Senior Compliance & Assurance Specialist

Severn Trent Water; Coventry; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, and we’re equally proud of our strong Glassdoor score – reflecting how much our people love working here.

Join us to make a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Want to do the best work of your life? Playing your part in making a big difference to the environment and communities we serve. Our people make Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

Our purpose is taking care of life’s essentials, but we’re also big on making a difference, not just because we should but because we care.

It's due to this care that Severn Trent as a company have a massive focus on driving and maintaining high compliance and assurance standards across the whole Group. The key objective for our compliance team is to ensure that we continue to meet and exceed our regulatory reporting, licence and statutory obligations, along with implementing a matrix approach which will supports us in improving our effectiveness and efficiency in this area.

With these high standards in mind, we are looking for a Senior Compliance and Assurance Analyst to join us to continue the good work. In this bespoke role you’ll be required to deliver compliance and assurance activities to professional, ethical and quality standards within the timescales set out. In this high-profile role, there will be an expectation to deliver continuous improvement, undertaking deep dives and lessons learnt sessions to ensure that that we can deliver ongoing improvements in compliance assessments and monitoring.

As this role works across the whole of Severn Trent Group, it will be your responsibility for managing the process for internal and external regulatory investigations, to professional, ethical and quality standard. In addition, you’ll responsible for the coordination and monitoring of EIR and Ofwat requests, ensuring that responses meet the required regulatory standards and SLAs.

Do you have the drive and willingness to ensure that as a business Severn Trent keep to their statutory obligations to ensure that we keep our customers and communities as safe as possible?

Well, if you do, read on.

What you’ll be doing

Your key accountabilities in helping us will be:

• Champion a culture of compliance and assurance excellence , recognised as an expert for the business in this area.
• Accountable for overseeing the organisations responses to Environmental Information Requests in accordance with the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and organisational standards. Collaborates across the business to assess and communicate the compliance implications of regulatory consultations, engaging both directly with teams and indirectly through key stakeholders, ensuring key compliance and regulatory risks are effectively identified and mitigated.
• Own and deliver the Group Compliance and Assurance programme of work within the established business partnering model, providing timely and insightful updates throughout the year and leading the production of the Annual Risk and Compliance Statement for publication within the Annual Performance Report.
• Provide strategic oversight and assurance activities to the highest professional, ethical, and quality standards, exercising sound judgement to define the scope and testing approach required to assess key compliance risks and provide meaningful assurance over the effectiveness of associated controls.

You will report into the Group Compliance Manager.

HOW WE WORK

You'll be based at ourSevern Trent Centre in Coventry. With this being such a critical role, we’re looking for someone who can join us 37 hours a week.

You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. That’s why, we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported, when you need it.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We're looking for a highly motivated compliance professional with strong analytical skills and a passion for driving high standards of governance, assurance and regulatory compliance. You'll have experience/understanding of regulatory obligations and governance processes in the utilities sector', and the confidence to build effective relationships across all levels of the organisation.

The ideal candidate will be able to interpret complex information, provide objective challenge, and influence positive change through continuous improvement and robust assurance activities. You'll be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities, and delivering high-quality outputs to demanding deadlines.

We're particularly interested in individuals who can:

• Demonstrate experience in compliance, assurance, risk, governance or regulatory environments.
• Analyse complex information and communicate clear, practical recommendations.
• Build strong relationships and influence stakeholders from frontline teams through to senior leaders.
• Promote a culture of accountability, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Support regulatory investigations, casework and reporting to professional and ethical standards.
• Take a proactive approach to identifying emerging risks, trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Work collaboratively while maintaining independence, objectivity and integrity.
• Embrace innovation and leverage data, technology and new ways of working to enhance compliance processes.

Above all, we're looking for someone who is intellectually curious, resilient, values-driven and committed to helping Severn Trent maintain and strengthen its reputation for regulatory excellence.

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome and celebrate diverse individuals, knowing they help us better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU

It’snot just a jobyou’llgethere,you’llget a career too.

We have a range of benefits that reward and recognisegreat workand award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. Andwe’llalso help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.

Here’ssome of our favourites:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies

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