Navigating the water industry’s future demands more than compliance; it requires foresight, innovation, and the right tools. For over three decades, UKWIR has anticipated these challenges, providing critical research and translating insights into practical tools and services that shape best practices and drive the industry forward.  

As the sector faces increasingly complex threats, demands and expectations in terms of performance and quality, now more than ever UKWIR’s internationally recognised best practice tools and services should be delivering solutions for the industry’s most acute needs.

To meet the changing requirements of our members – water companies in the UK and Ireland - at pace and with purpose, we are seeking to bring a product development mindset to the strategic development of our tools and services, continuously incorporating user feedback and member priorities to inform their continued evolution and enhancement.   

To achieve this, we would like to invite product marketers, ideally with experience in water or wider utilities, to work with us on a 3-month project to: 

• Raise awareness and ensure members are better informed about our tools and services, highlighting their impact on operational best practices and insights 
• Research and roadmap improvements to tool and service accessibility based on market and user feedback 
• Identify and prioritise new opportunities (UK and international) to expand the application of tools and services 

Learn more about our tools and services  

Registration is free for all water company employees, meaning our members enjoy free access to most tools. Some tools are downloadable for non-members, while others require registration or a paid subscription. 

Publicly accessible (purchasable) tools: 

• Chemical Investigations Programme   
• Source Apportionment Geographical Information System (SAGIS)  
• Carbon Accounting Workbook  
• Pollution Inventory  
• Red-Up Tool for rainfall event duration uplift   

Members-only tools:  

• Climate Change and Drought Assessment Tool  
• Events Database  
• Framework for Expenditure Decision Making (FEDM)  
• Mains Cleaning Tool  
• Mains Failures Database  
• Microbiological Datasheets  
• Toxicological Datasheets Tool  

To find out more, please contact fcaldwell@ukwir.org.uk as soon as possible with a brief proposal and outline of past experience. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

We look forward to hearing from you.