Environmental Compliance Specialist

idibu; Reading; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK water and wastewater company seeks an Environmental Compliance Specialist to join their team in Reading. This role involves conducting compliance assessments, utilizing tools like Power BI, and ensuring accurate reporting to stakeholders. Candidates should have a background in environmental management and strong communication skills, with a salary of up to £55,000, plus excellent benefits.

Benefits

26 days holiday, increasing to 30 with service.

Generous pension scheme.

Health and wellbeing benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in environmental permitting or compliance.
• Experience with Environmental Management Systems.
• Understanding of water discharge and waste permits is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental compliance assessments via CAS.
• Assist in developing CAS as the repository for compliance actions.
• Provide compliance reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Communication

Influencing Skills

Power BI

Power Apps

Understanding of Wastewater Treatment

Environmental Management

Education

Environmental or Science-related Qualification

Job description

As part of the Environmental Compliance team, you will help assess compliance against activities such as water discharges, air emissions, and waste legislation, increasing our focus on compliance.

You will utilize sources like site audit reports, permit assessments, and incident reviews to identify improvement actions.

What you’ll be doing as an Environmental Compliance Specialist

• Lead environmental compliance assessments via CAS for permitted sites/activities.
• Assist in developing CAS as the central repository for compliance actions.
• Ensure non-conformances from EMS site audits are logged in CAS.
• Maintain and improve our CAS tool with Power BI, PowerApps, and SharePoint, with support from Digital Teams.
• Build relationships across units to ensure accurate compliance assessments.
• Provide compliance reports to stakeholders.
• Present compliance performance at various forums, including to site managers and directors.

What you should bring to the role

• Experience in environmental permitting or compliance.
• Experience with Environmental Management Systems.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Experience with Power BI and Power Apps for report development.
• Understanding of wastewater treatment and pumping processes.
• Environmental or science-related qualification.
• Knowledge of water discharge and waste permits is desirable.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary up to £55,000, depending on experience.
• 26 days holiday, increasing to 30 with service, plus bank holidays.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, and more.

Learn more about our benefits and perks.

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving over 16 million customers daily. We aim to build a better future, helping communities and the planet thrive. We seek passionate, skilled people committed to making a difference.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water offers a rewarding, diverse workplace where everyone can make a difference. We support career growth, flexible work, and excellent benefits.

We welcome applications from all and provide support throughout recruitment. We aim to remove barriers to success.

In crises, we rally to support customers. Join us as an ambassador; full training provided. It’s a rewarding way to learn about our business and colleagues.

Note

Due to high application volumes, we may close the advert early. Apply promptly to avoid missing out.