Biffa

Compliance Manager

Biffa

full-time

Posted on:

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Birmingham • United Kingdom

Visit company website

Explore more

✨ AI Apply
Apply

About the role

  • Provide division-wide regulatory compliance oversight across IVC and AD facilities, ensuring adherence to EA permits, APHA regulations, PAS100, PAS110, and environmental reporting requirements.
  • Act as the central subject matter expert for regulatory interpretation, supporting inspections, audits, site visits, and the effective close-out of actions and non-conformances.
  • Lead compliance governance for Fire Prevention Plans, incidents, enforcement actions, root cause analysis, and corrective action tracking.
  • Own audit readiness across all sites, coordinating internal and external audits and providing independent assurance on compliance performance and risk.
  • Provide oversight and assurance of compliance-critical systems, including Eco-Online, SCADA, SharePoint, document control, and sampling data, driving consistency and data integrity.
  • Design and maintain compliance training frameworks and competence matrices, building leadership capability and a proactive compliance culture.
  • Partner with commercial and technical teams to ensure technical standards, monitoring, and reporting processes meet regulatory expectations.
  • Drive continuous improvement by identifying trends, standardising best practice, and escalating emerging compliance risks to senior management.

Requirements

  • Full UK driving licence.
  • Proven experience with PAS100 and PAS110 compliance, including regulatory engagement with the Environment Agency and APHA.
  • Experience managing multiple waste streams and ensuring compliant processing and disposal at end of process.
  • Strong working knowledge of health and safety legislation within high-risk industrial or waste environments.
  • Experience liaising with external regulators and supporting audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
  • Familiarity with Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001) and the ability to interpret legislation and translate it into practical site requirements.
Benefits
  • Ongoing career development, training and coaching – Because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
  • Car or allowance.
  • Competitive salary.
  • Generous pension scheme.
  • Retail and leisure discounts.
  • Holiday and travel discounts.
  • Life cover.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
regulatory compliance oversightaudit readinessroot cause analysiscorrective action trackingcompliance training frameworkscompetence matriceshealth and safety legislationQuality Management SystemsPAS100 compliancePAS110 compliance
Soft Skills
leadership capabilitycommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvement
Certifications
ISO 9001ISO 14001ISO 45001