31397 - Regulatory Officer- Installations
| Posting date: | 14 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 August 2025 |
| Location: | Wallingford |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 31397 |
Summary
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 of 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.
We are looking for an 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 such as landfill, biowaste, incineration or hazardous waste.
- While some experience is preferable, we will also develop your regulatory skills in a particular industrial specialism.
- You will ensure permit compliance and make complex assessments of an operators' ability to protect the environment, prevent pollution and optimise use of resources.
- 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 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 are developing specialism in particular work areas, you will work closely with other team members to help tackle a diverse range of environmental challenges.
Experience/skills required
You will have some regulatory or industrial experience/ knowledge in any of the sectors mentioned above and can demonstrate 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 some 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.
We are looking for an 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 such as landfill, biowaste, incineration or hazardous waste.
- While some experience is preferable, we will also develop your regulatory skills in a particular industrial specialism.
- You will ensure permit compliance and make complex assessments of an operators' ability to protect the environment, prevent pollution and optimise use of resources.
- 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 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 are developing specialism in particular work areas, you will work closely with other team members to help tackle a diverse range of environmental challenges.
Experience/skills required
You will have some regulatory or industrial experience/ knowledge in any of the sectors mentioned above and can demonstrate 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 some 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.