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Environmental & Industrial Risk Advisor

Contract type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full time
Location based
Birmingham
Hours per week
37.5
Dates that interviews will take place
W/C 6th January 2025
Salary
£36,407
Summary of vacancy

Are you a qualified Environmental Risk Advisor, with current up to date knowledge of all industry ISO standards?

Does your experience include providing operational support and guidance, ensuring compliance, managing defects, reporting and management system maintenance?

When you join SUEZ, you get more than a brand-new role. Your work will help us deliver innovative and environmentally responsible solutions for water and waste management. You will get a chance to help us preserve and restore our planet’s natural capital for future generations. It’s a career that’s not only exciting, but full of opportunities as well as professional and personal fulfilment.

About the Role

  • £36,407 per year + Car or Car Allowance (£6,600) + 10% Bonus + Benefits
  • Can be based anywhere in the UK. 
About the role

What will I be doing as an EIR Advisor?

  • To assist with the implementation, review and continuous improvement of SUEZ recycling and recovery UK’s (SUEZ UK) integrated management systems (IMS) in line with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.
  • Provision and review of policies and procedures to ensure they meet SUEZ UK compliance obligations including legislation, industry best practice, group standards and contractual requirements as necessary.
  • Maintain, review, and improve environmental and quality policies, IMS policy manual, environmental aspects and legal registers including tracking and communications on key changes in legislation and other requirements affecting the scope of the IMS.
  • Provide a national focal point for the annual surveillance and any extensions to scope of SUEZ UK’s IMS for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accreditation.
  • Ensure alignment of integrated management systems with Energy Operation Management Systems (OMS) and site-specific management systems.
  • Provide a national focal point for EIR best practice, providing advice, guidance, support and recommendations to the EIR department and operational teams to ensure a process of continual improvement and help ensure activities are undertaken in line with our compliance obligations as identified within the policies and procedures with SUEZ UK’s IMS.
  • Assist on carbon and energy efficiency reporting and data collation for the annual sustainability report, streamline energy carbon report (SECR), energy savings and opportunities scheme (ESOS), UK renewable energy statistics (restats), and pollution inventory reporting.
  • Support waste classification processes and systems across the business including roll out of revised Waste Code Structure and preparation for digital waste tracking.
  • Provide reports, guidance and training material where required to inform internal and external stakeholders.
  • To support and project lead on key continuous improvement projects relating to governance and reporting within the EIR department and wider business.

What are the requirements/qualifications?

  • Degree or equivalent in Environmental Sciences, or alternative environmental qualifications (WAMITAB etc).
  • Professional membership of relevant bodies to keep up to date with the latest standards.
  • At least three years' knowledge of Management Systems is essential (writing, reviewing and maintaining). Environment permits require all activities to be undertaken to ‘best available techniques’ (BAT) and thus the post holder needs to keep abreast of changes within all activities of the industry and to ensure sustained accreditation to ISO 9000, and 14000 and standards.
  • A detailed understanding of project management approaches. The work requires good project management skills to ensure the correct information is provided within the statutory timescales.
  • Knowledge of legal reporting requirements for example waste return, energy efficiency, permit requirements

Who we are

At SUEZ the efficient and sustainable management of resources around the globe is at the heart of everything we do. Respect – acting ethically and with integrity – is one of our core values. We’re passionate about the environment and believe in protecting our world.  With true team spirit, we can give our customers a standard of service that goes above and beyond and ensure that our local communities have access to essential water and waste services.

We thank our people for all they do with development opportunities, wide-ranging benefits and rewards that reflect their hard work. In a friendly, supportive environment, you’ll be inspired to grow and play your part in creating a better future for all.   

*No agencies please*

Job Description
JD_EIR_Advisor.docx
Closing Date
17/01/2025
Once we have sufficient applicants we withhold the right to close job vacancies early.