Environmental Manager in Rettendon, gb

Energy Jobline ATTB; Rettendon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ATTB is seeking an experienced Environmental Compliance Manager to lead environmental improvements across the organisation and manage a small team. You will engage with suppliers, customers, NGOs, government bodies and other stakeholders, with some foreign travel expected.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will drive compliance with UK regulations, coordinate governance across purchasing, and develop training materials in collaboration with the Quality Manager and external

Qualifications

• Expertise in timber legality and certification.
• Experience in timber trade supply chain or forest management.
• Strong auditing and training skills.
• Excellent influencing skills.
• Analytical with rigorous attention to detail.
• Passionate about driving environmental improvements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with management and purchasing to manage corporate environmental compliance and purchasing governance.
• Ensure compliance with UK Timber Regulation, Construction Products Regulation, Modern Slavery Act, and EUDR Compliance.
• Maintain a robust due diligence system to assess and audit suppliers and coordinate with external service providers.
• Serve as a key point of contact for legal compliance queries, internal and external.
• Report to government enforcement bodies, certification schemes, and trade associations.
• Monitor progress and report to the Board of Directors.
• Represent the company at external committees and support industry improvements.
• Develop internal training materials, marketing and communications content, and coordinate with external service providers.
• Work with the Quality Manager to embed environmental compliance into procedures.

Skills

Timber legality

Timber trade supply chain

Forest management

Auditing

Training

Influencing

Analytical

Environmental improvements

Job description

We are working on behalf of a client seeking an experienced Environmental Compliance Manager to join our team. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this pivotal role involves driving environmental improvements across the company, managing a small team, and engaging with various stakeholders including suppliers, customers, NGOs, and government bodies. The role also requires some foreign travel.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Collaborate with the management and purchasing team to manage corporate environmental compliance and purchasing governance.


• Ensure all processes comply with the UK Timber Regulation, Construction Products Regulation, Modern Slavery Act, and EUDR Compliance.


• Maintain a robust due diligence system to ensure compliance with the UK Timber Regulation, including assessing and auditing suppliers, and coordinating with external service providers.


• Serve as a key point of contact for any legal compliance queries, both internal and external.


• Report to government enforcement bodies, certification schemes, and trade associations.


• Monitor progress and report to the Board of Directors.


• Represent the company at external committees, supporting wider industry improvements.


• Develop internal training materials, marketing, and communication content and coordinate with relevant external service providers.


• Work with the Quality Manager to ensure environmental compliance is successfully incorporated into company procedures.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Expertise in timber legality and certification.


• Experience in the timber trade supply chain or forest management.


• Strong auditing and training skills.


• Excellent influencing skills.


• Analytical with a rigorous attention to detail.


• Passionate about driving change and environmental improvements.