33015 - Regulated Industry Officer

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Ely; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional environmental regulatory firm in the UK seeks a Regulatory Officer to protect people and the environment by ensuring compliance at industrial sites. The role involves evaluating environmental risks, influencing industry best practices, and managing incidents. Candidates should have regulatory experience and a relevant degree. Flexibility for travel and a driving license are essential. Join us to support our climate ambitions and promote green growth.

Qualifications

• Proactive and self-motivated communicator with influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple demands and deliver outcomes independently.
• Familiarity with auditing and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Ensure permit compliance and evaluate operator's environmental protection.
• Set site conditions and enforce compliance measures.
• Respond to and investigate incidents across portfolio sites.

Skills

Regulatory experience

Environmental management systems

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Data interpretation

Education

Degree in a scientific, environmental, or engineering discipline

Job description

Overview

We are looking for environmental professionals to join our teams that regulate industrial and waste installations across the East Anglian Region. As a regulatory officer you will be at the forefront of protecting people and the environment from harm and securing environmental improvements. This is particularly important to deliver our aim to drive forward our climate ambitions and support green growth. You will undertake compliance assessment activities at a range of industrial sites.

Responsibilities

You will ensure permit compliance and make complex assessments of an operator's 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 these.

You will use your influencing and negotiating skills to secure best practice, often dealing with people at senior levels within industry and local communities.

You will respond to and investigate incidents across our portfolio of sites, making sure preventive and protective action is implemented.

You'll also be expected to take up an incident management role in the wider business which may include out of hours standby duties.

We want to create a diverse workplace where people are respected, valued and listened to.

Team

The posts will be in one of our Installations Teams, within Local Operations, based in either Colchester, Ipswich, Ely or Norwich office. The team works flexibly, delivering regulation at industrial processes including the food and drink, chemical, landfill, and energy from waste sectors located in the rural and urban areas of East Anglia.

Qualifications and Experience

You’ll be a proactive, self‑motivated and confident communicator, used to influencing and negotiating to deliver outcomes, with strong interpersonal skills. You should have well‑developed technical expertise and regulatory experience within an industrial environment. A full UK driving licence will be required, as will flexibility to travel for operational site visits and incident response. A vehicle will be made available for business travel in line with our travel policy.

• Have regulatory and/or industrial experience.
• 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/equivalent in a scientific, environmental, or engineering discipline.

It would be helpful, but not essential, if you had membership of a relevant professional organisation such as IEMA or CIWM.

Equal Opportunity

We’re all different, and by embracing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) we can become an equal opportunity employer where jointly we all grow and learn together. It is our ambition to champion diversity through building a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.