Abstraction Compliance and Reporting Team Manager

Severn Trent; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company in Birmingham is seeking an Abstraction Compliance and Reporting Team Manager to lead compliance efforts for abstraction licenses. This role requires 3-5 years of experience, particularly in environmental permitting and financial management. The successful candidate will coordinate with stakeholders, develop strategic plans, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Benefits include a competitive salary starting from £46,639.52 and comprehensive perks including a pension scheme and training programs.

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave scheme

Monthly discounts with nurseries

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family-friendly policies

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of business experience, ideally in an operational context.
• Experience with regulatory frameworks related to flow and environmental permitting.
• Proven understanding of budget management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of technical experts in compliance and reporting.
• Develop and coordinate strategic plans for regulatory focus.
• Serve as the main contact for stakeholders including regulatory bodies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Technical auditing knowledge

Job description

Overview

Our Environmental Regulations and Compliance team has an opportunity for you to join as our new Abstraction Compliance and Reporting Team Manager. The objective of the team is to assure and improve our compliance with abstraction, impoundment and compensation licences. The candidate will need to understand the detail within our licences across Severn Trent and Hafren Dyfrdwy, the regulatory framework that both companies operate in and the importance of this key environmental measure. The measure is due to go live in the EPA from 2027, so the successful candidate will need to prepare the business for meeting the new thresholds.

Key Accountabilities

• Leading a team of high‑performing technical experts
• Developing and coordinating strategic plans to deliver on emerging regulatory focus
• Acting as the sole contact point and leader for internal and external stakeholders, including key regulatory bodies (the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales)
• Developing and delivering senior stakeholder plans that build positive relationships and improve the profile of abstraction within the business and externally
• Maintaining compliance with the requirements of external auditors
• Leading and owning external audit outputs, including delivery of next steps and actions
• Ensuring the assurance of abstraction and compensation returns for the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales
• Acting as Severn Trent Water Company expert and single point for internal and external stakeholders and regulators to ensure positive relationships and correct profile of overflow‑related issues
• Supporting the delivery of an improvement programme to ensure compliance with our abstraction and impoundment licences
• Supporting during dry‑weather events to manage abstraction and compensation levels

Qualifications & Experience

We are seeking an Abstraction Compliance and Reporting Team Manager with at least 3‑5 years of business experience, ideally within an operational context. You should have experience of our regulatory framework in relation to specialist areas of flow and environmental permitting, a working knowledge of overflow monitoring installations and wastewater processes that affect them. Proven understanding of the financial management of budgets, as well as the ability to communicate at all levels both internally and externally, is required. A full UK driving licence is also required.

Skills & Attributes

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. A positive, caring attitude and the desire to make a difference are valued. Good leadership, communication and technical auditing knowledge will help you succeed.

Benefits

• Competitive salary – from £46,639.52 dependent on experience
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (ability to buy or sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (up to £2,250 based on company performance and subject to eligibility)
• Leading pension scheme – company will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• 10% monthly discount with Busy Bees Nurseries and one‑week free childcare
• Dedicated training and development with our Academy
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family‑friendly policies
• Two paid volunteering days per year