Environmental Compliance Officer Graduate Position

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About Oxigen Environmental

We are Ireland’s leading integrated waste management and recycling company. Oxigen is dedicated to the diversion of waste from landfill through the re-use of valuable resources to create closed material life cycles. The old adage of ‘waste not, want not’, is key to the Oxigen ethos. Producing secondary raw materials and reprocessing to produce new products promotes resource efficiency and is an environmental necessity.

Environmental Compliance Officer - Based in Dundalk, Co Louth

Working as part of the Environmental Compliance and Planning team on day-to-day basis dealing with matters relating to a number of waste management facilities that the company has in operation throughout the country along with all the environmental, compliance with national and EU Environmental legislation;

The successful candidate will be involved with the following:

• Ensuring compliance with Waste Licences issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in Dundalk. You will also service the Cavan EPA licence & Drogheda Facility, reporting back to the Compliance department in Ballymount.
• Implementing EHS policies and procedures across the Group to ensure compliance with regulations and guidelines;
• Carrying out internal and external audits of the Environmental Management System ISO 14001 and Quality Management System ISO 9001;
• Managing the Waste Collection Permit issued by the National Waste Collection Permit Office (NWCPO), submitting permit review application, attending site audits, ensuring compliance with permit conditions, developing and reviewing procedures, updating Vehicle Management System (VMS), liaising with the NWCPO;
• Supporting Environmental Consultants in the development of Environmental Liability Risk Assessment (ELRA), Closure Plan (CP) and Firewater Risk Assessments (FWRA) in alignment with the EPA licence conditions;
• Managing the Environmental Monitoring Contractor, scheduling all sites monitoring in accordance with Licence/Permit requirements, analysing report results to comply with Environmental Limit Values (ELV), communicating with facility managers and arranging collection/testing when necessary;
• Facilitating Site Inspections by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and Local Authorities
• Managing all sites on the EPA Web Portal (EDEN) and
• Liaising with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Local Authorities;
• Updating AutoCAD drawings for planning applications, waste storage plans and site layout plans following new projects, regulations and guidelines;
• Providing reports and statistics to customers and also preparing internal reports for the management team.

Requirements;

• Must have an IE driving licence (Category B) and own car
• Proficient in MS Excel and other MS Office products
• Environmental/Environmental Engineering qualification essential
• Experience with AutoCAD beneficial
• Starting position for a Graduate

Benefits

• 20 days annual leave
• On site parking
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee life insurance
• Career development and progression opportunities within the company
• Friendly working environment

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Licence/Certification:

• B Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person