Environment & Sustainability Lead Environmental Compliance

Purpose:

• To develop, implement and maintain environmentally responsible business practices.
• To ensure 100% compliance in Environmental Management, statutory approvals, returns and records as per the requirements of KSPCB.
• To lead the Implementation of Corporate Environment & Sustainability Protocols across the organization.
• To ensure strict adherence to environmental standards and nurture a ubiquitous culture of sustainability.
• To ensure the seamless integration of sustainable practices into the organizational framework.
• To conceptualize, plan, co-ordinate, develop and deploy Environmental Best Practices across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will demonstrate skills and competencies to work and deliver in Regulatory Compliance Management, Permits and Risk Management

Compliance Management and Evaluation:

• Establish and Drive a System of Proactive Compliance adherence and strive towards Beyond Compliance initiatives in areas of relevance at site.
• Evaluate, prepare and submit applications for Consent To Establish, Consent To Operate, Hazardous and Other Waste authorization as per the requirements of KSPCB.
• Adhere to applicable regulations for Plastic Waste, E-waste, Battery Waste, Solid Waste Rules as per applicability as per CPCB.
• To ensure that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) targets are achieved.
• To review and audit compliance in alignment with legal mandates, permits and regulations.
• To assist site teams with technical clarifications for CFE, and CFO at State Pollution Control Board (SPCB).
• To compile all relevant new regulatory compliances & ensure implementation to meet the requirements of KSPCB.
• To keep abreast of all legal and regulatory updates at the State and Central Level and develop a system of management appraisal on relevant legal and other compliance requirements
• To ensure timely and systematic submission of all relevant legal and regulatory filings, returns and procedural requirements.
• Conduct daily audits and assessments across sites to ensure compliance and all-time readiness of site as per CFE, CFO and authorizations issued by KSPCB.
• Understand the customer requirements with respect to Environmental Compliance and intervene with customers to ensure compliance to Supplier Code of Conduct
• Ensure visit and co-ordination with Local Pollution Control Board Offices / Relevant departments and ensure communication and brand image building with local authorities

Resource Circulation:

• Drive the concept of circular economy within Tata Electronics, with emphasis on Waste; This will entail developing common framework, metrics, and guidance around Waste stewardship.
• Design, Operate and Maintain Waste Management systems based on the concept of 4R. Evaluate and monitor performance of Zero Waste to Landfill.
• Experience in handling Non-Hazardous, Hazardous, Plastic, E-Waste etc as per the guidelines of KSPCB and CPCB.
• To plan and develop Waste Segregation Policy and ensure deployment at manufacturing sites (company level).
• Implement a systematic approach to identify, manage, reduce, responsibly control disposal, and minimize waste to landfills from operations.
• To develop and implement Waste Management and E-auction Policy.

Management Systems:

• To sustain and ensure compliance to all requirements of ISO 14001/45001 at site.
• To establish, update and review Corporate Apex Manual & RoR for assigned site with respect to Environment Management System.
• To ensure systems, Procedures and documentation at assigned site with a specified focus on Risk Based Thinking for Continual Improvement.
• To conduct internal & cross factory audits.
• To ensure co-ordination with Third Party and internal teams in planning, organizing, execution and successful completion of Certification and Surveillance audits
• To ensure closure of all findings and Horizontal Deployment.
• To ensure Continual Improvement through Environment Management Programmes.

Corporate Sustainability (GHG, Water, Waste Reporting):

• Develop systems for inventorization of GHG Emissions as per GHG Protocol.
• Ensure that targets set by individual stakeholders are in alignment with the Net Zero targets of the organization.
• Identify, compile, monitor, review, implement and ensure effectiveness of decarbonization measures taken in the organization.

Building Thought Leadership:

• Identifying emerging environmental trends most likely to affect Tata Electronics.
• Generate insights on the latest regulations, technologies new practices and processes.
• Assist and co-ordinate the leadership team in framing, improving and continual evolution of the Environmental and Sustainability strategy of the organization.
• Be the source of latest information and knowledge on ESG aspects and contribute by engaging with project team for developing strategy and ESG narrative.

Essential Attributes:

• A strong team player with a sense of unified commitment, shared responsibility and trust in the team.
• Strong problem-solving skills, excellent interpersonal skills, a high level of personal initiative and the ability to work well with multi-sectoral environment.
• A strong ability to deal with ambiguity and a faced paced work environment.
• Sustainability and environmental practitioner with strong understanding of strategy-building processes, appreciation of sustainability and its relevance to business process.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills -ability to interact with corporate leaders.

Certifications:

• ISO 14001-Lead Auditor
• EMPRI/Equivalent Certification in ETP Operations
• GRI Sustainability Certification
• TCFD
• SASB
• Environment Management
• Environmental Law
• Certified Green Factory Practitioner