Hundreds of jobs will leave Birmingham after Severn Trent Water announced it was shifting its head office to Coventry. Consolidation plans will see about 1,700 staff relocate from the head office in Sheldon and other regional sites to a new £60 million building in 2009. The announcement is the culmination of months of high level meetings between Coventry council and Severn Trent, who were considering a number of new sites around the region.