Regulation and Assurance Specialist

SNC-Lavalin; Bicester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and project management firm in Bicester is seeking an ambitious individual to join their regulatory and assurance business. You will work collaboratively on a range of technical projects, ensuring quality deliverables and enhancing client relationships. Ideal candidates should have a degree in a relevant field, experience with water companies, and a client-focused approach. This position offers flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Diversity and inclusion policies

Qualifications

• Experience working in or with water companies in a regulatory environment.
• Technical background in Water, Wastewater, Water Resources, or Water Quality.
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects covering audit, technical assurance, and price reviews.
• Collaborate with professionals to provide integrated services to clients.
• Produce high-quality client deliverables with excellent communication.

Skills

Client focused

Good report writing skills

Collaborative working

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Chartered (or working towards chartership)

Job description

Overview

Shape the future of our cities and environments.

We are looking for an ambitious and energetic individual to play a role in and grow our regulation and assurance business, as well as contributing to a wide range of technical projects across our Infrastructure business. Regulated water companies are incentivised to improve and deliver for their customers and the wider environment; we add value to this through our advisory and technical assurance activities. The role will be part of a highly respected technical team and you will work on a range of regulatory projects, growing our reputation for technical excellence, and working collaboratively to win and deliver work both in the UK and potentially also internationally.

SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies, with over 50,000 employees worldwide. At Atkins, we offer more than just a job. We offer an opportunity to make a difference and shape the world to benefit future generations and the natural environment. As part of this commitment, we understand the need for a diverse and flexible workforce, where a work-life balance is important. So, by default Atkins offers flexible working, where there is no fixed 9 ‘til 5, no need for a 5-day week, no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in the office.

As part of our Environment practice, the Water Management Consultancy business, operates at the interface between people and the water environment, tackling problems around water, its habitats and future change. We offer a unique blend of skills across a large breadth and depth of experience, a diverse team of passionate, intelligent, digitally minded, capable and innovative staff. We enjoy working collaboratively delivering projects that bring about real change and make a difference to people and the places they work.

We are a global leader in technical assurance, audit, price reviews, due diligence and utility contract formulation across the UK and internationally. As part of our Water Management Consultancy, you will have the opportunity to contribute to an enviable variety of projects. By way of example, we have been providing assurance services to seven English water companies, we have undertaken price reviews in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia and also in Oman, we developed contract KPIs for incentivizing water utilities’ performance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and were subsequently appointed as the Independent Auditor for Riyadh.

Responsibilities

• You will have the opportunity to play a leading role in the delivery of projects covering all aspects of audit, technical assurance and price reviews.
• You’ll work collaboratively with other Atkins businesses and a range of professionals (engineers, scientists, environmental scientists, customer service specialists, economists) to provide a consistent and integrated service to our clients.
• You’ll also support with enquiries and provide key input to proposals for the future success of the business.
• You will be required to contribute to the production of, high quality client- and public-facing deliverables, demonstrated through excellence in communication and ability to tailor and deliver to different audiences, e.g. Audit Committees and Boards, Customer groups, Investors and Regulators.

Qualifications and what you can bring

• You will have growing and varied experience of either working in or with water companies in a regulatory environment, most likely in annual reporting of performance and developing or assuring investment and business plans.
• Your technical background could be in Project Management and/or in one or more of Water, Wastewater, Water Resources, Water Quality and/or Bioresources (wholesale activities), and/or an understanding of Customer Services and Billing (retail activities) is also useful.
• An appreciation of how the financial side of a utility business (capital and operational expenditure, investment planning, charges setting) linked to your technical area is desirable.
• Experience of technical auditing is not a pre-requisite as we provide comprehensive training and support, but having an inquisitive mind and good report writing skills are important attributes we look for.
• You must be client focused and able to build strong relationships with our clients and also your colleagues as there is a high degree of collaborative working which underpins the success of our work.
• You are likely to have a degree in a relevant discipline, ideally be chartered (or working towards chartership) and you may have relevant post-graduate qualifications or training.
• Projects will be based mainly in the UK but an ability and willingness to occasionally support delivery worldwide is useful but not a pre-requisite.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once, they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women.

Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo.

We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under-represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex-forces and professionals returning after career breaks.

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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