Environment & Sustainability Lead Environmental Compliance

Tata Electronics (TEPL)

Bengaluru

On-site

INR 2,000,000 - 4,000,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Tata Electronics (TEPL) in Bengaluru is seeking a leader in Environmental Compliance and Sustainability to drive regulatory compliance across sites, obtain environmental permits, and lead risk management.

The role focuses on ISO 14001/45001, GHG and waste reporting, circular economy, and building ESG strategy with senior leadership.

Qualifications

Experience in Regulatory Compliance Management, Permits and Risk Management.
Proven ability to manage compliance with KSPCB/CPCB and environmental permits.
Experience with ISO 14001 and related audits.
Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

Establish proactive compliance adherence and Beyond Compliance initiatives at site.
Prepare and submit Consent To Establish and Consent To Operate applications per KSPCB requirements.
Ensure compliance with Plastic Waste, E-waste, Battery Waste, and Solid Waste Rules (CPCB).
Drive Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) targets and regulatory reviews.
Audit site compliance and support CFE/CFO processes at SPCB.
Coordinate waste management and circular economy initiatives across sites.
Lead ISO 14001/45001 audits and certification activities; close findings.
Develop and implement GHG, water and waste reporting systems.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Permits management

Risk management

ISO 14001

Internal audits

Stakeholder management

Sustainability strategy

GHG accounting

Waste management

Job description

Purpose:

To develop, implement and maintain environmentally responsible business practices.
To ensure 100% compliance in Environmental Management, statutory approvals, returns and records as per the requirements of KSPCB.
To lead the Implementation of Corporate Environment & Sustainability Protocols across the organization.
To ensure strict adherence to environmental standards and nurture a ubiquitous culture of sustainability.
To ensure the seamless integration of sustainable practices into the organizational framework.
To conceptualize, plan, co-ordinate, develop and deploy Environmental Best Practices across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will demonstrate skills and competencies to work and deliver in Regulatory Compliance Management, Permits and Risk Management

Compliance Management and Evaluation:

Establish and Drive a System of Proactive Compliance adherence and strive towards Beyond Compliance initiatives in areas of relevance at site.
Evaluate, prepare and submit applications for Consent To Establish, Consent To Operate, Hazardous and Other Waste authorization as per the requirements of KSPCB.
Adhere to applicable regulations for Plastic Waste, E-waste, Battery Waste, Solid Waste Rules as per applicability as per CPCB.
To ensure that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) targets are achieved.
To review and audit compliance in alignment with legal mandates, permits and regulations.
To assist site teams with technical clarifications for CFE, and CFO at State Pollution Control Board (SPCB).
To compile all relevant new regulatory compliances & ensure implementation to meet the requirements of KSPCB.
To keep abreast of all legal and regulatory updates at the State and Central Level and develop a system of management appraisal on relevant legal and other compliance requirements
To ensure timely and systematic submission of all relevant legal and regulatory filings, returns and procedural requirements.
Conduct daily audits and assessments across sites to ensure compliance and all-time readiness of site as per CFE, CFO and authorizations issued by KSPCB.
Understand the customer requirements with respect to Environmental Compliance and intervene with customers to ensure compliance to Supplier Code of Conduct
Ensure visit and co-ordination with Local Pollution Control Board Offices / Relevant departments and ensure communication and brand image building with local authorities

Resource Circulation:

Drive the concept of circular economy within Tata Electronics, with emphasis on Waste; This will entail developing common framework, metrics, and guidance around Waste stewardship.
Design, Operate and Maintain Waste Management systems based on the concept of 4R. Evaluate and monitor performance of Zero Waste to Landfill.
Experience in handling Non-Hazardous, Hazardous, Plastic, E-Waste etc as per the guidelines of KSPCB and CPCB.
To plan and develop Waste Segregation Policy and ensure deployment at manufacturing sites (company level).
Implement a systematic approach to identify, manage, reduce, responsibly control disposal, and minimize waste to landfills from operations.
To develop and implement Waste Management and E-auction Policy.

Management Systems:

To sustain and ensure compliance to all requirements of ISO 14001/45001 at site.
To establish, update and review Corporate Apex Manual & RoR for assigned site with respect to Environment Management System.
To ensure systems, Procedures and documentation at assigned site with a specified focus on Risk Based Thinking for Continual Improvement.
To conduct internal & cross factory audits.
To ensure co-ordination with Third Party and internal teams in planning, organizing, execution and successful completion of Certification and Surveillance audits
To ensure closure of all findings and Horizontal Deployment.
To ensure Continual Improvement through Environment Management Programmes.

Corporate Sustainability (GHG, Water, Waste Reporting):

Develop systems for inventorization of GHG Emissions as per GHG Protocol.
Ensure that targets set by individual stakeholders are in alignment with the Net Zero targets of the organization.
Identify, compile, monitor, review, implement and ensure effectiveness of decarbonization measures taken in the organization.

Building Thought Leadership:

Identifying emerging environmental trends most likely to affect Tata Electronics.
Generate insights on the latest regulations, technologies new practices and processes.
Assist and co-ordinate the leadership team in framing, improving and continual evolution of the Environmental and Sustainability strategy of the organization.
Be the source of latest information and knowledge on ESG aspects and contribute by engaging with project team for developing strategy and ESG narrative.

Essential Attributes:

A strong team player with a sense of unified commitment, shared responsibility and trust in the team.
Strong problem-solving skills, excellent interpersonal skills, a high level of personal initiative and the ability to work well with multi-sectoral environment.
A strong ability to deal with ambiguity and a faced paced work environment.
Sustainability and environmental practitioner with strong understanding of strategy-building processes, appreciation of sustainability and its relevance to business process.
Strong research and analytical skills.
Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills -ability to interact with corporate leaders.

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