Environmental & Gas Operative

Biffa; Pulborough; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Environmental & Gas Operative, where you will play a vital role in monitoring landfill sites and managing gas operations. This position offers the flexibility of home-based work with travel to various sites, providing you with a company vehicle and IT equipment. Your responsibilities will include data interpretation, environmental monitoring, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Enjoy a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including ongoing career development and company events. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in an outdoor environment, this role is for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company events

Retail and leisure discounts

Full training / PPE provided

Ongoing career development

Company vehicle and fuel card

On call out and standby payments

Qualifications

• Basic computer skills and driving license required.
• Ability to work alone and in various weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental monitoring and data reporting for landfill sites.
• Manage landfill gas compound and ensure power generation maximization.

Skills

Basic computer literacy

Ability to work independently

Driving skills

Data interpretation

Tools

IT equipment

Job description

Help us make a difference as a Environmental & Gas Operative.

A quick look at the role:
To undertake environmental monitoring of various landfill sites, data interpretation and reporting in accordance with the site permit as well as gas field balancing, maintenance and gas compound management. This role can be home based with frequent travel to our sites; a vehicle and fuel card is provided along with IT equipment.

Your Core Responsibilities:

• Undertake environmental monitoring, data interpretation and reporting in accordance with the site permit and Biffa instructions.
• Undertake gas field monitoring, balancing and maintenance.
• Manage the landfill gas compound to ensure that power generation is maximised.
• Undertake all duties in accordance with Health and Safety policies, guidance notes and training.
• Work closely with and collaborate with landfill operational colleagues.
• Supervise and manage contractors that work on specific areas relating to this role.
• Collect, understand, collate and prepare data (for generator and environmental performance) as required to monitor the overall business performance, identify areas for improvement and implement these in collaboration with Management.
• Provide out of hours emergency assistance for gas generation issues.
• Carry out such reasonable tasks as might be required by the Company from time to time.

Requirements:

Our essential requirements:

• Basic computer literacy.
• Able to travel; may be asked to stay away from home on rare occasions.
• Driving licence - Driving is a large part of the role; you will sometimes be required to drive to more than one site in a day.
• Happy to work alone - Some of our closed sites are unattended.
• Expected to work in all weathers - A large part of the role is working outside.

Benefits:

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

• Competitive salary.
• Company events.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• IT equipment.
• Full training / PPE provided.
• Ongoing career development, training, education, and coaching - Because if you don't grow, we don't grow.
• Company vehicle and fuel card.
• On call out and standby payments.

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.