Overview
Key Responsibilities
Service:
- Maintain & continually develop organisations Environmental Management System (EMS) to ISO1400.
- Coordinate & support Environmental Working Groups (EWG’s).
- Identify, implement and maintain solutions to maintain compliance and continually improve environmental performance (e.g. in areas of waste, water, air, energy etc).
- Maintain and develop systems for tracking environmental performance metrics.
- Deploy an effective internal audit/inspection regime and help facilitate external/third party audits & inspections.
- Evaluate and help manage environmental performance of contractors.
- Engage with internal & external stakeholders to maintain and continually develop ESG/sustainability programmes (e.g. in areas of waste, biodiversity, carbon).
- Develop and deliver training, awareness & communication on environmental/sustainability as appropriate to support positive outcomes.
- Support wider environment and waste department as requested by line management; and support the wider ABM functions as necessary.
HSEQ:
- Adopt and promote a safe working environment.
- Effective root cause incident investigation and identification of suitable preventative actions.
- Take a results-orientated approach. Data is recorded, analysed/trended and understood to inform identification of remedial actions.
- Keep abreast of regulatory changes and provide guidance on arrangements for compliance.
- Preparation of professional reports (e.g. for issue to management, clients or other stakeholders).
- Member of emergency response team (ERT) and be available for occasional out of hours work.
Other:
- Support the growth of the business, where possible, by up-selling and cross-selling to customers and by passing on potential sales leads.
- Support any customer initiatives which could lead to longer term benefits to both the customer and ABM.
- Support continual professional of self and wider team to ensure flexibility and business growth potential.
- Any other ad-hoc duties as reasonably requested by a member of the Management Team.
Requirements
Essential:
- A primary degree in Environmental/Sustainability or related discipline.
- Working experience, knowledge and understanding of environmental management systems (ISO14001).
- Understanding of sustainability and its application to business & industry.
- 2+ years experience in an environmental/sustainability role.
- IT literate including proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint as a minimum.
- A full, clean driving licence.
- Confident decision maker under pressure.
- Flexible, reliable, responsible, calm in a crisis.
- Positive and supporting of organisational change.
- Positive attitude to private outsourcing.
- Motivated by a desire to grow the business using effective systems.
- A willing team player.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Willing to continue professional development and to develop the role.
- Willing to undergo, and provide, training/coaching in line with organisational philosophy.
Desirable:
- Experience of working in a regulated manufacturing facility.
- Demonstrable experience of progressing environmental & sustainability improvement initiatives.
- Environmental auditing & inspection.
- Membership of relevant professional body (e.g. ISEP, CIWEM)
- Registered Environmental & EMS auditor.
- NEBOSH certificate in occupational Health & Safety.
- Demonstrable ability to create conditions whereby team and individuals are motivated to meet the purpose of the region.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Excellent communicator, able to convey information in a clear, simple and warm manner; and ability to adapt to audience type.
- Capable problem solver, ability to support root cause investigation and deploy improvement initiatives.
- Able to manage time and adhere to strict deadlines.
- Knowledge of environmental legislation and their application.
