Position type: Permanent
Job reference: 448471
Location: Birmingham (B5 4UA) or London (E14 4HD) based with hybrid working
Salary: £40,024 - £50,000
Closing date: Sunday 22 February 2026 at 23:55
Job title: Data Analyst - Environmental Monitoring
Join Ofwat’s Environment Team as a Data Analyst - Environmental Monitoring
*Office Location: London (E14 4HD) or Birmingham (B5 4UA) with hybrid working*
About Us
We are Ofwat, the Water Services Regulation Authority, a non-ministerial government department responsible for regulating the water sector in England and Wales.
The water sector is entering a new chapter. Following the Independent Water Commission’s Final Report and subsequent White Paper - 'New Vision for Water', the UK government has set out a bold new direction - one that brings together expertise from across the sector to deliver better outcomes for customers and the environment.
Ofwat is working in collaboration with the government and other regulators to help establish a new body for England, combining our strengths with those of the Drinking Water Inspectorate, the Environment Agency, and Natural England. We’re also continuing to engage with the Welsh Government to support future decisions for Wales.
While these changes take shape, our mission remains the same: to hold water companies to account, drive performance, and ensure the sector delivers real value for customers, communities, and the environment. If you’re passionate about making a difference, this is a unique moment to join us and help shape the future of water, and together we can continue to make a positive impact.
The Role
We are looking for a Data Analyst to join our Environment Team at Senior Associate level. The Environment team is responsible for delivering the environmental policy objectives set out in our strategy and for engaging and collaborating with key environmental stakeholders. The team covers a broad range of areas, including climate change, biodiversity, nature-based solutions, and water quality.
The primary purpose of this role is to ensure Ofwat retains the capacity to deliver its statutory obligations under Section 81 of the Environment Act. This includes regulating the requirements around the publication of near real time Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) data by water companies beholden to the duty. The EDM monitoring solution is central to this approach, providing near real-time insights that enable:
- Enhanced accountability for storm overflow performance.
- Standardised data handling across the sector, while allowing companies discretion to innovate.
This role ensures Ofwat can deliver on these recommendations by maintaining and evolving the technical infrastructure that supports data-driven regulation and environmental protection. By maintaining and enhancing the EDM monitoring solution, you will play a critical part in enabling Ofwat to meet its strategic objective of driving water companies to tackle long-term challenges through collaboration and delivering best value for customers, society, and the environment. This role also acts as a forerunner to future technical development of the solution and delivery of work aligned to the continuous water quality workstream.
While you will lead on the ownership of the near real time EDM solution, you will also play an important role in driving the collaborative work across Governments and with other regulators to improve future water resources management. Ofwat has access to a broad range of data through the price review process, water company business plans, and annual performance reporting, and we are also interested in the use of open environment data to glean novel insights. You will help ensure these insights are used effectively to support regulation and wider policy development to ensure delivery of water sector objectives.
You will be comfortable representing Ofwat and communicating evidence to a wide range of environmental stakeholders, including government officials, water companies and eNGOs. You will provide technical detail and make development recommendations, ensuring the solution meets Ofwat's needs whilst navigating differences in data approaches across the sector.
About You
Below are some of the key essential experience, skills & knowledge required for this post:
- At least 3 years' experience in applying statistical methods, building data models, and analysing data in a complex organisational setting (e.g. water, environmental, energy, infrastructure, regulatory, public sector or other complex organisations).
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL or similar, with experience using cloud-based data and analytics platforms.
- Experience with data visualisation tools and techniques, with the ability to apply recognised standards and best practice to present, communicate, and disseminate insights clearly and persuasively to influence decision-making.
- Ability to apply a range of analytical methods, synthesise findings, and support colleagues in interpreting research or operational data.
- Experience in applying project management approaches to deliver data analytics initiatives, including planning, coordinating, and delivering projects within a team environment.
- Good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders, managing expectations effectively and delivering clear, timely, and appropriate communication in both proactive and reactive contexts.
- Experience of integrating, cleaning, and validating data from multiple sources, with awareness of data quality, limitations and peer review to ensure accuracy, consistency, and robustness.
Why You Should Join Us
- People Centric: Our people are at the heart of Ofwat and everything we do - we ensure all voices are heard and treat each other with respect; you'll be given the autonomy and the support to do your role in the best way.
- Innovative Work Environment: We embrace agile and new ways of working and have a culture build on trust, flexibility, and collaboration.
- Development Opportunities: Gain valuable experience and develop your skills in a supportive and dynamic setting.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy the flexibility of working from home combined with the benefits of in person collaboration in our Birmingham and London offices.
- Excellent employer pension contributions of nearly 29%.
- 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 with each year of service, plus bank holidays and an extra 2.5 days of privilege leave.
- Access to exclusive discounts on a variety of goods and services, including retail outlets, theatre tickets, holidays, insurance, and a gym membership.
- Fees paid for membership of relevant professional bodies.
- Up to 3 volunteering days per year.
- Recognition vouchers scheme rewarding your hard work.
- Generous shared parental leave and pay supporting your family life.
Follow the link to apply for full details about the role. Please ensure you have submitted your application in full before the below deadline.
Closing date: 23.55 on 22 February 2026
** Ofwat is recognised as an Official Sensitive department, and a Security Check (SC) is a requirement for this role. The SC needs to be approved with results which are to the satisfaction of Ofwat within the first 6 months of your employment. **
