Environmental Permitting Specialist

Environmental Permitting Specialist

As an Environmental Permitting Specialist, you’ll ensure the appropriate environmental permits are in place to support our operations while helping us meet our environmental regulation obligations.

You’ll work across a diverse portfolio of water discharge permitting activities
, supporting operational teams and capital programmes to ensure regulatory compliance and strong environmental performance. Working within an experienced team, you’ll contribute to high-impact permitting projects and help maintain strong relationships with our regulators.

• Managing environmental permits relating to water discharge activities
  , including coordinating applications, drafting submissions and maintaining permit records.
• Preparing and submitting new permit applications and permit variations
  , ensuring they meet regulatory requirements.
• Providing technical advice on permitting and compliance to operational teams and engineering partners.
• Supporting capital delivery and environmental improvement programmes by ensuring assets comply with their environmental permits.
• Engaging with the Environment Agency on permit applications and changes, including negotiating technical permitting matters where required.
• Working collaboratively across the business to improve compliance with environmental permit conditions
  .
• Coordinating timely and accurate responses to regulatory information requests
  .

Base location:
Hybrid – based at your nearest Thames Water offices or STW site.

Working pattern or hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

• Experience in environmental permitting, environmental regulation, or a related technical discipline
  , or the ability to develop expertise in this area.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  .
• Ability to produce clear, structured technical documentation
  .
• Good organisational and planning skills.

• Experience with in the water industry or another regulated sector
  .
• Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management or a related field
  .
• Understanding of Environment Agency permitting guidance
  .
• Strong analytical skills and good IT literacy (e.g. Excel or Power BI).

• Competitive salary up to £55,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• 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 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.