Regional Environmental Lead

Allen & York; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

Job summary

Allen & York is recruiting a Regional Environmental Lead for Southend-on-Sea to head environmental management across a key UK region. You will lead governance, maintain ISO 14001 systems, and prepare sites for audits and inspections.

You will advise operational teams on environmental legislation, manage assessments and incident reporting, and work with leadership and regulators to drive continuous improvement in a demanding, highly regulated site.

Qualifications

• Experience leading environmental management across a region.
• Experience with ISO 14001 systems.
• Post-qualification experience in an operational or regulated environment.
• Chartered status (or working towards it).

Responsibilities

• Leading environmental management across the region
• Supporting and maintaining ISO 14001 systems
• Preparing sites for environmental audits and inspections
• Managing environmental assessments and incident reporting
• Advising operational teams on environmental legislation and best practice
• Working closely with leadership and regulators to drive continuous improvement

Skills

Stakeholder management

Influence operational teams

Regulatory compliance

Environmental governance

Education

Degree or Level 6 Diploma in Environmental Management

Chartered status (or working towards it)

Job description

Regional Environmental Lead | Southend-on-Sea | Competitive Package

A nationally significant, highly regulated organisation is looking for an experienced environmental professional to lead environmental management across a key UK region. This role is based primarily at one of the organisation’s most complex operational sites, where environmental performance, compliance, and strong governance are critical.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading environmental management across the region
• Supporting and maintaining ISO 14001 systems
• Preparing sites for environmental audits and inspections
• Managing environmental assessments and incident reporting
• Advising operational teams on environmental legislation and best practice
• Working closely with leadership and regulators to drive continuous improvement

What they’re looking for:

• Degree or Level 6 Diploma in Environmental Management
• Post-qualification experience in an operational or regulated environment
• Chartered status (or working towards it)
• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence operational teams

This is a high-impact role where you’ll help shape environmental performance at one of the UK’s most operationally demanding sites, with limited travel beyond the main location.

About us:

Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all.

Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.

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