Environmental Manager

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
For further information or to apply, please contact Steve Utton at SCINERGY Recruitment on (phone number removed) or (url removed)
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed