Environmental & Compliance Advisor

Enva Recycling Scotland is hiring an Environment and Compliance Advisor to support environmental compliance across Enva’s Scottish recycling operations.

Reporting to the Head of Environmental & Compliance, you will provide practical advice, guidance and assurance to site teams, helping ensure operations remain aligned with environmental permits, waste regulation, Duty of Care obligations, internal standards and relevant management systems.

This role is suited to someone with hands-on environmental compliance experience who can work closely with operational teams, identify risks early, support corrective action and build confidence in day-to-day compliance standards.

Permanent role

Based in Linwood, with travel across the 4 Recycling sites in Scotland

40 hours a week

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical advice and assurance on environmental legislation, permits and licences across Scottish recycling operations, including SEPA permits, waste carrier requirements, Duty of Care and relevant ISO standards.
• Support day-to-day engagement with the SEPA and other external authorities, escalating significant issues to the Head of Environmental & Compliance.
• Assist with permit applications, modifications, variations and renewals, ensuring information is accurate, timely and well controlled.
• Monitor regulatory updates and help assess the practical impact for sites, processes and local compliance routines.
• Support internal compliance systems, audit plans and routine assurance activity.
• Participate in internal and external environmental audits, inspections and regulatory visits, ensuring actions are captured and followed through.
• Identify compliance risks, support corrective actions and provide clear updates to the Head of Environmental & Compliance and site leadership.
• Support environmental incident reporting, investigations and root cause analysis, ensuring learning is shared and actions are closed.
• Drive continuous improvement in environmental performance across all sites.
• Oversee waste classification, acceptance procedures, and material movements.
• Develop and lead sustainability, carbon reduction and environmental improvement initiatives.
• Prepare and review environmental performance data, reports and KPIs.
• Provide functional guidance, coaching and technical support to site teams and operational managers on environmental compliance matters.
• Develop, implement and maintain environmental policies, procedures and management systems.
• Ensure staff are trained and competent in environmental and compliance requirements.
• Oversee document control and record keeping systems related to compliance.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Environmental compliance experience within waste, recycling, resource management, industrial services, logistics, manufacturing or another regulated operational environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UK environmental legislation and permitting.
• Proven experience dealing with environmental regulators.
• Experience supporting audits, inspections, corrective actions and compliance improvement activity.
• Clear communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to provide constructive advice and challenge in a practical, respectful way.
• Ability to balance regulatory rigour with operational and commercial realities
• Proven experience managing multi site waste operations.
• ISO 14001 or similar management system leadership experience.

Why Work For Enva?

Enva is committed to providing more than just jobs, we want to grow our business by offering career paths that match the aspirations of the talent that is increasingly aware of the need to protect the planet we all share. For the right candidates, the possibilities are truly endless and we will offer all the support, training and benefits you need to help you realise your true potential.

Examples of Company Benefits:

• A competitive salary in a growing company committed to our people.
• Competitive holiday allowance.
• Company pension scheme.
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Lifestyle & leisure discounts (gym, cinema, shopping, and more).
• Employee life insurance.
• Bike2Work scheme.
• Free on-site parking.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme.