Environment Manager
Permanent Multi-Site (North East & Scotland) Hybrid Working 50,000 - 63,000 with car allowance of 491 per month
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Environment Manager to lead the development and implementation of a newly evolving environmental function across a highly innovative, multi-site technology and manufacturing organisation.
This is a unique opportunity to build and shape environmental management from the ground up. Operating across R&D, pilot-scale manufacturing, GMP facilities, and innovation programmes, you'll play a critical role in ensuring environmental compliance while enabling responsible innovation and supporting the business in developing new technologies and capabilities in a safe, compliant, and sustainable manner.
The successful candidate will lead the development of an environmental management framework aligned with ISO 14001, whilst acting as a trusted advisor to operational, technical, commercial, and leadership teams. This is not simply a compliance role. We're looking for someone with the confidence and experience to identify opportunities, challenge thinking, and help unlock innovative solutions within complex regulatory environments.
What You'll Be Responsible For:
Environmental Strategy & Leadership
- Lead the development, implementation, and continual improvement of the organisation's Environmental Management System (EMS)
- Support the integration of environmental considerations into decision-making, operations, R&D activities, and future business growth
- Act as the organisation's environmental subject matter expert and key advisor to senior stakeholders
Environmental Compliance & Permitting
- Lead environmental permitting activities, including permit applications, variations, maintenance, and compliance management
- Develop strong working relationships with regulatory bodies including the Environment Agency and SEPA
- Interpret environmental legislation and permit conditions, translating them into practical operational controls
- Lead inspections, audits, regulatory engagement, and compliance activities across multiple sites
Sustainability, ESG & Circular Economy
- Support sustainability initiatives including:
- Resource efficiency
- Waste reduction
- Carbon management and Net Zero activities
- Environmental impact reduction programmes
- Contribute to ESG reporting, performance monitoring, and sustainability strategy development
- Identify opportunities to embed environmental thinking into customer projects and innovation programmes
- Support the development of circular economy initiatives and social value activities
Multi-Site Governance & Assurance
- Provide environmental oversight across multiple technical and manufacturing sites
- Develop KPIs, dashboards, reporting frameworks, and environmental performance metrics
- Conduct audits and assurance activities to identify risks and improvement opportunities
- Support site leaders with environmental incident management and corrective actions
Business & Customer Support
- Support commercial, technical, and bid teams in assessing environmental requirements within new opportunities
- Ensure new projects and technologies are developed in compliance with environmental obligations
- Help identify practical solutions to complex environmental challenges within innovative and evolving technologies
About You
You are an experienced environmental professional who combines strong technical and regulatory knowledge with commercial awareness and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
You'll bring:
- Significant experience in an environmental leadership or management role
- Strong knowledge of environmental permitting and UK environmental legislation
- Experience operating within regulated industrial, technical, manufacturing, energy, chemical, pharmaceutical, or engineering environments
- Demonstrable experience implementing and managing Environmental Management Systems aligned to ISO 14001
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Experience working with regulators, inspections, audits, and compliance activities
- The ability to balance environmental compliance with business growth and innovation objectives
Desirable Experience
- Chartered Environmentalist status or professional membership of IEMA, ISEP, IES, or equivalent
- ESG and sustainability reporting experience
- Experience developing environmental strategies across multi-site organisations
- Circular economy, waste reduction, or resource efficiency programmes
- Experience within science, manufacturing, R&D, advanced technology, GMP, chemical processing, or technically complex environments
- Experience working with emissions, solvents, waste management, or environmental permits in regulated settings
The Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious environmental professional to build something meaningful. You'll be joining at a pivotal point where environmental expectations, sustainability priorities, and business growth are converging. In this newly created role, you'll have the opportunity to shape the environmental agenda, establish best practice, and work collaboratively with colleagues across the business to strengthen sustainability, compliance, and future innovation
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
