Environmental Manager

SCINERGY Recruitment Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 15%

Private medical cover

Company pension

Career development

Job summary

SCINERGY Recruitment Limited in Birmingham is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety Manager for a new Energy from Waste power station. This pivotal role will establish HSE systems, build a competent team, and embed a strong safety culture across construction and early operation stages.

You will ensure compliance with Environmental Permits, regulatory reporting and ISO standards, while managing monitoring programmes and audits to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar HSE role within energy from waste or regulated process environments.
• NEBOSH qualification or degree in related field.
• Experience managing Environmental Permit requirements and regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of HSE management systems and ISO standards.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections and incident investigations.
• Ability to understand engineering and operational risks in a power generation facility.

Responsibilities

• Managing and maintaining the site’s Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems.
• Promoting a positive safety culture and embedding behavioural safety across the facility.
• Ensuring compliance with Environmental Permit and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Managing environmental monitoring programmes and related reporting.
• Supporting Safe Systems of Work and Permit to Work procedures.
• Conducting site inspections and audits; preparing KPI reports.
• Investigating accidents and implementing corrective actions.
• Liaising with regulators and local authorities.
• Reviewing data to identify trends and risks; ensuring policy compliance.

Skills

HSE management

Leadership

Communication

Regulatory awareness

Auditing

Education

NEBOSH or equivalent qualification

Degree in health & safety or environmental science

Tools

CEMS knowledge

Regulatory reporting systems

Job description

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager – New Build Energy from Waste

Competitive salary + bonus + benefits

Birmingham area, West Midlands

SCINERGY Recruitment are recruiting for an Environmental, Health & Safety Manager to join a new Energy from Waste power station in the West Midlands.

Currently progressing through the final stages of construction and commissioning, the facility will process approximately 395,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste each year and generate 44MW of electricity—enough to power more than 95,000 homes.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the site before it becomes fully operational, helping to establish the HSE systems, build the team and shape a positive health, safety and environmental culture from the outset.

The role will involve:

• Managing and maintaining the site’s Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems
• Promoting a positive safety culture and embedding behavioural safety across the facility
• Ensuring compliance with the Environmental Permit and all associated regulatory reporting requirements
• Managing environmental monitoring programmes, including CEMS, QAL2, QAL3, AST, extractive monitoring and water discharge requirements
• Supporting the management of Safe Systems of Work and Permit to Work procedures
• Conducting site inspections, internal audits and external facility audits
• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual HSE, ESG and KPI reports
• Investigating accidents, incidents and near misses, completing root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
• Liaising with external bodies, including the Environment Agency and local authorities
• Reviewing operational and environmental data to identify trends, risks and potential plant defects
• Ensuring compliance with company policies, environmental obligations and relevant ISO standards

To be considered for this role, you should have:

• Experience in a similar HSE role within Energy from Waste, power generation or another highly regulated process environment – paper production, cement, steel, chemical production
• A relevant health and safety or environmental qualification, ideally NEBOSH, a degree or equivalent professional experience
• Experience managing Environmental Permit requirements and regulatory compliance
• Strong knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems and ISO standards
• Experience conducting audits, inspections and incident investigations
• The ability to understand the engineering and operational risks associated with a power generation facility
• Strong leadership, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to embed a positive safety culture
• Knowledge of CEMS, emissions monitoring or boiler water treatment would be advantageous

What’s on offer:

• A competitive basic salary depending on experience
• Performance-related bonus up to 15%
• Private dental and medical cover
• Company pension
• The opportunity to build and develop your own HSE team
• A key role in shaping the culture of a brand-new Energy from Waste facility
• The opportunity to support the site through final construction, commissioning and into full operations