Regulatory Investigations Support

Pertemps Thames Water; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £40,000 per year

26 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension scheme through AON

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water, the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, is recruiting a Regulatory Investigations Support to strengthen the document control process for regulatory matters. You will gather records, archive data, and consolidate information to enable regulators to access timely submissions.

This role sits in Regulatory Investigations with hybrid base in Reading and a 36-hour week, Monday to Friday. You will support compliance activities, manage trackers and reports, and draft responses to

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting compliance, regulatory, governance, audit or remediation activity within a regulated environment.
• Experience of maintaining trackers, logs, records or documentation
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear and accurate reports and updates.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to review information, spot issues and draw clear conclusions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records, audit trails and supporting evidence.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and work collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Preserve materials relating to regulatory investigations and create a system for archiving documentation and data for past, current and future regulatory investigation files.
• Programme management of critical workstreams, setting up ways of working and clear milestones to enable compliance with regulatory deadlines.
• Review and refresh our policies and procedures around how we will respond to investigations to ensure consistency of approach.
• Draft timely and accurate responses to regulatory information requests, working across business to bring in subject matter expertise.
• Make sure all regulatory submissions follow the company processes and policies, including SoDA and IIDs. Manage governance and sign off in a timely manner, and drive positive action to address issues raised.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Governance

Audit support

Documentation management

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

As the UK’s largest water company, we are taking action for a new world of water - fixing the problems of today and building resilience for tomorrow.

This role will work within the Regulatory Investigations team to improve our document control process, gather records and consolidate data to enable us to provide documentation to the regulators in a timely manner. This role plays a key part in our commitment to maintain complete transparency with our regulators and customers.

What you’ll be doing as a Regulatory Investigations Support

• Preserve materials relating to regulatory investigations and create a system for archiving documentation and data for past, current and future regulatory investigation files.
• Programme management of critical workstreams, setting up ways of working and clear milestones to enable compliance with regulatory deadlines.
• Review and refresh our policies and procedures around how we will respond to investigations to ensure consistency of approach.
• Draft timely and accurate responses to regulatory information requests, working across business to bring in subject matter expertise.
• Make sure all regulatory submissions follow the company processes and policies, including SoDA and IIDs. Manage governance and sign off in a timely manner, and drive positive action to address issues raised.

Base location – Hybrid – Clear Water Court Reading RG1 8DB

Working pattern – 36 hours Monday to Friday

What you should bring to the role

The essential criteria to help you succeed in this role is:

• Experience of supporting compliance, regulatory, governance, audit or remediation activity within a regulated environment.
• Experience of maintaining trackers, logs, records or documentation
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear and accurate reports and updates.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to review information, spot issues and draw clear conclusions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records, audit trails and supporting evidence.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and work collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Extra qualities that would be a great fit for our team

• Experience of preparing reports, updates or briefing material for internal stakeholders, governance forums or assurance activity.
• Experience in the water sector, utilities, infrastructure or another regulated industry.
• Experience of supporting responses to information requests, audits or reviews.
• Knowledge of the water regulatory environment, including Ofwat, the Environment Agency or Drinking Water Inspectorate requirements.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary of up to £40,000 per annum
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

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 Water

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.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

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.