Permitting and Compliance Manager

Job Introduction

Are you a National Permitting Manager and eagerly looking for your next role?  Then please read on………

Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our innovative products and solutions not only deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long-term future.

Role Responsibility

Reporting directly to the National Permitting Manager the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Securing new environmental permits for waste operations, water discharge and abstractions, mines waste, part B air emissions, flood risk activities and trade effluent and variations to permits, transfers and surrenders, by compiling, submitting and managing applications to the relevant regulator.
• Identifying changes to regulations and guidance that require new permits, or impact on our existing permits, and advise the business on the actions that are required to become compliant with the legislation.
• Providing expert advice to the business relating to technical issues relating to permit conditions, or associated environmental legislation, including gaining appropriate legal advice and support where necessary, and managing regulator communication and relationships.
• Ensuring compliance with CRH, Tarmac and Industry reporting requirements

The Ideal Candidate

To be successful in this role the ideal candidate will have a strong technical background with experience of writing and managing permit applications and liaising with regulators. Ideally, they will have specialist knowledge in either waste or water resources. They will also possess:

Knowledge

• Expert knowledge of environmental legislation, guidance, practices and procedure, and their application to the business.
• Extensive experience of writing permit applications for waste operations, water discharges, and abstractions
• Environmental legislation compliance experience, including knowledge of regulatory compliance and legal processes
• Knowledge of environmental management systems
• Experience of working with regulatory authorities
• Experience of managing consultants.
• Knowledge of mineral extraction and associated processing techniques.

Skills

• Collaborative approach to working with others
• Experience of liaising with key stakeholders of varying seniority levels both internally and externally (the post holder will engage regularly with our operations and other Land & Natural Resources teams)
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Excellent influencing skills
• Attention to detail

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience, in an environmental or science related

Why Us

Along with this role we additionally offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits: 
Bonus scheme 
Enhanced holiday entitlement 
Contributory pension scheme 
Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. 
Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice 
Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & Carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female Voice, and Menopause
Training and development opportunities 

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future? 

Tarmac is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Tarmac Trading Limited