Job Title: Environmental Analyst
Contract type: Permanent
Location:Westland House, Belfast
Salary:£29,863 -£36,499 per annum
Closing date: Monday 02 Nov 2026 10:00
Hybrid working (available after 3 months following onboarding and training)
About the role:
The Environmental Analyst will work closely with engineers, scientists, analysts, planners and project managers on a wide range of water quality modelling projects within the Asset Management function. The role will support the delivery of environmental studies, solutions and long-term plans that address future wastewater and environmental needs.
The team’s mission is to generate efficiency, value and trust through evidence-based strategic decision-making, underpinned by robust analysis and communicated in a clear and accessible manner.
This position provides an opportunity to strengthen the existing team in response to growing demand, supporting the planning, optimisation and delivery of industry-leading environmental programmes. A key aspect of the role is developing an understanding of NI Water’s assets and their impact on receiving river and coastal waterbodies throughout Northern Ireland. Using a variety of analytical and modelling techniques, the Environmental Analyst will help identify where NI Water assets may be contributing to environmental pressures and support the development of appropriate solution pathways.
In addition, the role will involve significant use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). As part of NI Water’s environmental modelling strategy, the successful candidate will support ongoing improvements in data integration, management and analysis to enhance modelling capability and decision-making.
The role requires extensive collaboration with internal stakeholders, including wider modelling team, Developer Services, Trade Effluent, Operations and Capital Delivery teams. This engagement will be essential to:
- Understand and validate model inputs.
- Communicate and demonstrate model outputs.
- Promote understanding of environmental modelling and NI Water’s contribution to water quality issues.
- Support evidence-based investment and operational decision-making.
The role will also involve liaison with external organisations, including the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the Department for Infrastructure (DfI), Environmental Regulators and other relevant stakeholders. This engagement will support:
- Securing stakeholder buy-in for environmental modelling studies.
- Obtaining environmental and operational data for model development. 10
- Presenting and explaining model findings.
- Providing evidence to support asset standards, investment decisions and environmental improvement initiatives.
The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of high-quality environmental modelling and analytical projects that support NI Water’s strategic objectives and help improve water quality across Northern Ireland.
Responsibilities:
Technical
- Apply and adhere to NI Water’s Integrated Environmental Modelling (IEM) specifications and procedures. Ensure consultants work on IEM projects also complies.
- Review the technical content of consultant project submissions to ensure quality, consistency and compliance with project requirements. This will include analysing environmental data, comparing catchment results with previous studies, challenging assumptions and methodologies, and contributing to robust project delivery. Discuss finding within team.
- Gather, extract and manage data required for environmental studies from a variety of sources, including rainfall data from HyRAD, telemetry systems, monitoring programmes and corporate databases.
- Undertake data analysis to identify trends, investigate environmental issues and evaluate the performance of NI Water assets. Present findings to colleagues in wider modelling team and contribute to technical discussions and project audits.
- Prepare technical reports, presentations and data visualisations using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI, GIS and data analytics software (such as FME), translating complex analysis into clear and accessible insights for a range of audiences
Please refer to candidate brief for further details.
Applicants MUST be able to demonstrate in their application and where necessary at interview:
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
1. A third level qualification (Degree/HNC/HND or equivalent) in an Environmental Science, Engineering or Geography related discipline with 1 year experience using GIS software packages (Mapinfo or ArcGIS). Experience should include digitizing, spatial analysis, developing basic queries and presenting outputs.
OR (in the absence of a third level qualification)
Have 2 years experience using GIS software packages (Mapinfo or ArcGIS). Experience should include digitizing, spatial analysis, developing basic queries and presenting outputs.
2. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Power Point, Word and Excel, with the ability to analyse, interpret and present data through graphs, tables, reports and presentation materials.
3. Experience of analysing and interpreting data (environmental, operational or spatial data) and presenting findings to support decision-making.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly through reports, presentations to a range of stakeholders.
Benefits
Not only will you be working for one of Northern Irelands top companies, you will also receive a number of company benefits to include:
- Generous annual leave and public holidays
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Occupational sick pay
- Hybrid working (available after 3 months following onboarding and training)
- Employee assistance programmes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Volunteering support
Pension
As well as a competitive remuneration package, NI Water offers an excellent DB pension scheme with a current employer contribution of 26.2%.
Northern Ireland Water is an equal opportunities employer.
For further details about the role and to apply please refer to the Candidate Brief by clicking on the APPLY button below.
Skills:Environmental Environmental Analyst Environmental Science Engineering
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