Global Environment Compliance Specialist

Diageo; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading premium drinks company is seeking a Global Environment Compliance Specialist. This role involves ensuring compliance with environmental management systems and regulations. The ideal candidate has a degree in science or engineering, experience with environmental practices, and excellent analytical skills. Join an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and innovation.

Benefits

Inclusive company culture

Diverse team environment

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in project delivery and cross-functional work.
• Understanding of manufacturing and environmental standards.
• Professional environmental accreditation desired.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop environmental risk performance standards.
• Monitor and adapt to new environmental regulations.
• Develop internal reporting frameworks for compliance.
• Governance processes for incident reporting.
• Support regulatory compliance audits.
• Address environmental findings and close actions timely.
• Maintain environmental data management systems.
• Provide specialist support to operational teams.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Knowledge of environmental practices

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Degree in science or engineering

Tools

Environmental Data Management System

Business analytics tools

Job description

Job Description

Global Environment Compliance Specialist

Location: Glasgow or Dublin

Contract: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date: 3rd December 2025

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company known for our wonderful collection of iconic brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, Guinness and more. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to create a career worth celebrating!

About the Function

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem‑solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much‑loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third‑party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Global Governance team as Global Environment Compliance Specialist, where you’ll play a key role in ensuring best practice in environmental management systems and compliance across our business.

You will be responsible for the overall global assurance of environmental management systems, standards, procedures, and controls, confirming compliance with all applicable regulatory and legal requirements, while also supporting good business practices.

In this role, you will:

• Plan and develop risk performance, standards, and capabilities to improve market and site targets, working closely with key internal and external partners.
• Monitor and interpret new and changing environmental regulations in each jurisdiction, ensuring requirements are captured in our legal register, effectively communicated, and successfully integrated into our management systems.
• Develop methods to measure progress against compliance targets and achievements, building an internal tiered reporting framework for environmental management and compliance that supports global and market‑level risk analysis, planning, and mitigation.
• Develop governance processes for incident and non‑compliance reporting, enabling rapid response and engagement with senior partners to minimise environmental impacts, reputational risk, and financial loss.
• Support compliance assurance with permits and regulations through a schedule of regulatory compliance audits.
• Monitor and drive the timely closure of actions arising from environmental findings (including audits, incidents, regulatory visits, statutory inspections, and non‑conformances).
• Support the maintenance of Diageo’s Environmental Data Management System and document control management system.
• Provide specialist environmental support to operations teams across our sites, including (but not limited to) compliance obligations, incident investigations, root cause analysis, risk assessments, corrective and preventive actions, and training.

About You

You’re someone who brings curiosity, collaboration, and a passion for driving positive environmental impact. You enjoy working across teams, influencing others, and using data to make a real difference.

We’re looking for someone who can bring:

• Experience of delivering projects and working effectively across cross‑functional teams.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and environmental practices, ideally within the food, brewing, or spirits industry.
• A degree in a science or engineering field, or equivalent operational experience gained through proven expertise.
• Strong understanding of supply chain standards and relevant legislation.
• Professional environmental accreditation (such as IEMA), or the motivation and willingness to work towards an equivalent qualification.
• Experience with environmental data management systems, document control management systems, and business analytics tools (this would be a strong advantage).
• Excellent numerical and data analysis skills, with the ability to translate insights into meaningful action.
• Strong engagement and communication abilities, along with experience coaching and influencing partners at all levels to achieve shared success.

Working With Us

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. Help develop and promote an inclusive culture that respects people’s differences.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you!

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