Regulatory Information Advisor

Pertemps Thames Water; Reading; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Regulatory Information Advisor in Reading to support responses to environmental enforcement matters. You will coordinate with the Environment Agency, prepare regulatory correspondence, and ensure accurate reporting, while working with the legal team to mitigate enforcement risk.

The role offers exposure across the organisation’s environmental function and requires strong written communication, attention to detail, and the ability to interpret regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Ability to project manage and work under your own initiative whilst prioritising workload effectively
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Strong written communication and ability to interpret permits and data
• Willingness to travel to Thames Water sites across the reading area

Responsibilities

• Respond to EA information requests within agreed deadlines via written correspondence
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather relevant information and assess mitigation actions
• Clarify facts and prepare accurate written correspondence if the basis of the request is incorrect
• Contribute to the team’s wider information and enforcement risk function

Skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder communication

Reporting & data interpretation

Data management

Microsoft Office

Technical writing

Travel to sites

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Degree (or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

Job description

This Regulatory Information Advisor role in Reading supports Thames Water's response to environmental enforcement matters. Working full time, the postholder helps mitigate risks arising from discharge non-compliance or pollution incidents, liaising with the Environment Agency across various communication channels. Collaborating closely with legal colleagues, the advisor prepares and coordinates regulatory correspondence and ensures accurate reporting. Strong written communication, attention to detail, and the ability to interpret permits and regulatory requirements are essential. The position offers exposure across all levels of the organisation and contributes to its wider environmental function. Salary ranges from £46,565 to £52,750 annually, dependent on experience.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to contribute to Thames Water’s mitigation of enforcement risk as a result of water discharge non-compliance against an environmental permit and/or pollution incident. You will be part of a team responding to the Environment Agency (EA) across a variety of communication mediums. This high-profile role will involve working with our legal team and the Environment Agency (EA). As a result, you will gain exposure across the business at all levels and have the opportunity to contribute towards the company's wider environmental function.

What you will be doing as Regulatory Information Advisor

The paramount focus of this role will be to respond to EA informal requests for information within the agreed deadline via written correspondence. You will need to work closely with multiple stakeholders across the business to gather the relevant information and act as a level of assurance by assessing whether the mitigation and actions to reduce the risk of recurrence are robust enough to satisfy the EA. You will also need to interrogate the information request in the first instance in order to understand if the basis of the request is factually correct and if not, you will need to clarify the facts as part of your prepared written correspondence. Our team objective is to mitigate any enforcement action potentially taken by our regulator because of a pollution incident or non-compliance. As such, you may get the opportunity contribute towards the team’s wider information and enforcement risk function.

What you should bring to the role

Essential

• Ability to project manage and work under your own initiative whilst managing your workload by prioritising it effectively with a level of commitment, ensuring both individual and team deadlines are achieved
• Able to work within a team environment with excellent interpersonal and organisation skills
• Confidence and ability to communicate with multiple internal and external stakeholders on a day-to-day basis. This will be across a variety of communication mediums.
• Ability to produce reports, incident reviews and interpret data, and communicate this verbally as well as written
• Ability to manage and interpret large data sets and different types of data (quantitative and qualitative)
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint
• Good level of professional writing skills, proofreading and document-management capability
• Ability travel to sites across our entire Thames Water area for site visits, training & team activities where required
• Ability to understand the Environment Agency’s Common Incident Classification Scheme (CICS), Water Industry Regulation Incidents (WIRI) and Compliance Classification Scheme (CCS), National Compliance Assessment Database (NCAD)

Desirable

• Hold a degree (or equivalent)
• Relevant experience in an applicable sector, operational role, technical position or knowledge of wastewater and/or clean water processes would be advantageous
• Previous experience of working with legal privilege
• Experience of working with Environmental and Water Industry Legislation and Regulation
• Previous experience of contributing to regulatory assurance, incident review, enforcement-risk management or process improvement
• Experience of using approved AI-enabled tools to support drafting, proofreading, data analysis or process improvement with appropriate verification of outputs
• Skilled in applying advanced Excel techniques to analyse, reconcile or present regulatory information

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job, and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come. Learn more about our purpose and values. Working at Thames Wate r Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits. If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet. Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family.

Why choose us?

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work.

We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process.

If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else, just let us know.

We’re here to help and support. When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers.

As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.