Compliance Manager

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Compliance Manager to lead health, safety, and compliance initiatives across their operations. This role involves driving performance, monitoring compliance with environmental legislation, and ensuring safe operations at various sites. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a solid understanding of relevant safety certifications. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to environmental responsibility and enjoy ongoing career development, competitive salary, and a supportive work environment that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Ongoing career development

Generous pension scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Life cover

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance and safety within public or private sectors.
• Strong leadership and planning skills with workload management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead health, safety, and compliance across Somerset Household Waste Recycling Centres.
• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and internal KPIs.

Skills

Compliance Management

Health and Safety Legislation

Leadership

Data Analysis

Report Writing

Training Coordination

Education

IOSH Certification

NEBOSH Certification

Relevant Business Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

EQHS Management System

Job description

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

Location: Priorswood

Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

A quick look at the role.

As Compliance Manager, you’ll lead health, safety, and compliance across our Somerset Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) and Organics operations. You’ll drive performance, set and monitor targets, and ensure safe, compliant site operations. Regular travel across the county is required.

Your core responsibilities.

• Ensure compliance with environmental, health and safety legislation, including DSEAR, COSHH, and Animal By-products Regulations, and report on internal KPIs.
• Implement and maintain Biffa’s EHS and ISO standards on site, including EMS development and ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 compliance.
• Monitor contract compliance to avoid financial penalties and report monthly to the Authority on key obligations.
• Manage site audits, identify gaps, ensure actions are tracked, and maintain reports under the EQHS Management System.
• Lead onboarding and training for new employees, and coordinate training matrices across the region.
• Organise and minute Site Safety Improvement Team meetings, ensuring timely completion of actions.
• 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.

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
• Membership of relevant professional bodies (e.g. CIWM, IQA) and understanding of financial processes

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.
• Competitive salary.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Life cover.

About Biffa -

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.

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.