Environmental Specialist

Arconic Corporation is seeking an Environmental Specialist for their EHS Team in Birmingham, AL. The role involves conducting environmental monitoring, ensuring compliance with legal standards, managing waste contracts, and supporting ESG initiatives. Candidates should have a degree in environmental engineering or a related field, experience in environmental management, and knowledge of ISO14001 and UK regulations. The position emphasizes teamwork and initiative in improving environmental performance.
Description

Arconic is currently in search of an Environmental Specialist to join our EHS Team in Kitts Green, Birmingham.

At Arconic, we take pride in our work and our innovative products and technologies that advance sustainable solutions for a better world. We strive to create a safe, inclusive, and collaborative workplace with competitive benefits, development opportunities, and a culture that values and rewards employees on all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

Key Objectives
• Conduct environmental monitoring and reporting on schedules defined by environmental permits, UK guidance, and Arconic Corporate standards.
• Maintain and monitor existing environmental program controls.
• Keep abreast of UK legislation and assess and act upon changes that impact upon the organisation.
• Corporate protocols are complied with and ensure that practices and procedures in place produce the desired results.
• Management of site waste contract.
• Management of operational budget of approx. £500K pa.

What you'll do
• Oversee and coordinating environmental aspects of the site operations to ensure ongoing compliance with legal and other requirements.
• Conduct and organizing reporting, monitoring, data collection, and other activities as required by UK legislation, Arconic Corporate, and local leadership.
• Coordinate and supporting efforts relating to Arconic’s ‘REAL 2030’ ESG targets, certification to the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) and related programs and improvements.
• Lead and support environmental improvements across range of issues in all areas of facility.
• Develop strategies, practices and procedures that reduce environmental risk, add layers of protection, and improve performance in relevant aspects Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance at Arconic Manufacturing (GB) Ltd., and be integral in their implementation.
• Monitor and maintenance of existing controls to ensure their sustainable and effective application.
• Report of Environmental and ESG performance to internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
• Degree level education in environmental engineering or other relevant subject area
• Experience in environmental management, ideally within a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of ISO14001 management systems, and UK environmental permitting
• Working knowledge of ESG principles and practices
• Working knowledge of relevant environmental guidance, regulation, and legislation
• Ability to take initiative, and meet deadlines
• Ability to work solo, and within team environments
• High degree of computer literacy
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Analytical and reporting skills

Preferred Qualifications
• Masters degree level education in environmental engineering or other relevant subject area
• Professional qualifications within a relevant professional / trade organisation
• Experience of working across all levels of a manufacturing business or similar large organization
• Track record of influencing, and leading without authority
• Experience in proactive improvement project identification
• Experience in influencing management decision-making and strategy

What's in it for you
• Work for an improvement-focused business with high standards for environmental compliance and performance, and a strong ESG program
• Be a part of a well-established EHS team that is core to most activities on site as we support the other departments
• Opportunity to implement projects and ideas for team or site-wide improvement
• Pension scheme with Aviva
• Medicash fully funded up to family level
• Access to our onsite Gym Facilities & Occupational Health Team, including GP, lifestyle coach, physio, chiropody, and psychotherapy by appointment
• Employee Assistance by Health Assured offering an array of wellbeing support