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Environmental Compliance Consultant

Colton Ltd

Manchester

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GBP 35,000 - 50,000

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Job summary

Join a leading waste and recycling company as an Environmental Compliance Consultant, working part-time while helping to drive compliance across UK and EU operations. This contract offers the opportunity to bring structure to a busy compliance function, ensuring readiness for future environmental obligations, while partially working remotely, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

Proven experience in waste permitting and environmental compliance.
Strong knowledge of UK and EU waste regulations.
Confidence in working in an interim capacity.

Responsibilities

Manage and review waste and environmental permitting requirements.
Respond to permitting and compliance queries from stakeholders.
Oversee environmental documentation and monitor regulatory changes.

Skills

Waste Permitting

Environmental Compliance

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Tom Hewat (HSE Contract and Interim Recruiter)

Senior Consultant at Irwin and Colton - Health, Safety and Environment Recruitment Experts

Environmental Compliance Consultant - 2 Days Per Week

Location: Remote with occasional UK site travel - Greater Manchester

Duration: 6 months (initial), with potential to extend

Are you an experienced environmental professional with a background in waste permitting and compliance? We're supporting a waste and recycling company in the search for an Environmental Compliance Consultant to help drive regulatory compliance and permitting oversight across their expanding UK and European operations. This role plays a critical part in bringing structure to a busy compliance function and ensuring readiness for current and future environmental obligations.

Key responsibilities:

Managing and reviewing waste and environmental permitting requirements (UK and EU)
Responding to daily permitting and compliance queries from internal stakeholders
Overseeing environmental documentation, including transfer notes and regulatory paperwork
Monitoring and advising on regulatory changes (e.g. EU REACH, POPs, hazardous waste)
Supporting the EHS leadership team by taking ownership of permitting activity
Liaising with internal teams and translators to ensure compliance in emerging regions

The ideal candidate will have:

Proven experience in waste permitting and environmental compliance, ideally across multiple jurisdictions
Strong knowledge of UK and EU waste regulations and reporting obligations
Background in waste, recycling, or related industrial environments
Confidence working in an interim capacity and delivering immediate impact
Strong attention to detail and the ability to interpret complex environmental legislation

This role is available immediately and would suit someone looking to bring structure and oversight to a growing compliance function within a fast-paced and high-growth sector.

To apply or discuss further, please contact Tom Hewat at or call 01923 432 637.

Irwin & Colton are a specialist Environment, Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the environment, health and safety industry from Environment, Health and Safety Manager, Health and safety Director through to Environment, Health and Safety Advisor positions.

Irwin & Colton Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website irwinandcolton. Com. Irwin and Colton is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.

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