EMS Site Audit Lead

Job Title: EMS Site Audit Lead

Location: Berkshire/Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire/Wiltshire

Salary: up to £55,000 plus pension scheme and health benefits

Are you a passionate, engaging, and proactive Environmental professional wanting to ensure adherence to environmental regulations whilst working collaboratively across project teams?

If so, this is the job for you!

HSE Recruitment Network are recruiting for an EMS Site Audit Lead to work for the UK’s largest water company, working at the forefront of ensuring operational compliance with the EMS and permits.
 
The role will be focused on taking ownership and developing a site permit compliance audit programme. You will also provide support to operational teams to ensure they understand the requirements of the EMS and site permits.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and establish a compliance audit program for the site, including designing audit templates, forms, tracking tools for actions, and reporting systems.
• Oversee the implementation of the audit program by conducting audits and managing a team of auditors to ensure comprehensive and timely completion.
• Detect and resolve instances of non-compliance, monitoring corrective actions through the Environmental Management System (EMS) until satisfactory resolution.
• Prepare and present regular updates to stakeholders, summarising important findings, patterns, and potential areas of risk or concern.
• Update and manage site compliance records through the Compliance Assessment System.
• Assemble and supervise a team of site auditors to ensure effective delivery of the audit program.
• Create and uphold procedures for developing and maintaining site environmental risk assessments, ensuring they align with best practices and legal requirements.

 
Work arrangement:

• Hybrid, 3 days per week office/site based
• Regular on-site presence required for project-related activities
• 36-hour work week, Monday – Friday
• A valid drivers license and access to a vehicle are essential for this role

 
Essential Experience, Training and Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to create and oversee site audit programs.
• Substantial experience conducting audits of environmental sites.
• Strong interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration across multiple teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the capacity to influence and engage stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Background in operating within Environmental and Quality Management Systems.
• Proven leadership, including experience coordinating or managing teams.
• Understanding of relevant environmental laws and permitting obligations.
• Familiarity with health and safety standards in operational settings.
• Possession of a qualification in an environmental or science-based field.
• Practical experience working alongside or within front-line operational units, such as sewage treatment plants or pumping stations (preferred).
• Knowledge of ISO-certified management systems (preferred).

Interested? Apply now for immediate consideration: simon.gregory@hserecruitment.co.uk // 0121 454 5000

Alternatively, if you know of anyone who may be interested in this opportunity, please forward on our details.