Environmental Data & Abstraction Compliance Specialist

Severn Trent Plc; Coventry; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday and bank holidays (buy

Annual bonus up to £2,250

Leading pension scheme – contribution

Family friendly policies (including 12

Sharesave – buy Severn Trent shares at

Academy training

Electric vehicle scheme

Volunteer days

Job summary

Severn Trent Plc is seeking an Abstraction Compliance Specialist to join our Environmental Regulations & Permitting team at the Coventry headquarters. You will interpret licences for water abstraction and translate requirements into practical guidance while analysing datasets to strengthen compliance.

You’ll work with regulators and internal teams to deliver audit-ready reports and drive continuous improvement in abstraction performance, ensuring accurate reporting and robust governance.

Qualifications

• Strong data analysis skills; identify patterns, themes and anomalies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including evidence-backed appeals.
• Ability to explain complex information clearly to diverse audiences including senior leaders and regulators.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Auditing, verifying and reporting compliance with abstraction licenses across teams.
• Supporting abstraction improvement programme for continuous improvement.
• Submitting abstraction returns within regulatory deadlines and investigating potential licence breaches for audit-ready reports.
• Assisting with regulatory actions (WR51) to maintain licence compliance.
• Contributing to root-cause investigations and drafting letters/appeals demonstrating compliance.
• Maintaining documentation for systematic data assurance.
• Building relationships with regulatory bodies (Environment Agency, NRW, Ofwat, DEFRA, Natural England).
• Understanding abstraction performance under the EPA and driving improvements.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Explain complex information

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

SharePoint

Power BI

Power Apps

Telemetry systems

GIS platforms

Data extraction tools

Visual Basic

Python

Job description

Severn Trent Plc is seeking an Abstraction Compliance Specialist to join our Environmental Regulations & Permitting team at the Coventry headquarters. You will interpret licences for water abstraction and translate requirements into practical guidance while analysing datasets to strengthen compliance.

You’ll work with regulators and internal teams to deliver audit-ready reports and drive continuous improvement in abstraction performance, ensuring accurate reporting and robust governance.