Batteries Regulation & Recycling Specialist

Job Title: Batteries Regulation & Recycling Specialist
Location: Bristol, London, Newcastle or York (Hybrid - 3 days per week on site)
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Daily Rate: £550/day (Umbrella - Maximum)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Role Summary:

The Circular Economy Delivery Team leads work on sustainability across agrifood, textiles, transport, and electronics sectors.

The Transport, Electricals and Batteries team is responsible for reforming policy and regulation relating to batteries, tyres, and end-of-life vehicles, including digital innovation. The team also oversees Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and vape regulations, ensures compliance with hazardous substances rules, and supports alignment with relevant international standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop robust policy proposals to increase battery circularity, including defining issues, generating options, sourcing evidence, engaging stakeholders, and preparing papers and presentations for senior decision-makers.
• Advise on regulatory reform for batteries, covering sustainable production, collection, reuse, and recycling systems to support greater circularity and compliance across battery supply chains.
• Think strategically and programmatically, situating your work within the wider Circular Economy programme and contributing to long-term goals.
• Work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, supporting a one-team ethos and integrating perspectives from policy, technical, and delivery colleagues.
• Bring innovation and constructive challenge, introducing new ideas and approaches to improve policy and delivery outcomes.
• Share specialist knowledge by upskilling team members through mentoring, workshops, and technical guidance.
• Engage with a wide range of stakeholders across industry, regulators, and other organisations to build consensus and support practical implementation of policy changes.
• Provide clear, evidence-based advice and briefings to senior leaders, translating complex technical detail into actionable recommendations.

Person Specification

We are seeking an experienced batteries expert with deep subject matter knowledge in battery systems. You will provide technical and practical insight into sustainable battery production and/or collection, reuse, and recycling systems (including how these are influenced by regulation).

The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of battery regulation reform and greater circularity in battery supply chains.

You should also be able to demonstrate an aptitude for:

• Developing policy proposals: defining issues, devising options, sourcing evidence, engaging stakeholders, and recommending preferred solutions (including preparation of papers and presentations).
• Thinking strategically and programmatically: placing your work within the context of a wider programme and contributing to long-term objectives.
• Working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment with a one-team approach.
• Innovating: bringing fresh ideas and constructive challenge to improve outcomes.

Why this role?

This is an excellent opportunity for an industry expert to bring practical, real-world insight into policy development, help shape workable and effective regulations, and play a key role in advancing the circular economy for batteries.

Hybrid Working

The role requires a minimum of 3 office days per week, with flexibility to work remotely for the remaining time.

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.