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:
You will report into the Group Compliance Manager.
HOW WE WORK
You'll be based at our Severn 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:
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’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too.
We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.
Here’s some of our favourites:
LET’S GO
We can't wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.
Water is wonderful. Without it we’d be lost. With it, everything’s possible. For every toothbrush, for every loo flushed. For the hot showers, the cool drinks, the cups of tea. But it’s not just at the heart of our homes. It’s at the heart of everything; our schools, our businesses, our hospitals. Saving lives, helping communities thrive.
We’re Severn Trent, a diverse and amazing group of people who want to keep it that way. We bring you clean water and we take it away safely too. But it’s not just what we do. It’s how we do it: not just talking, but going over and above. Stepping up and rolling our sleeves up.
It’s because we care. Not only about our water but our corner of the country. And we care for our amazing people who make all this possible. Don’t just take our word for it; we’re a Glassdoor Top 50 Company – one of the best employers in the UK right now.
At Severn Trent, we do more, because we care.
