Timber Compliance & Environmental Performance Lead

Reed Specialist Recruitment; Danbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed Specialist Recruitment on behalf of a client seeks an experienced Environmental Compliance Manager to lead environmental improvements, manage a small team, and engage with suppliers, customers, NGOs and government bodies. Some foreign travel is required and reporting to the Managing Director.

You will collaborate with management and purchasing to govern environmental compliance across the business, ensure compliance with UK Timber Regulation, Construction Products Regulation, Modern Slavery

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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with management and purchasing to manage 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 for supplier assessment and auditing.
• Be a key point of contact for internal and external compliance queries.
• 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 coordinate with external providers.
• Work with the Quality Manager to embed compliance into procedures.

Skills

Timber legality & certification

Auditing

Training

Influencing

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Job description

Reed Specialist Recruitment on behalf of a client seeks an experienced Environmental Compliance Manager to lead environmental improvements, manage a small team, and engage with suppliers, customers, NGOs and government bodies. Some foreign travel is required and reporting to the Managing Director.

You will collaborate with management and purchasing to govern environmental compliance across the business, ensure compliance with UK Timber Regulation, Construction Products Regulation, Modern Slavery