Regulatory Officer (Industrial Installations) x4

About the Role

We’re looking for experienced and motivated environmental professionals to join our Installations Regulatory Team in the Hertfordshire and North London area.

As a Regulatory Officer, you will be at the forefront of protecting communities and the environment from harm. You’ll regulate a wide variety of permitted waste and industrial installations, ensuring businesses comply with environmental permits and legislation. Your work will help contribute to a cleaner, greener, and healthier environment.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out compliance assessments at a range of industrial and waste recycling sites
• Ensuring operators meet permit conditions and can effectively protect the environment.
• Investigating incidents and taking enforcement action where necessary
• Assessing complex information to make informed decisions about site operations
• Setting permit conditions that ensure sustainable, compliant operations.
• Using your influencing and negotiation skills to encourage best practice, often working with senior individuals in industry, local communities, and other stakeholders

The successful candidate will complete a technical development framework and will be supported throughout by a dedicated mentor.

This role requires regular attendance in the office, including a weekly team day, to support learning, collaboration, and development.

About the Team

The Installations team sits within the Environment Management department for Hertfordshire and North London. We regulate a diverse range of industrial sectors including:

• Landfill
• Chemicals
• Hazardous waste treatment
• Incineration
• Combustion
• Biowaste treatment
• Food & drink manufacturing

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for individuals with a background in the waste or industrial sectors and strong regulatory understanding. The ideal candidate will have:

• A full UK driving licence.
• Flexibility to travel for operational site visits – (this will involve being within 2 hours of travel distance from Welwyn Garden City.
• Either a degree in a scientific, environmental, or engineering discipline, or significant professional experience that demonstrates equivalent expertise. If work experience is less than 3 years, then a relevant degree will be required.
• Strong technical knowledge and analytical thinking.
• Ability to apply the principles of better regulation in complex, evolving situations.
• Confidence in influencing behaviour and securing positive environmental outcomes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Incident Response Commitment

All Environment Agency employees take part in incident response duties. This is a key part of our role in protecting people and the environment. You’ll receive full training and support, including flexible working arrangements to ensure this commitment is manageable, for you. The role may include occasional out-of-hours standby duties. This may attract an additional payment.

Why Join Us?

At the Environment Agency, we offer:

• Hybrid and flexible working options – 1 day in the office minimum (mix of site visits and home working)
• 27 days annual leave (plus public holidays), increasing with service.
• Flexi-time available to give you a work life balance.
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• A generous Pension contribution at 19% (in addition to your salary!)
• Supportive, inclusive teams and strong staff networks
• 2 additional days for environmental outcomes – paid volunteering time

As an organisation, we strive to reflect the communities we serve. To achieve this, we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation, and religion.

Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the UK's biggest environmental organisation. Join us, and together, let's tackle the challenges of a changing climate and build a more sustainable future. Apply now and embark on a rewarding and fulfilling career journey with the Environment Agency.

Application Guidance

Please note, artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance on our careers site for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Please note that providing false or misleading information at any stage of the application or recruitment process may result in withdrawal of your application, or where applicable, disciplinary action in line with internal processes

We will maintain a reserve list for 6 months and may offer similar roles at other locations linked to this position.

Candidates selected for interview will be notified by email at least five days in advance. Please check both your inbox and junk mail folders to ensure you don’t miss our message.

Want to Know More?

Please read the Job Profile and Candidate Pack for full details of the role, working environment and application process on our career site.

Closing date: Monday 23rd March 2026
Interview date: W/C 13th April.