Senior Adviser - Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) - 28579

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Job Description 1

Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone?

Then the Environment Agency is the organisation for you!

We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share.

The Environment Agency (EA) is part of the competent authority that enforce the Control of Major Accident Hazard regulations (COMAH) in England. 

 

You will lead on working with competent authority (CA) members to develop and roll out regulatory approaches. This involves influencing to ensure environmental considerations are suitably addressed by COMAH policy. 

 

We work with a range of stakeholders to continually improve industry practice, including lessons learned from accidents. You will provide expert advice and support to operational teams, and the tools and training to ensure we deliver COMAH effectively with an appropriate level of competence. You will ensure that monitoring and reporting commitments are met, and commission and manage projects to fill gaps in our knowledge. 

 

We work closely with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as the regime owner as well as the other CA partners to coordinate delivery and promote the EA’s goals and reputation. You will represent the EA at coordinating forums and lead a series of working groups. 

 

You will advise senior managers in their engagement with our partners and provide guidance on response to risks and issues. 

 

You’ll have an incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll support you to find an incident role to suit your needs and circumstances.  Appropriate training will be given.  

  

This role also has an additional £4750 uplift to the annual salary for candidates who have a relevant scientific degree and can demonstrate they have significant experience working in industry or as a regulator in the COMAH regime.

The team 1

Energy and COMAH is part of Radioactive Substances and Industry Regulation in the Environment & Business Directorate. We provide strategic direction, tools and support to the EA’s regulation of the energy sectors. We manage a range of project to prepare for new duties and carry out research into environmental best practice. The team works closely with government, industry, partner regulators and academia both nationally and internationally.

Experience/skills Required 1

You will have a relevant engineering or a science degree or equivalent.

Through experience to date you will be able to demonstrate; 

 

• Technical knowledge of industrial processes, industrial risk control and environmental controls. 
• Advanced knowledge of COMAH regulations. 
• Excellent proactive communication skills. 
• Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Ability to work on your own initiative, take decisions and solve problems.
  

We are a nationally dispersed team and use smart tools to stay connected, but some travel and overnight stays may also be required.

Contact and additional information 1

We’re committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve, so welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds.

For more information about working for us and how to apply, please read the Candidate Pack and Additional information document.

Applications will be “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions. The Additional information document also contains how your answers for the application and interview will be assessed.

If you have any queries, or want to discuss the role, working patterns, base locations etc, please contact Charlotte Sholl, who will be the line manager for this role.

charlotte.sholl@environment-agency.gov.uk

Interviews will be held using MS Teams in the beginning of April 2024.

Closing Date:

25/03/2024, 23:55 hours

Level of security checks required 1

Basic Check

Competence 1 1

Builds and Sustains Relationships

Description 1

Develops and maintains effective working relationships.

Please describe a time when you have built an effective working relationship with a new group of people that had different perspectives to you. Explain what challenges that posed for your relationship and how you addressed them to achieve your desired outcome.

Competence 2 1

Achieves Results

Description 1

Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.

Please describe a time when you were responsible for delivering a complex task to achieve specific results with a fixed deadline. Tell us about how you approached the task, managed your time and prioritised and organised tasks, and resources, to ensure timely achievement of the desired results.

Competence 3 1

Legislative Knowledge

Description 1

Detailed knowledge and experience of application of Control of Major Accident Hazard regulations either in a regulatory or industrial situation.

As a COMAH senior advisor strong legislative knowledge is key to your role, in supporting others and influencing stakeholders. Describe a time when you have applied your COMAH regulatory knowledge to address an environmental issue.

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.