Environmental Permitting Specialist — Drive Regulatory Impact

Thames Water Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £46,565–£58,000 p.a.

Annual leave 26–30 days plus bank

Pension scheme through AON

Annual health assessments

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water Ltd is seeking an Environmental Permitting Specialist to ensure permits are in place and to provide technical permitting advice across the business. You will join a small, experienced team handling high-impact permitting projects and interact with regulators and internal teams.

The role is hybrid with Reading location, offering exposure to a broad range of environmental permitting scenarios and a chance to make a visible impact on regulatory relationships and operational delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience with Environmental Permitting, ideally in wastewater.
• Academic background in environmental/regulatory/water-related discipline.
• Excellent planning, organisation and communication skills with stakeholder liaison ability.
• Strong technical writing skills for complex permit applications.
• Strong analytical background and IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Oversee ongoing permit applications including variations and new submissions.
• Manage projects and coordinate with regulators and Thames Water teams.
• Ensure timely, high-quality submissions across diverse permitting projects.

Skills

Planning

Organisation

Communication

Stakeholder Liaison

Technical writing

Analytical

IT literacy

Education

Environmental/regulatory/water discipline degree

Tools

Regulatory reporting tools

Job description

Thames Water Ltd is seeking an Environmental Permitting Specialist to ensure permits are in place and to provide technical permitting advice across the business. You will join a small, experienced team handling high-impact permitting projects and interact with regulators and internal teams.

The role is hybrid with Reading location, offering exposure to a broad range of environmental permitting scenarios and a chance to make a visible impact on regulatory relationships and operational delivery.