Compliance Manager

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

Job summary

Biffa is seeking a Compliance Manager to join their dynamic compliance team, focusing on environmental responsibility. The role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, managing audits, and supporting the operational teams with essential training. Candidates should hold a relevant business qualification and safety certifications, plus experience in compliance within the public or private sector. Join Biffa to contribute to innovative waste management solutions that enhance sustainability.

Benefits

Ongoing career development

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.
• Knowledge of environmental and health & safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Monitor adherence to legal, contractual, health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Compile reports, monitor targets and undertake audits.
• Provide support and training for operational teams.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Data Analysis

Report Creation

Education

Relevant business qualification

IOSH / NEBOSH certifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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

Location: National

Hours: Monday to Friday, 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

• Relevant business qualification and formal safety certifications ( 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

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.
• 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.