Environmental and Compliance Advisor

Environmental and Compliance Advisor (Preston)

Location: Preston, with nationwide travel

Hours: Monday to Friday, 42.75 hours per week

Salary: Potential earnings from £28,254.33 per annum, plus car allowance

Global Ardour Recycling is a family-run business committed to sustainability, integrity, innovation and community. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace.

We are also proud of our longstanding partnership with the Onward Lives Charity, supporting initiatives including employability, reintegration into society and reducing food waste.

We are looking for an experienced Environmental & Compliance Advisor to join our established HSEQ team.

Reporting to the Environmental & Compliance Manager, you will provide environmental and compliance support across our UK operations, helping to ensure sites meet legislative, regulatory and environmental permit requirements.

Based at our Preston site, with regular nationwide travel, you will work closely with site management and operational teams to maintain high environmental standards, support the retention of ISO 14001 accreditation and drive continuous improvement across the business.

• Provide front-line environmental and compliance support across our sites.
• Support the retention of ISO 14001 accreditation and continuous improvement of the Environmental Management System.
• Undertake quarterly environmental audits and other assurance activities, ensuring actions are tracked through to completion.
• Ensure environmental permit requirements are understood and complied with.
• Prepare and coordinate monthly, quarterly and annual environmental returns for regulators and other stakeholders.
• Maintain records and coordinate air, land and water monitoring required under site permits, ensuring reports are submitted within required timescales.
• Review site plans and support updates as sites develop or change.
• Act as a competent environmental advisor to operational teams and support the delivery of projects.
• Support investigations into environmental incidents, near misses and compliance issues.
  
  Assist with the development and implementation of environmental policies, procedures, strategies and improvement plans.
• Collate environmental data and statistics to support internal and Board reporting.
• Build effective relationships with Site Managers, TCMs, regulators and other key stakeholders.

• Experience with in recycling, waste management or an industrial environment involving environmental permits or waste compliance.
• Good knowledge of environmental legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience of environmental auditing, reporting and compliance management.
• WAMITAB and/or IEMA qualification preferred.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365, particularly Excel.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Organised, proactive and comfortable working independently across multiple sites.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationwide.

• Join a growing and ambitious recycling business.
• Work as part of an experienced and supportive HSEQ team.
• Take on a varied, hands-on role with genuine influence across multiple sites.
• Opportunity to contribute directly to environmental improvement and compliance standards.
• Competitive salary plus car allowance.

If you are an experienced environmental professional looking for your next challenge and want to play an important role in supporting environmental excellence across a growing recycling business, we would love to hear from you.

Global Ardour Recycling is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from suitably qualified individuals regardless of race, sex, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age.

Health, safety and wellbeing are a priority across our business and, as such, all roles are subject to pre- and post-employment drug and alcohol testing.

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