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A leading water utilities company based in Reading is looking for a Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist to support environmental sustainability through regulatory compliance. You will work on complex permitting challenges and engage with stakeholders to ensure adherence to environmental standards. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a related field and experience in environmental permitting along with strong analytical skills. This hybrid role offers a competitive annual salary of up to £59,000.
Job title Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist Ref 39118 Division Asset Operations & Capital Delivery Location Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB Contract type Permanent Full/Part-time Full-time Salary Offering up to £59,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Job grade B Closing date 16/10/2025
Are you passionate about environmental protection and skilled in ensuring regulatory compliance? As a Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting our commitment to environmental sustainability. By ensuring our permits align with the latest environmental standards, you’ll help us minimise emissions to land, air, and water while driving our compliance with the Environmental Permitting Regulations and Industrial Emissions Directive.
What you’ll be doing as a Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist
Flexible Location: The role offers flexibility in location, with some time in the Reading Office as needed.
The essential criteria to help you succeed in this role are
Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:
What’s in it for you?
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.
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? 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’rehere 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.
Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.