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31022 - Senior Advisor (COMAH)
| Posting date: | 02 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £52,929 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 31022 |
Summary
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don't just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment.
The Environment Agency (EA) is part of the competent authority that enforce the Control of Major Accident Hazard regulations (COMAH) in England.
You will lead on working with competent authority (CA) members to develop and roll out regulatory approaches. This involves influencing to ensure environmental considerations are suitably addressed by COMAH policy.
We work with a range of stakeholders to continually improve industry practice, including lessons learned from accidents. You will provide expert advice and support to operational teams, and the tools and training to ensure we deliver COMAH effectively with an appropriate level of competence. You will ensure that monitoring and reporting commitments are met, and commission and manage projects to fill gaps in our knowledge.
We work closely with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as the regime owner as well as the other CA partners to coordinate delivery and promote the EA’s goals and reputation. You will represent the EA at coordinating forums and lead a series of working groups.
You will advise senior managers in their engagement with our partners and provide guidance on response to risks and issues.
You’ll have an incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll support you to find an incident role to suit your needs and circumstances. Appropriate training will be given.
This role also has an additional £4750 uplift to the annual salary for candidates who have a relevant scientific degree and can demonstrate they have significant experience working in industry or as a regulator in the COMAH regime.
The team
You’ll join our Energy and COMAH team, part of the Environment & Business Directorate.
In E&B we promote a positive, inclusive, and supportive culture where everyone feels valued. We use evidence, expertise, engagement, and innovation to enhance and support delivery, influence policy, legislation, and secure resources.
The team also works closely with government, industry, partner regulators and academia both nationally and internationally.
Experience/skills required
5 year residency in UK
You must have a relevant engineering or a science degree, or significant experience equivalent to this, which includes a working knowledge of COMAH regulations and practice.
Through experience to date you will be able to demonstrate;
Technical knowledge of industrial processes, industrial risk control and associated environmental controls.
Advanced knowledge of COMAH regulations and their application in industry.
Excellent, proactive communication skills including the ability to influence others.
Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to work on your own initiative, take decisions and solve problems.
In your capability-based answers please demonstrate your:
ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work.
The Environment Agency (EA) is part of the competent authority that enforce the Control of Major Accident Hazard regulations (COMAH) in England.
You will lead on working with competent authority (CA) members to develop and roll out regulatory approaches. This involves influencing to ensure environmental considerations are suitably addressed by COMAH policy.
We work with a range of stakeholders to continually improve industry practice, including lessons learned from accidents. You will provide expert advice and support to operational teams, and the tools and training to ensure we deliver COMAH effectively with an appropriate level of competence. You will ensure that monitoring and reporting commitments are met, and commission and manage projects to fill gaps in our knowledge.
We work closely with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as the regime owner as well as the other CA partners to coordinate delivery and promote the EA’s goals and reputation. You will represent the EA at coordinating forums and lead a series of working groups.
You will advise senior managers in their engagement with our partners and provide guidance on response to risks and issues.
You’ll have an incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll support you to find an incident role to suit your needs and circumstances. Appropriate training will be given.
This role also has an additional £4750 uplift to the annual salary for candidates who have a relevant scientific degree and can demonstrate they have significant experience working in industry or as a regulator in the COMAH regime.
The team
You’ll join our Energy and COMAH team, part of the Environment & Business Directorate.
In E&B we promote a positive, inclusive, and supportive culture where everyone feels valued. We use evidence, expertise, engagement, and innovation to enhance and support delivery, influence policy, legislation, and secure resources.
The team also works closely with government, industry, partner regulators and academia both nationally and internationally.
Experience/skills required
5 year residency in UK
You must have a relevant engineering or a science degree, or significant experience equivalent to this, which includes a working knowledge of COMAH regulations and practice.
Through experience to date you will be able to demonstrate;
Technical knowledge of industrial processes, industrial risk control and associated environmental controls.
Advanced knowledge of COMAH regulations and their application in industry.
Excellent, proactive communication skills including the ability to influence others.
Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to work on your own initiative, take decisions and solve problems.
In your capability-based answers please demonstrate your:
ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work.