Energy & Water Data Analyst

Solos Consultants
Chester
1 month ago
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Energy & Water Data Analyst

Long-term contract | North Wales (with UK travel) | BPSS+ required
Up to £29.89/hr PAYE or £40/hr Umbrella

Were supporting a major engineering and manufacturing organisation in their search for an experienced Energy & Water Data Analyst. This is a fantastic long-term opportunity (running until late 2026, with strong potential to extend) to play a pivotal role in energy, water and sustainability performance across a large UK property portfolio.

Youll join a specialist Energy & Sustainability team and take ownership of the full lifecycle of resource data from metering and systems through to analysis, insight, compliance, and project support. If you love turning complex data environments into meaningful action, this ones for you.

What youll be doing

Data Management & Insight

  • Act as the UK data expert for energy and water systems, ensuring data platforms and EMS tools are configured, accurate and reliable.
  • Analyse large, complex consumption datasets to spot anomalies, trends, inefficiencies, and failures across multiple UK sites.
  • Build meaningful KPIs, dashboards and repo...

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