Environmental Compliance Specialist

Overview

In this role you will uphold environmental compliance across Bacardi UK’s and ROI’s distilleries and operations, driving regulatory alignment and supporting the Good Spirited sustainability programme. You will liaise with regulators, manage permits, monitor effluent and emissions, and lead audits to ensure safe, compliant, and sustainable manufacturing. You will help advance net-zero ambitions by integrating compliance with decarbonisation and water stewardship. This is a hands-on role at scale within a dynamic, cross-functional team.

Pay / Benefits

• Total rewards package
• Competitive pay
• Holiday/paid time off
• Retirement/pension plan
• Health and wellbeing benefits
• Inclusive leave policies

Responsibilities

• Maintain and renew site environmental authorisations (water abstraction, discharges, CAR, licences) and track regulatory changes
• Act as primary liaison with regulators (SEPA, EA, EPA); manage inspections and reporting deadlines
• Oversee COMAH obligations alongside environmental duties for flammable spirit manufacturing
• Supervise effluent, water, and waste compliance including disposal routes and permit conditions
• Monitor emissions and support decarbonisation and energy-efficiency initiatives linked to compliance
• Conduct internal environmental audits; prepare for regulator/third-party inspections; document findings and corrective actions
• Investigate environmental incidents and coordinate root-cause analysis and remediation
• Maintain compliance records, permit registers, and performance data; flag deterioration trends
• Support Sustainability projects aligned with Good Spirited (water usage, GHG, waste, packaging, biodiversity)

Key requirements

• Degree-qualified (engineering or science)
• Minimum 5 years of environmental compliance experience in manufacturing or process industries
• Proven experience with regulatory permits and compliance in the UK/ROI
• Strong communication skills; ability to write and implement sustainability procedures and train others
• Ability to manage inspections, incident investigations and corrective actions

• Attention to detail
• Drive for results
• Effective communication
• Regulatory permits management (water, waste, air)
• COMAH obligations
• Hazardous and non-hazardous waste management

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