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Founded in London in 1912, Biffa is a leading UK nationwide integrated waste management business providing collection, treatment, recycling and technologically-driven energy generation services. Through the expertise of our people and investment in technology we promote and deliver sustainable waste management solutions.

We provide an essential service to satisfy the business needs of our commercial, industrial and public sector customers throughout the UK, and help them to meet their legal obligations and corporate responsibility commitments.

We employ 10,000 people and collect waste from thousands of businesses and millions of households across the UK each day.  

Our surplus food redistribution partnership with Company Shop Group, and our environmental work with BiffaAward and Waste Aid, also have wider benefits for the UK and beyond. 

Since 2002 we’ve reduced our carbon emissions by 70 per cent and aim to be net zero by 2050.  

Energy

Biffa 

We’re here to change the way people think about waste.

You need a Bachelor's in Environmental Science, hands-on experience in environmental management in waste, knowledge of environmental legislation, and waste management techniques.

You will assess compliance, provide legal guidance, develop procedures, deliver training, audit environmental strategies, manage compliance data, prevent non-compliances, and liaise with regulators.

Bachelors

Sustainability

Birmingham

<ul><li>The Environment Compliance Manager is responsible for the development and improvement of environmental compliance across all waste management operations, particularly in relation to environmental permits and compliance with relevant directly applicable legislation. You will have input into the implementation and communication of the Group Environment Strategy to the business, support and training to operating divisions and regular performance reporting.</li></ul>Your core responsibilities<ul><li>Support the assessment and management of compliance across the Group, including assisting with the rollout and implementation of the Group Environment Strategy to improve legal performance.</li><li>Support on the provision of detailed specialist environmental legal and technical advice, guidance and analysis across the business in relation to current operations and compliance issues.</li><li>Develop, update and review Group and divisional procedures and guidance to drive best practice and ensure legal compliance.</li><li>Assist in the production and deliverance of training packages where required across the group to ensure an understanding of all areas of environmental risk, compliance and associated legislation is maintained.</li><li>Produce bespoke audit programs to ensure strategies outlined in the Group Environmental Compliance Strategy are being complied with, executed and reported to relevant senior management levels ensuring ongoing compliance with the group’s environmental permits and management plans.</li><li>Manage and check environmental compliance statistics to ensure data is robust, produce reports on this data and communicate the findings across the Group.</li><li>Review operational tasks across the Group to prevent non compliances, assessing legislation and developing compliant processes by providing the correct level of guidance and coaching to allow operational staff to operate compliantly.</li><li>Liaise with Environmental Regulators over compliance issues, incident management, investigations and enforcement action.</li></ul>Our essential requirements<ul><li>Bachelor Degree in Environmental Science or similar relevant subject</li><li>Hands-on experience of working in an environmental management role in a waste management context, including dealing with environmental regulatory bodies and incident investigation</li><li>In-depth knowledge and understanding of current and proposed environmental and regulatory legislation</li><li>In-depth knowledge of different types of waste management activity and techniques</li></ul>

The Environment Compliance Manager is responsible for the development and improvement of environmental compliance across all waste management operations, particularly in relation to environmental permits and compliance with relevant directly applicable legislation. You will have input into the implementation and communication of the Group Environment Strategy to the business, support and training to operating divisions and regular performance reporting.Your core responsibilitiesSupport the assessment and management of compliance across the Group, including assisting with the rollout and implementation of the Group Environment Strategy to improve legal performance.Support on the provision of detailed specialist environmental legal and technical advice, guidance and analysis across the business in relation to current operations and compliance issues.Develop, update and review Group and divisional procedures and guidance to drive best practice and ensure legal compliance.Assist in the production and deliverance of training packages where required across the group to ensure an understanding of all areas of environmental risk, compliance and associated legislation is maintained.Produce bespoke audit programs to ensure strategies outlined in the Group Environmental Compliance Strategy are being complied with, executed and reported to relevant senior management levels ensuring ongoing compliance with the group’s environmental permits and management plans.Manage and check environmental compliance statistics to ensure data is robust, produce reports on this data and communicate the findings across the Group.Review operational tasks across the Group to prevent non compliances, assessing legislation and developing compliant processes by providing the correct level of guidance and coaching to allow operational staff to operate compliantly.Liaise with Environmental Regulators over compliance issues, incident management, investigations and enforcement action.Our essential requirementsBachelor Degree in Environmental Science or similar relevant subjectHands-on experience of working in an environmental management role in a waste management context, including dealing with environmental regulatory bodies and incident investigationIn-depth knowledge and understanding of current and proposed environmental and regulatory legislationIn-depth knowledge of different types of waste management activity and techniques

