What we offer:
The only way to truly know the benefits of this culture is to experience it as an EMR employee, but some examples of the support we offer include:
- Competitive pay rates and a bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell leave
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Employee support, including life assurance and critical illness pay
- Wellbeing Scheme, giving every colleague – and their dependents – unlimited access to GPs and counselling, as well as cash back on a wide range of health and wellbeing treatments
- 24/7 anonymous access to advice on any aspect of health and wellbeing
- Financial wellbeing support, including access to affordable loans, savings plans, advanced earned pay and financial education
- Savings on online purchases from retailers and utilities to entertainment and beyond
- Cycle 2 work scheme
- Car Allowance
We’re proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status for three years running - and to be recognised among the UK's Best Workplaces in Manufacturing, Production & Transportation.
But it's about so much more than badges to us, it's about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them.
About Our Opportunity
Are you passionate about environmental compliance and sustainability? Join our Environmental Regulatory Management Team and play a key role in supporting a business operating within a complex regulatory framework. In this role, you’ll help shape compliant, and sustainable operations by developing and maintaining environmental permits, management systems, and improvement programmes. If you enjoy combining technical expertise with practical problem-solving and want to make a tangible impact, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
This opportunity is a regional role with travel so we are looking for applicants based around the North West, Yorkshire or North East Regions (location is flexible),
What You Will Be Doing
- Prepare Environmental Permit and Discharge Consent applications and variations, collaborating closely with operational teams and regulators.
- Draft, review, and maintain permit-related documentation, including management plans, improvement condition responses, and supporting technical assessments.
- Act as a trusted technical environmental specialist, providing guidance on permit compliance, regulatory interpretation, and best practice.
- Support the maintenance of Environmental Management System (EMS) documentation, ensuring it is robust, proportionate, and aligned with regulatory and business requirements.
- Help sites translate permit requirements and improvement actions into practical, operational controls.
- Contribute to the development of standardised environmental processes, templates, and guidance to strengthen compliance across the business.
About You
- You have experience with environmental permitting, including preparing, reviewing, and managing permit applications, variations, and supporting technical documentation.
- You possess a strong understanding of environmental regulatory frameworks and can apply permit conditions practically within operational environments.
- You have experience developing, reviewing, and maintaining EMS documentation that meets regulatory requirements.
- You’re skilled at managing regulatory improvement actions and conditions, tracking progress, and ensuring timely completion.
- You can interpret complex regulatory requirements and translate them into clear, practical guidance for site-based teams.
- You are highly organised, able to manage multiple workstreams, prioritise effectively, and deliver high-quality outputs to deadlines.
- You hold relevant qualifications or experience in an environmental field, waste management, or a closely related discipline.
Who we are:
Our purpose is to create a future where the materials we use don’t need to be extracted from the planet.’
At EMR, we give new life to unwanted materials. Every year, we recycle 10 million tonnes of metals and plastics, saving 19 million tonnes of carbon from entering the Earth’s atmosphere, diverting waste from landfill and protecting resources and habitats.
We couldn’t do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth.
We’re proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status, but it’s about so much more than a badge. It’s about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them:
‘The people who work here are from varied backgrounds and have a variety of beliefs, all of which are accepted and respected.’
‘I’m encouraged to keep a healthy work-life balance so that I can be performing at my best.’
‘I’ve been supported every step of the way in my career progression.’
‘‘EMR offers a fantastic and inclusive environment; collaboration across the whole business, humility and hard work.’
We couldn’t do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth, underpinned by our Company values of We Care and We Do.
- We Care
- Integrity – our people are Respectful and Honest
- Trust – our people are Collaborative and Genuine
- We Do
- Accountable – our people are Determined and Responsible
- Innovative – our people have a Growth Mind-set and are Progressive
If you want to be part of something bigger than yourself, have a role that really makes a difference and work with likeminded people towards the same purpose, click the link to apply.
