Installations Regulatory Officer - 32189

We are looking for an experienced environmental professional to join our team that regulates waste and industrial installations in the Solent and South Downs 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 complex waste and industrial sites and have a specialist focus on a particular sector such as landfill, biowaste, incineration, chemicals 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.

Salary and grading will be based on experience and skills.

The posts can be based in any office across the area which include Romsey, Chichester, Worthing or Pevensey. The need to attend these locations will be flexible, combined with site visits and home working.

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You'll be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment, and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

We regulate a wide range of waste and industrial sectors including landfill, chemicals, hazardous waste, incineration, combustion, oil refineries, biowaste treatment and food and drink. We also work with the Health and Safety Executive as the joint Competent Authority regulating sites under the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations.

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.

You will be part of a diverse and inclusive organisation which takes pride in welcoming applicants from all sections of the community. Everyone starting in a new role with the Environment Agency will be welcomed into our teams and be given all the training and support needed to succeed.

We offer an extensive range of employee benefits and there are opportunities to develop further academic/professional qualifications.

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 Emery at mark.emery@environment-agency.gov.uk.

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 and drink.

Please describe how your knowledge/experience in one of these sectors helped you to achieve a particular environmental outcome.

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.

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.

Valid UK driver's licence.