Regulatory Officer- Installations - 31395
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Job Description
We are looking for an experienced environmental professional to join our team that regulates waste and industrial installations in the Thames Area.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced environmental professional to join our team that regulates waste and industrial installations in the Thames Area.
As a regulatory officer,
- You will be at the forefront of protecting people and the environment from harm and helping contribute to a cleaner, greener world.
- You will undertake compliance assessment activities at a wide range of waste recycling and industrial sites and have a specialist focus on a particular sector such as landfill, biowaste, incineration or hazardous waste.
- You will ensure permit compliance and make complex assessments of an operators' ability to protect the environment, prevent pollution and optimise use of resources.
- You will work nationally within the organisation to understand best practice affecting their area of specialism and conversely sharing knowledge across the organisation.
- At times you will set conditions under which a site may continue to operate and enforce the law should they fail to comply.
- You will also respond to and investigate incidents making sure preventive and protective action is implemented.
- You will use your influencing and negotiating skills to secure best practice, often dealing with people at senior levels within industry, local communities and other interested groups.
Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises Having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency.
The team
We regulate a wide range of waste and industrial sectors including landfill, chemicals, hazardous waste, incineration, combustion, biowaste treatment and food & drink. We also work with the Health & Safety Executive as the joint Competent Authority regulating sites under the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations. While you will specialise on particular work areas you will work closely with other team members tackle a diverse range of environmental challenges that we face.
Experience/skills Required
You will have proven experience in any of the sectors mentioned above and can demonstrate good operational or regulatory knowledge of waste and industry in general.
Essential:
You will be a proactive, self-motivated and confident communicator, used to influencing and negotiating to deliver outcomes, with strong interpersonal skills, together with well-developed technical expertise or regulatory experience within an industrial or waste environment.
You will preferably:
- Be familiar with environmental management systems, auditing, and root cause analysis
- Be able to interpret environmental monitoring and performance data.
- Be used to managing multiple demands and delivering outcomes independently
- Take initiative and practice a continuous improvement approach.
- Have a degree or equivalent in a scientific, environmental or engineering discipline, and possibly be a member of a relevant professional organisation.
The posts can be based in either our office in Farnham, Surrey or Wallingford, Oxfordshire. The need to attend these locations will be flexible, combined with site visits and home working. The posts are full-time although requests for other work patterns will be considered. CVs / documents attached to your application will not be assessed for selection.
If you have any questions please contact the hiring manager: Mark Tucker at mark.tucker@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 02030259708. Interviews will be in person at our Reading Office from the week beginning 8 Sept 2025.
Competence 1
Achieves Results
Description
You will be delivering regulatory outcomes in one or more of the sectors the team regulates which includes landfill, chemical manufacturing, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, combustion, biowaste and food & drink.
Please describe how your knowledge/experience in one of these sectors helped you to achieve a particular environmental outcome.
Competence 2
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Description
Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions.
Please give an example of when you had to defend a decision you made in the face of considerable challenge from the party/parties involved.
Competence 3
Influences and Persuades Others
Description
Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly, often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.
Please describe a time when you had to influence someone without using formal authority or power.
Role specific license requirements
Full UK Driving License
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
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#J-18808-Ljbffr- Location:
- Crowmarsh Gifford, England, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £80,000 - £100,000
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Engineering