Environment Compliance Manager - Biffa 

United Kingdom

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 A quick look at the role. The Environment Compliance Manager is responsible for the development and improvement of environmental compliance across all waste management operations, particularly in relation to environmental permits and compliance with relevant directly applicable legislation. You will have input into the implementation and communication of the Group Environment Strategy to the business, support and training to operating divisions and regular performance reporting. 
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 Your core responsibilities
 <ul> 
 <li>Support the assessment and management of compliance across the Group, including assisting with the rollout and implementation of the Group Environment Strategy to improve legal performance.</li> 
 <li>Support on the provision of detailed specialist environmental legal and technical advice, guidance and analysis across the business in relation to current operations and compliance issues.</li> 
 <li>Develop, update and review Group and divisional procedures and guidance to drive best practice and ensure legal compliance.</li> 
 <li>Assist in the production and deliverance of training packages where required across the group to ensure an understanding of all areas of environmental risk, compliance and associated legislation is maintained.</li> 
 <li>Produce bespoke audit programs to ensure strategies outlined in the Group Environmental Compliance Strategy are being complied with, executed and reported to relevant senior management levels ensuring ongoing compliance with the group’s environmental permits and management plans.</li> 
 <li>Manage and check environmental compliance statistics to ensure data is robust, produce reports on this data and communicate the findings across the Group.</li> 
 <li>Review operational tasks across the Group to prevent non compliances, assessing legislation and developing compliant processes by providing the correct level of guidance and coaching to allow operational staff to operate compliantly.</li> 
 <li>Liaise with Environmental Regulators over compliance issues, incident management, investigations and enforcement action.</li> 
 </ul>
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 Our essential requirements
 <ul> 
 <li>Bachelor Degree in Environmental Science or similar relevant subject</li> 
 <li>Hands-on experience of working in an environmental management role in a waste management context, including dealing with environmental regulatory bodies and incident investigation</li> 
 <li>In-depth knowledge and understanding of current and proposed environmental and regulatory legislation</li> 
 <li>In-depth knowledge of different types of waste management activity and techniques</li> 
 </ul>
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 Biffa – we’re changing the way people think about waste
 At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. 
 We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.
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Biffa Waste Services

Environment Compliance Manager

You should have at least an HND in Chemistry, industrial experience (preferred), strong organizational skills, and leadership experience is a plus. Recent graduates are also encouraged to apply.

You will manage incoming chemical waste, ensure compliance, conduct lab tests, assist with material flows, support site staff, run briefings, and uphold health and safety standards.

Science

Sheffield

Changing the way people think about waste.At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.A quick look at the roleThe role would involve assessing hazardous wastes at arrival on site, individually and as part of a team, awareness of site budget and expenditure by cost effective routing of wastes, ensuring site compliance requirements are met, and ensuring that strict health and safety measures are in place and being followed. You must be self-driven, confident and solution driven. Why it's an opportunity not to be wasted.<ul><li>Receiving chemical waste onto site from industrial and commercial sites</li><li>Ensuring paperwork for incoming waste is compliant and correctly completed</li><li>Immediate testing of incoming waste to ensure conformity with paperwork and pre-acceptance criteria</li><li>Further laboratory testing as needed with techniques including flash point testing, pH testing, visual checks, odour, viscosity.</li><li>Working alongside site operatives to ensure that waste is processed, stored and transferred in a safe, compliant and timely manner</li><li>Assisting with the control of material flows through the site and ensuring container stocks are maintained to avoid delays and backlogs</li><li>Bulking/re-packing of waste to achieve maximum profitability</li><li>Supporting other site staff, to ensure all are working efficiently and collaboratively</li><li>Running morning briefings, co-ordinating teams and delegation of activities to meet production requirements</li><li>Assist with site compliance and health and safety requirements and their strict adherence</li></ul> Requirements Here's what we require:<ul><li>Minimum HND in Chemistry, or similar qualification with significant chemistry content</li><li>Industrial experience preferred in the chemical or waste industry</li><li>Supervisory or leadership experience beneficial</li><li>Applications from chemistry graduates welcome in consideration for junior roles</li><li>Good organisational and influencing skills</li></ul> Benefits And Here's why you'll love it at Biffa.<ul><li>Competitive salary</li><li>Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.</li><li>Generous pension scheme.</li><li>Retail and leisure discounts.</li><li>Holiday and travel discounts.</li><li>Bike to work scheme</li></ul>Dedicated to diversity.At Biffa we believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative working environment that delivers real results. It’s why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.

