Environmental Health & Safety Consultant
Location: United Kingdom
Occasional travel to client sites. You can expect to be on the road once a week.
Salary: £26k - 27.5k per year + Benefits
Permanent
About the company
Our client is a trusted and comprehensive provider of regulatory information, guidance, standards and resources to support clients wherever they are in the world. Through their knowledge of complex legislation and flexible resources, they empower their clients to simplify and manage their EHS compliance.
It's about more than just legislation. Working with them, you have a partner to help put solid compliance foundations in place, tools to influence company culture, and specialist consultancy. The company helps you stay on top of ever-changing industry developments, ensuring your organisation keeps people safe and protects the environment.
About the role
Our client is looking for a passionate and self-motivated individual to join them working alongside the team of experienced environmental and health and safety consultants. They’re looking for a detail-oriented professional to support their UK-wide client base in navigating their legal obligations. In this role, you'll be the key point of contact for clients, scheduling remote and on-site audits to assess compliance with environmental and safety legislation. You'll identify legal non-compliance, compile comprehensive legal registers, and provide expert guidance on ISO 14001 and 45001 standards.
You’ll also play a vital role in keeping clients informed about evolving EHS legislation and helping them meet their legal requirements with confidence. If you thrive in a dynamic, client-facing environment and have a keen eye for detail, they’d love to hear from you!
What you’ll be getting up to
1. Liaising with clients to book remote meetings or site visits.
2. Conduct on-site and remote audits for their UK wide client base to gather information required for their legal registers.
3. Identify legal non-compliance during site audits and questionnaires.
4. Create environment and safety legal registers in Word format to assist clients in complying with ISO 14001 and 45001 standard requirements.
5. Create and update an aspects and impacts register.
6. Assist clients in understanding and complying with their legal requirements in relation to environmental and safety law.
7. Answer client queries in regard to environment and health and safety legislation.
8. To keep on top of and understand legislation changes.
9. Carry out regular updates on legal register documents and inform clients on changes in EHS legislation.
10. Keep the CMS and client portal accurate and up-to-date.
11. Keep all paperwork and weekly reports correct and submitted on time.
What they're looking for
The ideal candidate for this role will demonstrate behaviours that reflect the company's core values. Colleagues are approachable and optimistic, focussing on solutions. They listen to understand client needs, delivering expert guidance and high-quality service. The company fosters collaboration by sharing knowledge openly and supporting others to thrive by sharing well-considered feedback. Our client continuously strives for improvement by being open to challenge, being curious and focussing on innovation.
In order to excel in this role, you need:
1. Experience and understanding of environmental health and safety, either through completing a degree, other professional qualifications such as PIEMA or NEBOSH or having worked in an Environmental or Health and Safety role.
2. A passion for environmental and health and safety laws. You'll need to understand UK and EU legal systems and be able to interpret and translate complex legislation into plain English.
3. Strong analytical and research skills to interpret client needs and deliver tailored solutions.
4. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, confidently engaging with clients and providing expert advice and well-structured reports.
5. To be super organised - your ability to manage multiple tasks will be key to success in this role.
6. To be self-motivated and a team player - whilst you spend most of your time working independently, you'll be working with a supportive and experienced team.
7. To be tech-savvy - you'll regularly be using software systems and the Microsoft Office suite including Word and Excel.
8. A valid UK driving licence - you'll be travelling to client sites as part of this role.
Why join?
The company puts people first whether it's customers or colleagues. When you join, you'll be part of a supportive team that values collaboration, innovation, and professional growth. They’ll give you the tools and opportunities to succeed, while ensuring you feel valued every step of the way.
Benefits
The company aims to support colleagues both professionally and personally. Here's a snapshot of what they offer:
1. £26,000 - £27,500 per annum.
2. Wellbeing: Health cash plan, gym discounts, cycle to work scheme and an enhanced employee assistance programme.
3. Financial: salary sacrifice pension scheme and exclusive shopping discounts.
4. Family: they enhance statutory entitlements for family leave policies.
5. Community: volunteer days and holiday swaps.
6. Social: they host an annual conference to get the whole business together as well as the team of Social Champions who arrange regular events for inside and outside of work.
7. Development: they'll cover the cost of a professional membership, support your personal and professional development and provide you with access to their online learning library.
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