Environment and Regulations Manager
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 April 2026
LOCATION
Bridgwater
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£65,000 / year
CATEGORY
Operations and maintenance
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SKILLS
Environmental regulations
Wastewater treatment
Permitting
Data analysis
Regulatory compliance
COSHH
H&S
Communication skills
FULL DESCRIPTION
Environment and Regulations Manager
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]
Bridgwater
£55,000 to £65,000
Permanent
What you'll do
- Oversee and manage all aspects of the science and environmental monitoring teams specific to site needs
- Lead the science team in delivering evaluation of asset performance, optimisation and guidance on treatment to maintain permit compliance.
- To develop waste and treatment science strategy across HPC and Associated Sites.
- Lead the environmental monitoring team in delivering operation and maintenance of nuisance monitoring assets, reporting data and providing technical expertise on treatment plant monitoring assets.
- Review proposed process improvements and equipment to improve efficiency, while looking to reduce process risk and operational costs.
- Regularly liaise with client and regulators to ensure all permit conditions are achieved.
- Support the client in preparation for, and partake in, regulatory audits.
- Monitor, analyse and report data trends to maintain treatment quality.
- Ensure company targets are achieved for COSHH, H&S, process audits & budgets.
- Review and justify capital investment needs across treatment and monitoring assets.
- Lead teams in generating, collating and presentation of information and data to internal and external stake holders.
- Provide expert regulatory guidance and support to client in maintenance of site environmental permits.
- Take the lead role on frontline liaison with the Site Operations Environmental Lead.
- Produce training program for staff in new activities, processes and procedures.
- Act as a focal point for innovation, within treatment and monitoring, to implement new ideas.
- Ensure business reviews are completed in line with company targets.
What you'll need
- Degree or equivalent in a scientific discipline.
- Working towards or have attained membership of an appropriate professional body (e.g., CIWEM).
- Experience in wastewater treatment processes, and waste treatment trouble-shooter.
- Expert knowledge of environmental regulations and permitting.
- Broad knowledge of engineering, mechanical, electrical and telemetry principles and applications.
- Skilled in the organisation and presentation of data.
- Communication skills, ability to network within the company and externally.
- Good working knowledge of routes to professional development.
- Change management skills.
- Health and safety - COSHH ability, SSSTS, CSCS.
- Commercial awareness.
- PC systems, database handling and statistical literacy.
- Practical chemical handling and process optimisation skills.
What you'll receive
At [Employer hidden] we take pride in how we support professional development, enable career progression and provide a wide range of exciting opportunities for everyone.
We firmly believe that investing in our people is the key to our success, which is why we offer a range of financial and non-financial benefits to support your health and wellbeing.
- 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service (Pro Rata)
- Up to 20% combined pension contribution.
- The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
- Performance related bonus of around 5%.
- A healthcare package that supports you with your healthcare costs.
- A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.
- Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
- Sustainable benefits including electric vehicle and cycle2work schemes.
- A range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
- One paid volunteering day each year.
- Cashback and discounts from over 3,000 retailers.
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