Environmental Management Specialist (f/m/d)

Mission Brief

As Environmental Management Specialist, you will play a key role in building our environmental management framework from the ground up. Your mission is to establish robust processes for environmental compliance and operational environmental management that can scale with our company, sites, and production activities. You will take ownership of core environmental management topics and help transform individual requirements into a structured and systematic Environmental Management System.

Your Role in Our Space Mission:

• Environmental Management System: Develop, implement, and continuously improve our Environmental Management System, including processes, responsibilities, documentation, objectives, and controls.
• Environmental Compliance: Identify, assess, and manage applicable environmental legal and regulatory requirements. Establish and maintain a structured environmental legal register and compliance evaluation process.
• Permits & Regulatory Requirements: Coordinate environmental permits, notifications, and regulatory obligations and support communication with relevant authorities.
• Operations: Manage environmental topics related to waste, water, emissions, hazardous substances, resource consumption, and other environmental aspects.
• Environmental Risk Management: Identify and assess environmental aspects, impacts, risks, and opportunities and establish appropriate mitigation and monitoring measures.
• Audits & Performance: Plan and perform environmental audits, inspections, compliance assessments, and corrective actions. Develop environmental KPIs and support continuous performance improvement.
• Global Environmental Framework: Support the establishment of consistent environmental standards and processes across different company locations and future sites.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Infrastructure, Production Execution, Legal, Engineering, Procurement and other departments to integrate environmental requirements into daily operations.

Qualification Checklist

• Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering or a comparable field.
• Several years of professional experience in environmental management or environmental compliance, ideally within a manufacturing or technical environment.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation and operational environmental requirements.
• Practical experience with Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001 and/ or EMAS).
• Experience with environmental permitting, compliance assessments, audits or regulatory interactions.
• Ability to independently establish processes and structures.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Confident communication style and ability to work effectively with different stakeholders.
• Solution-oriented mindset with a strong focus on ensuring environmental compliance.
• Fluent in English and German.
• Experience in aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, chemicals, or another highly regulated technical industry is a plus.

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge
• Company pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period
• Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day
• Rental clothing with laundry service: Enjoy hassle-free workwear with our convenient rental clothing and laundry service
• Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
• Individual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period
• Childcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children
• Flexible mobility budget: Travel your way with a choice between a fully financed Deutschlandticket, JobRad bicycle leasing, FINN JobAuto, or a fuel allowance
• And Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team

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