Senior Regulatory Officer - Refineries

Job Description

Are you ready to make a real difference?

Join our High Hazard specialist team as a Senior Regulatory Officer (SRO).

We’re committed to improving our regulatory practices and framework. To achieve this, we’relooking for a SRO to provide quality regulation across high hazard industries in England, with a particular focus on oil refineries.

This role is for a locally recognised expert, responsible for delivering regulatory activities while managing significant environmental and reputational risk. You’ll work across high hazard industries, collaborating with internal networks, partner organisations, and industry representatives to ensure a consistent regulatory approach.

The role involves leading regulation of complex and nationally significant oil refineries, assessing operators’ ability to protect people and the environment and comply with regulatory requirements. You’ll lead site inspections, investigations, and enforcement action for significant environmental incidents, alongside resolving complex technical and reputational issues.

Strong influencing and negotiation skills are essential, as you’ll regularly engage with senior industry leaders, communities and stakeholders.

You’ll provide expert input into investigations, work with partner organisations to deliver regulatory outcomes, and help shape regulatory strategy and delivery at a local level. Alongside strategic responsibilities, you will assist in planning and delivery of your team’s regulatory work programme across multiple areas.

You will be seen as a technical leader in your team therefore have a role in overseeing performance, managing quality and workload, developing less experienced staff, and contributing to workforce planning, and training to strengthen high hazard regulation.

This role attracts anadditionalallowance of £4,750 for specialistexpertisein high hazard regulation. It is payable after appointment, provided you meet eligibility criteria. To qualify,you’llneed significant oil refineries or high hazard industry experience and a relevant degree or equivalent technical expertise.

Please read the additional information pack for further details about the responsibilities of the role.

The team

You’llbe part of a team reporting to a High Hazard Team Leader, working with other Regulatory Officers.

You’llwork directly with site operators, while collaborating with national and local colleagues to improve high hazard delivery and assurance. Your team will deliver their regulatory plan by carrying out robust inspections,auditsand investigating incidents.

You’llhave an office base location, but the role requires regular travel for site visits and fieldwork.

• Knowledge of environmental regulation and/or industrial experience within oil refining, energy, petrochemical, COMAH, or other high hazard industries.
• Practical application of regulatory compliance.
• Influencing skills and success in developing good relations in complex environments.
• Ability to work independently to deliver a programme of work in line with a work plan,providing assurance to your manager.
• Work with partner organisationstoaddress joint initiatives and regulatory duties.
• Taking initiative and using a continuous improvement approach.
• Degree(or equivalent) ideally in a science or engineeringsubjector comparable external industrial experience.
• Full UK driving licence

• Experience of oil refinery operations, refining processes or environmental regulation of refineries.
• People development experience through coaching and mentoring.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution orworking towards.
• Be familiar with environmental management systems,auditing and root cause analysis.
• Experienceofinterpretingenvironmenta…