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

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

while 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.

• 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

• 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

• Support sustainability initiatives including:
• 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

• 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

• 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

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
• Chartered Environmentalist status or professional membership of IEMA, ISEP, IES, or equivalent
• ESG and sustainability…