Environmental Coordinator

Cranleigh STEM is hiring an Environmental Compliance Coordinator for an environmental waste management company in South Oxfordshire. The role involves ensuring compliance with environmental permits, managing applications, and supporting site managers. Candidates should have experience in environmental compliance, ideally in waste management, or be strong graduates. The position offers some flexibility with occasional home working and requires a full UK driving license for site visits.
Cranleigh STEM is working with an established, family-run environmental waste management business, we are recruiting for an Environmental Compliance Coordinator to join their team in South Oxfordshire

Salary: £. Competetive

Location: South Oxfordshire

Work Arrangement: Some flexibility, with occasional home working possible.

Transport: Pool vehicles provided for site visits

Progression: Open to experienced candidates and strong graduates with relevant experience

Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure compliance with Environmental Permits, trade effluent discharge consents, surface water discharge consents, abstraction licences, and other regulatory requirements.
• Lead and manage permit applications and variations (internally or via consultants).
• Support site managers in ensuring compliance with environmental permits, investigating and documenting any deviations.
• Review and standardise environmental management systems across sites.
• Assist operational teams during Environment Agency (EA) visits, inspections, and audits.
• Review Environment Agency Compliance Assessment Report (CAR) forms and raise necessary actions.
• Compile, check, and submit quarterly waste returns to the EA.
• Liaise with project teams to ensure Environmental Permit applications or variations align with site developments.
• Analyse and interpret environmental monitoring data to identify trends and non-compliances.
• Submit Schedule 6 reports to the EA following breaches of environmental limits.
• Ensure the timely completion and submission of reports such as Pollution Inventory Returns, Annual Environmental Reports, Hydrogeological Risk Assessments (HRA), and Landfill Gas Risk Assessments (LFGRAs).
• Support compliance with Animal By-Products Regulations for storage and transportation.

What We’re Looking For:
• Experience in applying for and varying Environmental Permits (ideally waste permits), water abstraction licences, surface water and trade effluent discharge consents.
• Background in the waste industry, environmental consultancy, or a regulatory role (e.g., EA Waste Officer or EA National Permitting Centre (NPS) Officer).

Also Considered:
• Graduates with 1+ year in an environmental role.
• Graduates with an industrial placement year in environmental compliance or permitting.

Essential Qualifications & Skills:
• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English & Maths.
• Environmental degree or similar.
• Full UK driving licence - required for site visits.
• Understanding of Environmental Permitting Regulations and relevant legislation.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Effective communicator, capable of liaising with regulatory bodies.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.