Environmental Specialist
Based in the Standish area, our client is looking for an experienced Environmental Specialist to ensure compliance with government and legal regulations through policy enforcement or adherence to legal guidelines.
The Environmental Specialist will ensure the effectiveness of the EHS Department. To contribute to the executive decision-making processes to ensure a commitment to achieve progressively higher standards within the company and move it towards being the best in its field of activities and to be an advocate for improvement and change across all its functions and at all levels.
The Environmental Specialist, you will promote a positive climate in which the EHS department is seen by management, employees, neighbours, customers, and other off-site agencies as being fundamental to the company’s day to day operations. Ensuring that policies, programmes, systems, procedures, and registrations are developed and maintained to meet company and regulatory environmental assurance requirements.
You will ensure current awareness with relevant environmental issues is maintained through liaison with the Chemical Industries Association and other organisations.
Environmental Specialist Responsibilities:
Identify New Business opportunities to improve the environmental management system.
Manage environmental management program and the environmental management system.
Provide guidance and support on environmental legislation and internal environmental standards.
Manage waste minimisation plan for both sites.
Responsible for ISO 14001 environmental management system, surveillance audits and recertification audits.
Lead auditor and contributor to the site wide process and management system audit plan, including 45001 and 9001.
Responsible for developing the environmental strategy and environmental performance.
Champion environmental improvements via the Asset plan and CapEx programs.
Manage the site environmental permit and prepare any correspondence to the regulator or applications for variations that may be required and reporting of any permit breaches.
Firm knowledge required of abatement systems and techniques.
Undertake regular monitoring and compliance.
Undertake environmental risk assessments including source-pathway-receptor trio assessment as per CDOIF methodology.
Work with Quality and Health & Safety on improvement projects.
Product life cycle assessment.
Internal improvements on 12 principles of green chemistry.
Ecovardis review and assessment.
Policy improvements for corporate social responsibility.
Assist with sustainable development goals.
Manage site aspects and impacts register.
Environmental Essential / Knowledge / Experience / Qualifications:
A degree in environmental management / Chemical engineering
Experience in oil, gas, chemicals / Petrochemicals industry
Working knowledge of key environmental legislation
Auditing experience
ISO 14001
ISO50001 Energy Management (Desirable)
Benefits:
Location: Standish
Hours: Monday to Friday either 8am – 4pm or 9am – 5pm
Contract type: Permanent (subject to 6 month’s probation period)
Salary: £40K per annum
If you are interested in the Environmental Specialist role, and feel you have the right skills and experience, please click the link to ‘Apply’