Overview
In this role you will lead a specialist team who will be responsible for the regulatory compliance across a range of COMAH sites. You will lead experienced officers as well as those new to the business.
Responsibilities
* Assure the delivery reputationally, politically and/or technically of complex activities, including permits for critical infrastructure at COMAH sites to achieve the best environmental outcomes.
* Support team members overseeing higher risk sites or issues that require strategic engagement and complex risk management.
* Make local regulatory and enforcement decisions, referring to others for sign-off. Deliver the COMAH Investigations Manager role.
* Work across boundaries, with other COMAH team leaders across the business to develop and deliver the COMAH Operational Delivery Plan to ensure proportional regulation, consistency of decisions and to share resources and best practice.
* Influence internally to deliver organisational improvements and externally to bring about behaviour change that results in environmental benefits.
* Plan, monitor, control and prioritise resources and budgets to maximise the efficient use of people to ensure that all activities are completed to time and to respond to unplanned events.
* Influence internal & external partners including operators, Members of Parliament (MPs) & communities.
* Respond and address regulatory challenge, whether that be from MPs, Community Groups or any other stakeholders.
* Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training, and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
Team and Delivery
The Team you'll lead a newly formed team reporting to the COMAH Regulatory Manager. The team will work directly with site operators, while collaborating with national and local colleagues to improve COMAH delivery and assurance. Your team will be responsible for delivering their regulatory plan by delivering robust inspections, audits and investigating incidents. You will be leading a new team, so you will need to demonstrate your ability to lead and coach them through cultural and business change. Your role will include maintaining the health, safety, and wellbeing of your team, supporting them to develop themselves and managing ways of working to ensure we can meet the needs of the future. You will need to balance the work within your team to ensure that they are focused on the areas that will deliver the greatest environmental benefit. This position requires the ability to work effectively across the organisation, in an agile way to deliver outcomes.
Qualifications
* Understanding of the COMAH Regulations or previous regulatory or industry experience in this sector.
* Strong leadership skills demonstrated by successfully leading teams to work in collaboration to achieve objectives.
* Proven working knowledge of Health, Safety & Wellbeing.
* Enthusiasm to achieve results and an ability to coach and mentor others to enhance their abilities and fostering their growth.
* The ability to work with a range of customers and stakeholders, whether internal or external to support our goals.
* The skills to both prioritise effectively for your team and with the wider business.
* A flexible approach to work and a capacity to make decisions using available information and evidence.
* Full UK driving licence.
Desirable criteria
* Degree in a Scientific or Engineering subject.
* Membership or working towards membership of a relevant professional body.
Benefits
* A salary up to £54,940 - £64,576 per annum.
* This role attracts an additional allowance of £4,750 for specialist expertise in COMAH regulation. It is payable after appointment, provided you meet eligibility criteria. To qualify, you'll need significant COMAH or high-hazard industry experience and a relevant degree or equivalent technical expertise.
* A generous pension scheme of 19%.
* Overtime opportunities through standby and incident pay.
* 27 days holiday (increasing at 3, 6, and 10 years of service up to a maximum of 30) + 8 bank holidays for full-time employees.
* Two additional days for paid environmental outcomes giving you the opportunity to take part in community activities.
* Training and professional development time.
* Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave scheme.
* Flexible working policy for all employees, with consideration for flexibility in working patterns across the week on a case-by-case basis.
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