Yolk Recruitment Ltd
Environmental & Sustainability Engineer
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Environmental & Sustainability Engineer
Yolk Recruitment are supporting a leading high-tech manufacturing business with the search of an Environmental & Sustainability Engineer. This is a hands-on environmental role within a large manufacturing site, responsible for maintaining and improving the site's ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and ISO 50001 Energy Management System, while ensuring ongoing compliance with UK environmental legislation. This is an excellent opportunity for an Environmental Engineer, Environmental Advisor or Environmental Specialist with manufacturing experience to take ownership of a broad environmental and sustainability remit within an established site.
As Environmental & Sustainability Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining environmental and energy management standards across a large manufacturing operation of 600+ employees.
You will be responsible for environmental compliance, permitting, auditing, energy management, sustainability and continuous improvement, working closely with internal teams, contractors and external regulatory bodies.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and maintain the site's ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
- Support and maintain the site's ISO 50001 Energy Management System in partnership with the Facilities team.
- Manage environmental and sustainability compliance obligations across the manufacturing site.
- Maintain and manage Environmental Permits and licences, including EPR, carbon trading permits and effluent discharge requirements.
- Act as a key point of contact with Natural Resources Wales and other relevant regulatory bodies.
- Ensure compliance with the Environmental Permitting Regulations and associated reporting requirements.
- Oversee environmental aspects of waste management, including hazardous waste collections, documentation and waste contractors.
- Investigate environmental incidents, identify corrective actions and ensure appropriate reporting.
- Develop environmental policies, procedures, documentation and guidance to support legal and best-practice requirements.
- Monitor environmental performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives.
- Maintain environmental records, certificates, permits and regulatory documentation.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
This is what you'll need:
- A degree in Environmental Science or in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Experience working within an Environmental role within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with environmental compliance and legislation within manufacturing.
And this is what you'll get:
- Competitive salary.
- Pension up to 7%.
- Onsite gym.
- Discount shopping platform.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location