Regulatory Compliance Lead in Reading

Based in Reading, this full-time position with Pertemps Thames Water offers a salary up to £58,000, dependent on experience. You will join the SEMD team, ensuring the business meets legislative outcomes through precise, timely responses to legal instruments and ad-hoc reporting for regulators such as the DWI and Ofwat. Your focus will also involve assuring compliance with security provisions across the organisation’s portfolio. Strong analytical abilities and a meticulous approach are essential.

Please note that this role requires BPSS screening and national security vetting to SC level. Your communication skills will be vital for producing robust, professional reports that satisfy strict statutory deadlines.

What you will be doing:

• Deliver effective, robust regulatory reports in line with legislative requirements and timelines associated with externally led ad-hoc reporting mechanisms and pre-agreed enforcement milestones.
• Work collaboratively across various business functions to gather business and financial data to enable compilation of timely, effective and insightful external regulatory response requirements for our Regulators.
• Effectively assure compliance of security measures across the business through provision of agreed assurance strategies to measure compliance success and intervention for improvement, where required following review.
• Utilise milestone trackers and dashboards to effectively and efficiently maintain records for management of required external reporting associated with successful delivery of the SEMD deliverables across multiple legal instruments.
• Work collaboratively with members of the SEMD team to enable efficient progress across the programme, both regarding project deliverables led by the SEMD team and in support of deliverables to be met by other Thames Water teams.

Location – Your base location will be Kemble Court, Reading. Working Hours – Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.

What you should bring to the role:

• Experience of writing comprehensive reports to Executive level and beyond, inclusive of prior experience writing reports of an external facing and regulatory nature.
• Prior knowledge of SEMD (Security & Emergency Measures Direction) is desirable for this role – however not essential.
• Experience in assurance of regulatory measures.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Strong Microsoft office skills.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering up to £58,000 per annum, depending on experience and skills.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
• 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.

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.

Why choose us?

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.