ESG Reporting Manager

The ESG Reporting Manager will lead the production, governance and continuous improvement of Thames Water’s ESG‑related reports, disclosures, and data submissions. This includes responsibility for our Annual Sustainability Report, climate‑related disclosures (e.g., TCFD and UK Adaptation Reporting Power), the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (SRS), UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reporting, and other ESG‑related outputs.

The role ensures Thames Water meets evolving external sustainability disclosure requirements, supports credible, transparent communication of our progress, promotes accurate ESG scoring by ratings agencies, and embeds enhanced ESG reporting capabilities across the organisation. It will provide strategic oversight of enterprise‑wide ESG performance, ensuring that reporting insights directly inform business planning, investment decisions and long‑term risk management.

To be successful, the role requires strong analytical capability, excellent stakeholder engagement, effective coordination across technical and corporate teams, a proactive understanding of external ESG standards, and the ability to adopt new ways of working to maximise impact and value.

What you’ll be doing as an ESG Reporting Manager

• Own the delivery of all ESG and sustainability‑related reports and disclosures, ensuring accuracy, clarity and timeliness
• Lead production of the Annual Sustainability Report and key external submissions (e.g., UK SRS, TCFD, UK Adaptation Reporting Power, UN SDGs, ESG data packs).
• Coordinate data & narrative collection, validation, and assurance across the business, ensuring clear audit trails and robust governance
• Work with rating agencies to ensure that Thames ESG position is correctly represented in their assessment and to understand what activities we can implement to improve our scores
• Maintain performance against UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS S1 & S2) – reporting architecture & controls
• Provide expertise and support on a wide range of departmental workstreams, including policy updates, climate change reporting, external sustainability disclosures, and broader reporting obligations
• Contribute to cross‑functional initiatives that raise the quality, consistency, and integration of ESG information across the organisation
• Maintain strong working knowledge of evolving sustainability standards, frameworks, and regulatory expectations
• Horizon‑scan across UK and global ESG regulatory developments (e.g., ISSB, UK Green Taxonomy, SRS, government climate reporting requirements)
• Advise senior leaders on emerging risks, opportunities, and compliance requirements
• Contribute to long‑term planning for ESG reporting and assurance requirements for future AMP periods
• Coach and support the development of line 1 and line 2 assurance for ESG processes, promoting good governance and risk‑based approaches
• Act as a senior ambassador for Thames Water on ESG matters, representing the organisation with regulators, investors and external stakeholders to strengthen credibility and influence sector standards
• Monitor regulatory developments and industry trends, assessing their impact on Thames Water’s assurance and reporting obligations
• Support future planning for assurance requirements in upcoming AMP periods and price reviews, ensuring readiness for evolving regulatory expectations

Base Location: Hybrid – Reading

Working Pattern or hours: 36 hours

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

• Experience in ESG/sustainability reporting, corporate reporting, non‑financial disclosure or regulatory reporting in a complex organisation
• Experience interpreting and applying sustainability frameworks such as TCFD, SRS, ISSB, UK Government climate requirements, UN SDGs
• Leading or coordinating large reporting programmes or cross‑business submissions with fixed deadlines
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex ESG data and disclosure standards
• Ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation
• Demonstrates strategic influence, collaborative leadership and effective communication across diverse teams
• High integrity and a commitment to transparent, credible reporting
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver against immovable deadlines

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

• Experience in a regulated environment, utilities, infrastructure or public sector setting
• Experience working with external assurance providers or consultants
• Skilled in developing governance documentation, SLAs, reporting frameworks and policies

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £90,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Car allowance
• Private medical healthcare
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• 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.

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

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. 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.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

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’re here 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.