About us
Salary – £48,979
Work Type – Hybrid
Job Location – Warrington North Wastewater Treatment Works, Gatewarth Industrial Est, Off Liverpool Road, Sankey Bridges, Warrington, WA5 1DS
Role Type – Permanent
Employment Type – Full Time
Working Hours – 37.0 Hours per Week
United Utilities’ (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society.
We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves.
We uphold our ethics, values and business model to fulfil our mission and, by setting clear goals and objectives, we create sustainable long-term value for our colleagues, customers and communities. Whether you work with a team that shares your vision or join a network of peers with similar interests, you will find a welcoming and supportive organisation to be part of.
We’ve got a lot to offer. You’ll be part of a thriving FTSE 100 company and will enjoy a range of core benefits that reflect your value and value contribution.
Benefits
- A generous annual leave package of 26 days, which increases to 30 days after four years of service (increases one day per year), in addition to 8 bank holidays
- A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover
- Up to 7.5% performance-related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievements
- A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded scheme
- MyGymDiscounts – gym and wellness benefit that offers up to 25% off on gym memberships and digital fitness subscriptions
- Best Doctors
- Salary Finance
- Wealth at Work courses
- Deals and discounts
- EVolve Car Scheme
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Mental health first aiders
- ShareBuy
- MORE Choices flexible benefits
- Enhanced parental leave schemes
About the role:
As a Risk Analyst, you’ll bring clarity and consistency to how risks are identified, assessed and managed across our water and wastewater assets.
You’ll own the county Risk Register, validate evidence, analyse trends and work with teams across the business to ensure risks are captured accurately and acted on effectively.
Your insight helps shape investment decisions, improve data quality and strengthen the resilience of essential services.
What you will be doing:
- Maintain and govern the Risk Register for the assigned asset base and geographic area, ensuring compliance with the WRAP framework and ISO 55000 principles.
- Validate and quantify risks by collaborating with Operations and Engineering, and interrogating asset performance systems to identify or predict deterioration.
- Provide risk insights and reporting for Tier 1–3 meetings, Business Unit Risk Assessments (BURA), and leadership teams, supporting regulatory submissions with robust audit trails.
- Update and review risk status post-intervention projects, confirm benefits realised, and contribute to continuous improvement of risk management strategies and methodologies.
- Collaborate and peer review across regions to ensure best practice, identify training needs, and progress regulatory risks (e.g., Reg 28, DWSP) while supporting business case development.
- Champion resource prioritisation by supporting endorsement and allocation of business resources to address critical risks aligned to a prioritised list of asset issues.
- Represent the Risk Manager at meetings with stakeholders, as necessary
What you’ll bring:
- Relevant educational qualifications and/or or relevant Water Industry experience
- Ability to analyse data with good coordination and planning skills having a methodical mind-set and attention to detail.
- Ideally a Certificate in Asset Management or willingness to work towards professional membership IAM, CIWEM, ICE etc.
- Communicate with a wide range of stakeholders to champion compliance with the WRAP framework.
- Be computer literate, be familiar with common computer software package such a Windows, Excel and Powerpoint.
- Excellent organisational skills to collate and analyse data and maintain robust audit trails to decision making.
- A valid driving license is essential.
This role may not be eligible for the visa sponsorship
Why join us:
You’ll play a pivotal role in safeguarding essential services for millions of customers.
You’ll work with passionate experts, shape long-term investment decisions, and help drive best practice across the region. This is a role where your insight genuinely makes a difference
We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.