Environmental & Sustainability Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Limited; Newport-on-Tay; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Pension up to 7%

Discount shopping platform

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment are supporting a leading high-tech manufacturing business with an Environmental & Sustainability Engineer role. The position focuses on maintaining ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 systems, ensuring compliance with UK environmental legislation, and driving continuous improvement on a large site with 600+ staff.

The role involves environmental compliance, permitting, auditing, energy management, and close collaboration with internal teams, contractors, and regulators to uphold

Qualifications

• Degree in Environmental Science or in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience in an environmental role within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with environmental compliance and legislation within manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the site's ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
• Support and maintain the site's ISO 50001 Energy Management System with Facilities.
• Manage environmental compliance obligations across the manufacturing site.
• Maintain environmental permits and licences, including EPR and carbon reporting.
• Act as point of contact with Natural Resources Wales and other regulatory bodies.
• Ensure compliance with Environmental Permitting Regulations and reporting.
• Oversee waste management and hazardous waste handling.

Skills

ISO 14001

ISO 50001

Regulatory compliance

Environmental improvement

Education

Degree in Environmental Science or relevant engineering

Job description

Environmental & Sustainability Engineer

Yolk Recruitment are supporting a leading high-tech manufacturing business with the search of an Environmental & Sustainability Engineer. This is a hands-on environmental role within a large manufacturing site, responsible for maintaining and improving the site's ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and ISO 50001 Energy Management System, while ensuring ongoing compliance with UK environmental legislation. This is an excellent opportunity for an Environmental Engineer, Environmental Advisor or Environmental Specialist with manufacturing experience to take ownership of a broad environmental and sustainability remit within an established site.

As Environmental & Sustainability Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining environmental and energy management standards across a large manufacturing operation of 600+ employees.

You will be responsible for environmental compliance, permitting, auditing, energy management, sustainability and continuous improvement, working closely with internal teams, contractors and external regulatory bodies.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and maintain the site's ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.


• Support and maintain the site's ISO 50001 Energy Management System in partnership with the Facilities team.


• Manage environmental and sustainability compliance obligations across the manufacturing site.


• Maintain and manage Environmental Permits and licences, including EPR, carbon trading permits and effluent discharge requirements.


• Act as a key point of contact with Natural Resources Wales and other relevant regulatory bodies.


• Ensure compliance with the Environmental Permitting Regulations and associated reporting requirements.


• Oversee environmental aspects of waste management, including hazardous waste collections, documentation and waste contractors.


• Investigate environmental incidents, identify corrective actions and ensure appropriate reporting.


• Develop environmental policies, procedures, documentation and guidance to support legal and best-practice requirements.


• Monitor environmental performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives.


• Maintain environmental records, certificates, permits and regulatory documentation.

This is what you'll need:

• A degree in Environmental Science or in a relevant engineering discipline.


• Experience working within an Environmental role within a manufacturing environment.


• Experience with environmental compliance and legislation within manufacturing.

And this is what you'll get:

• Competitive salary.


• Pension up to 7%.


• Onsite gym.


• Discount shopping platform.