Compliance Manager

Biffa Waste Services; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Biffa Waste Services is seeking a Compliance Manager to join their dynamic compliance team focused on ensuring environmental responsibility. The role involves monitoring compliance standards, conducting audits, and supporting operational teams while ensuring adherence to health and safety legislation. Candidates must have relevant certifications and a strong background in compliance management.

Benefits

Ongoing career development

Car or allowance

Competitive salary

Generous pension scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Life cover

Qualifications

• Relevant business qualification and formal safety certifications.
• Experience in compliance, environment, quality, health and safety.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with ability to analyze data.

Responsibilities

• Monitor adherence to legal, health, safety, environmental and quality compliance.
• Compile reports and monitor targets.
• Undertake audits and provide support and training.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Workload Management

Data Analysis

Report Production

Education

IOSH Certification

NEBOSH in Environmental Management

NEBOSH Occupational Safety & Health

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join a dynamic compliance team supporting environmental responsibility through accurate data, strong administration, and customer-first service.

Location: National

Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

A quick look at the role.

As Compliance Manager, you'll be involved in monitoring adherence to the legal, contractual, health, safety, environmental and quality compliance across our landfill and gas portfolio. The post holder will compile reports, monitor targets, undertake targeted audits and support operations with training and management systems. Regular travel across the country is required.

Your core responsibilities.

• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, procedures and guidance notes, including DSEAR, COSHH, waste acceptance and Animal By-products Regulations.
• Ensure compliance with all stages of waste acceptance procedures (both internal and external) including hazardous waste, qualifying fines and water discounts.
• Audit our compliance to make sure all of this is in line with HMRC regulations.
• Manage and support both internal and external audits, identify gaps, ensure actions are tracked, and maintain reports under the EQHS Management System.
• Track and report on KPI's including contract compliance and associated reporting.
• Provide support and training for operational teams.
• Maintain Biffa's EHS and ISO standards on site, including ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 compliance.
• Ensure COSHH assessments and risk assessments are maintained, reviewed and updated.
• Support incident investigations using the Top Set methodology, delivering clear reports and improvement recommendations.
• Liaise with the Biffa HSQ team for expert guidance and support the Senior Business Manager in meeting contract requirements.

Requirements

Our essential requirements.

• Relevant business qualification and formal safety certifications (e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH in Environmental Management and Occupational Safety & Health)
• Experience in compliance, environment, quality, health and safety within public or private sector
• Strong leadership, planning, and workload management experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and business systems, with ability to analyse data, produce reports, and create presentations
• Knowledge of environmental and health & safety legislation, with ability to interpret and apply it practically

Benefits

And here's why you'll love it at Biffa.

• Ongoing career development, training and coaching - Because if you don't grow, we don't grow.
• Car or allowance.
• Competitive salary.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Life cover.

Changing the way people think about waste.

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we're turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It's a view that's shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that's always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it's why we're the UK's No. 1 choice for business waste management.

Dedicated to diversity.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you'll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.