme and meet the regulatory requirements

 + The Senior Data Analyst will have an excellent understanding of the regulatory requirements associated with this programme.
 + Identify and raise any concerns that could potentially result in failure to deliver the CWQM programme or failure to meet the regulatory requirements both in terms of delivering at the required scale and meeting the reporting/data quality requirements.