Permitting Data Specialist

Overview

Manage environmental permits for water discharge, ensuring compliance and advising teams.

Key Responsibilities

• permit management
• regulatory negotiation
• compliance tracking
• process improvement
• stakeholder liaison
• advisory support

Tasks

-Contributing to the continuous improvement of permitting processes, internal reporting, and compliance tracking. -Managing environmental permits linked to our water discharge activities, ensuring we’re always operating with accurate, up-to-date regulatory information. -Negotiating with the Environment Agency on new permits or changes to existing ones, ensuring regulatory requirements are met while protecting Thames Water’s interests. -Representing the business in discussions with regulators and across internal teams to ensure accurate, timely, and high-quality submissions. -Providing expert advice to internal teams on how environmental permitting affects operational and capital delivery projects. -Supporting AMP8 and WINEP programme delivery, helping projects achieve compliance through strong permitting foundations.

Requirements

• excel
• power bi
• degree
• permitting
• technical writing
• project delivery

What You Bring

-Strong IT skills including Microsoft Excel and data systems (Power BI experience a plus). -Experience working in regulated environments (water, wastewater, emissions, waste). -Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Data Management, or similar. -Experience or interest in environmental permitting, regulation, or compliance. -Strong technical writing skills and ability to write clear, structured technical documents and coordinate complex permit applications. -Experience in operational or project delivery teams within the utility or infrastructure sector. -Excellent communication, organisation, and collaboration skills. -Understanding of Environment Agency guidance and permitting frameworks.

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Benefits

This position will be working in a Hybrid environment from any of our locations with travel to Clearwater Court in Reading once or twice a month. The salary for this position is up to £55,000, depending on experience. -Generous Pension Scheme through AON. -Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets. -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. -Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays) -Competitive salary up to £55,000 per annum.

About Thames Water

-Delivering clean water and wastewater services across London and the Thames Valley. -Operates a vast network of infrastructure to meet the needs of its customers. -Focusing on sustainable water solutions and addressing climate change challenges. -Key player in major infrastructure projects, including the Thames Tideway Tunnel. -Involved in energy production through renewable initiatives like hydropower. -Committed to improving water quality, reliability, and customer service.

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