Changing the way people think about waste.At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.A quick look at the roleThe role would involve assessing hazardous wastes at arrival on site, individually and as part of a team, awareness of site budget and expenditure by cost effective routing of wastes, ensuring site compliance requirements are met, and ensuring that strict health and safety measures are in place and being followed. You must be self-driven, confident and solution driven. Why it's an opportunity not to be wasted.Receiving chemical waste onto site from industrial and commercial sitesEnsuring paperwork for incoming waste is compliant and correctly completedImmediate testing of incoming waste to ensure conformity with paperwork and pre-acceptance criteriaFurther laboratory testing as needed with techniques including flash point testing, pH testing, visual checks, odour, viscosity.Working alongside site operatives to ensure that waste is processed, stored and transferred in a safe, compliant and timely mannerAssisting with the control of material flows through the site and ensuring container stocks are maintained to avoid delays and backlogsBulking/re-packing of waste to achieve maximum profitabilitySupporting other site staff, to ensure all are working efficiently and collaborativelyRunning morning briefings, co-ordinating teams and delegation of activities to meet production requirementsAssist with site compliance and health and safety requirements and their strict adherence Requirements Here's what we require:Minimum HND in Chemistry, or similar qualification with significant chemistry contentIndustrial experience preferred in the chemical or waste industrySupervisory or leadership experience beneficialApplications from chemistry graduates welcome in consideration for junior rolesGood organisational and influencing skills Benefits And Here's why you'll love it at Biffa.Competitive salaryOngoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.Generous pension scheme.Retail and leisure discounts.Holiday and travel discounts.Bike to work schemeDedicated to diversity.At Biffa we believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative working environment that delivers real results. It’s why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.

Site Chemist - Biffa 

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 Changing the way people think about waste.
 At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.
 A quick look at the role
 The role would involve assessing hazardous wastes at arrival on site, individually and as part of a team, awareness of site budget and expenditure by cost effective routing of wastes, ensuring site compliance requirements are met, and ensuring that strict health and safety measures are in place and being followed. You must be self-driven, confident and solution driven.
 Why it's an opportunity not to be wasted.
 <ul>
 <li>Receiving chemical waste onto site from industrial and commercial sites </li>
 <li>Ensuring paperwork for incoming waste is compliant and correctly completed </li>
 <li>Immediate testing of incoming waste to ensure conformity with paperwork and pre-acceptance criteria </li>
 </ul>
 • Further laboratory testing as needed with techniques including flash point testing, pH testing, visual checks, odour, viscosity. • Working alongside site operatives to ensure that waste is processed, stored and transferred in a safe, compliant and timely manner 
 <ul>
 <li>Assisting with the control of material flows through the site and ensuring container stocks are maintained to avoid delays and backlogs </li>
 <li>Bulking/re-packing of waste to achieve maximum profitability </li>
 <li>Supporting other site staff, to ensure all are working efficiently and collaboratively </li>
 <li>Running morning briefings, co-ordinating teams and delegation of activities to meet production requirements </li>
 <li>Assist with site compliance and health and safety requirements and their strict adherence</li>
 </ul>
 Requirements
 Here's what we require:
 <ul>
 <li>Minimum HND in Chemistry, or similar qualification with significant chemistry content </li>
 <li>Industrial experience preferred in the chemical or waste industry </li>
 <li>Supervisory or leadership experience beneficial </li>
 <li>Applications from chemistry graduates welcome in consideration for junior roles </li>
 <li>Good organisational and influencing skills</li>
 </ul>
 Benefits
 And Here's why you'll love it at Biffa.
 <ul> 
 <li>Competitive salary</li> 
 <li>Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.</li> 
 <li>Generous pension scheme.</li> 
 <li>Retail and leisure discounts.</li> 
 <li>Holiday and travel discounts.</li> 
 <li>Bike to work scheme</li> 
 </ul>
 Dedicated to diversity.
 At Biffa we believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative working environment that delivers real results. It’s why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.
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Biffa

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