Our client is seeking an experienced Head of Environmental Compliance to join their growing team.
 
 Key Responsibilities  

• Responsible for ensuring environmental compliance is adhered to across the Company’s portfolio of sites (including flexible power generation, BESS, wind and solar) sites.
• Accountable for the management of statutory environmental permit requirements, such as but not limited to, emissions monitoring and reporting.
• Responsible for the maintenance of UK-ETS permits and procedures, including annual verifications.
• Ensuring all new sites in development or construction obtain statutory environmental permits in line with key project timescales.
• Providing key input into the client's portfolio carbon reporting procedures (ESOS, ISO 50001 etc).
• Managing variations to existing environmental permits that may be required.
• Maintaining and establishing long-term relationships with environmental regulators and third-party consultants.
• Act as internal expert on environmental legislation and regulation and improve environmental awareness throughout the business.
• Representing the business at workshops, industry forums and working groups as required.
• Carrying out internal environmental auditing and host audits of our sites by the Regulators.
• Responsibility for assessing new and changing environmental legislation and providing responses to key government consultations.
• Be a key consultee at relevant design process meetings, attending and providing input at all stages of the design process and lifecycle of projects.
• Working closely with key internal stakeholders on all environmental matters.
• Travel will be required as part of the role, therefore own transport is essential with occasional overnight stays if necessary.

 

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Person Specification
Qualifications (Academic/ Professional)

• Degree in a relevant field.
• Membership (or working towards) of a relevant professional body (i.e. IEMA, IES, IAQM etc.)

 
Experience

• Proven experience in environmental management and compliance practices.
• Demonstrable experience in managing environmental permitting processes, preferably with MCP’s and specified generators.
• Demonstrable experience in analysing complex analytical environmental datasets.
• Greenhouse gas calculation and reporting experience desirable.

 
Knowledge and skills

• Competent knowledge of the environmental permitting regulations (installation, Medium.
• Combustion Plants (MCPD), Specified Generators and Flood Risk Activities).
• Competent with new and evolving environmental legislation and policy.
• Good general knowledge of low carbon technologies and renewable energy technologies.

 
Attributes

• Managing multiple projects under tight time deadlines.
• Self-motivated, with diligence, integrity, and ambition.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Capable of understanding technical concepts and explain effectively to key stakeholders.

 
 
Company Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Discretionary performance-based bonus.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Contributory Pension Scheme.
• Life Insurance.
• SimplyHealth health cashback plan.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including Cycle to Work, Childcare, Grocery, and Electric Vehicle leasing.
• Access to free financial advisors.
• Retail discounts through Mintago.
• 24/7 Private GP access.
• Flexible working.
• Training and Development.
• Salary sacrifice EV scheme.
• Discounts on Lightwave RF smart home products.
• Dog-friendly office.

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