Environmental Specialist

PepsiCo; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global snack and beverage company in Leicester is seeking a compliance specialist to ensure legal adherence to environmental policies and implement sustainability changes. Candidates should have regulatory experience and relevant NEBOSH qualifications. The role includes stakeholder management and environmental reporting.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Flexible working

Health benefits

Parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience in a regulatory-driven organization with knowledge of relevant environmental legislation.
• Ability to complete NEBOSH qualifications within a specified timeline.
• Advantageous to have experience with waste facilities certification.

Responsibilities

• Ensure legal compliance with environmental policies.
• Maintain accountability for key elements of Environmental Management System.
• Implement robust change management for Environment & Sustainability.

Skills

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Effective communication skills

Decisiveness

Understanding of lean principles

Education

NEBOSH Environmental Diploma

Environmental NEBOSH Certificate

WAMITAB Level 4 certification

Job description

Overview

At PepsiCo UK, we’re proud to produce some of the nation’s favourite snacks and drinks—such as Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. With sites across the UK, including our Quaker mill in Cupar and Doritos factory in Coventry, we also host one of the world’s largest crisp factories in Leicester. Our UK office will relocate to a vibrant new Reading town centre location, just minutes from Reading train station, by the end of 2025.

Why Join Us?

We offer a competitive salary, bonus, flexible working, and a wide range of benefits—from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships to enhanced parental leave and electric car schemes. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth has earned us the title of a Top Employer for 14 consecutive years.

Responsibilities

1. Ensure site legal compliance with respect to environmental policies through clear governance and appropriate action escalation.
2. Maintain clear accountability for key elements of GEHSMS and support the Operations Team effectively.
3. Ensure the timely close-out of environmental non-conformances, incidents, and risk mitigation actions.
4. Implement robust change management for all aspects of Environment & Sustainability changes.
5. Report key environmental and sustainability data internally and externally, including pollution inventory, WRAP waste and food waste returns, F-GAS losses, UK Energy Trading Scheme, permit variations, etc.
6. Serve as the primary point of contact for the site when interacting with external stakeholders, maintaining strong professional relationships with regulatory bodies such as ABPR, Environment Agency, Severn Trent, etc.

Qualifications

1. Experience in a regulatory-driven organization with knowledge of relevant environmental legislation.
2. NEBOSH Environmental Diploma and Environmental NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent, or the ability to complete these within a specified timeline.
3. WAMITAB Level 4 certification (operator competency for waste facilities) is advantageous.
4. Effective communication skills, capable of tailoring messages for diverse stakeholders.
5. Decisiveness in responding and making timely decisions, both directly and as a coach or subject matter expert.
6. Understanding of lean principles, loss identification, and problem-solving techniques.

A Space to Be You

We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. Our Employee Resource Groups help embed inclusion into our culture, ensuring everyone feels valued and heard.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, committed to the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide necessary adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times daily in over 200 countries and territories. In 2024, PepsiCo generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue, driven by a diverse portfolio of beverages and convenient foods, including Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. Our portfolio includes many iconic brands each generating over $1 billion in annual retail sales.

Guided by our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods through pep+ (PepsiCo Positive), we focus on sustainability and human capital, operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for the planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com and follow us on X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.