Environmental Compliance Advisor

Company Description


Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.
Strategic Development drives the corporate strategy development and capital allocation. With the strategy as base, we facilitate development of asset strategies and new business models in close collaboration with the Business Areas, that make the strategy real. R&D is a key enabler in our work with business development. Furthermore, we drive the sustainability and environment management and are responsible for ensuring that Vattenfall is constantly improving in these areas – and that sustainability is an integrated part of our corporate strategy.




Job Description


Do you want to take part in shaping a fossil-free future?
Vattenfall has made a strong commitment to enable a fossil free future and in order to deliver on our bold ambitions, we are looking to strengthen our corporate environmental team within Strategic Development. The team currently consists of around 15 environmental professionals from different backgrounds. We are an open and engaged group working in an existing international environment.
We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint. We believe continuous improvement of environmental performance in all parts of our operations is a prerequisite for sound business development. Therefore, environmental considerations are part of our daily operations, and our performance builds on the contribution of all our employees. We are now looking for a passionate Environmental Compliance Advisor.

As our Environmental Compliance Advisor you will coordinate environmental activities, providing support to our Business Areas and Staff Functions, and be responsible for ensuring the company adheres to regulatory and legal standards and in house policies and processes. This is a business facing role requiring well developed skills in communication, influencing and collaboration. Being able to effectively network, and autonomously build and enhance relationships with stakeholders, in addition to strong programme and project management leadership skills will be essential. Frequent liaison with department managers and directors will be required as well as liaison with the wider regional environmental teams and the senior environmental executive team. It will require a strong team ethic and relationship building skills and being comfortable working with various team members across functions and geographies of a highly matrixed international organisation.
You will report to the Director of Environmental Management, who reports to the Vice President Environment.

Key responsibilities include:
Supporting the implementation of environmental practices and management systems to continually reduce any negative impact to the environment across the organization
Ensuring that all relevant documentation and processes are in place to demonstrate compliance to global requirements and operational statutory requirements
Supporting in the development, maintenance and identification of all relevant documents and materials including governance and guidance materials
An understanding of EU and national regulations to ensure relevant documentation and processes are compliant
Assisting in the annual review of the effectiveness of the management system
Continuously review and improve Vattenfall’s approach to environmental management
Advising and training employees, managers and directors on Environmental related matters





Qualifications
As an Environmental Compliance Advisor you will be enthusiastic about environment and sustainability topics. Furthermore, you will excel in your organizational, analytical and time management skills.
To achieve this, we believe you have the following qualifications:
Knowledge and Auditor qualifications in ISO14001 standards
Degree in a relevant environmental discipline such as Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science or other similar such degrees
Relevant work experience in environmental management
Understanding of licencing/permitting and knowledge of National Legislation and Guidelines related to environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. You are fluent in English (both written and spoken)
Willingness to travel nationally and within Europe, and have a full EU driving license





Additional Information
Diversity and inclusion – in everything we do. At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company. We strive to be good role models regarding diversity. Read more on how we work with diversity and inclusion here: https://corporate.vattenfall.com/careers/working-at-vattenfall/diversity/

Location: The location of this position is Solna, Sweden, Berlin, Germany, Hexham/London UK, Copenhagen, Denmark or Amsterdam, Netherlands with consideration given to flexible working arrangements. Regular business trips are required.

We welcome your application in English, including CV and cover letter no later than the 25th of January 2023. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website. Applications will be handled continuously throughout the application period.

For more information about the position you are welcome to contact Chris Jackson chris.jackson@vattenfall.com
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact recruiter Carolina Bölander, Carolina.boelander@vattenfall.com
Trade union representatives in Sweden Shahriar Badiei (Akademikerna), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna) Juha Siipilehto (Seko) Anders Bohlin (Unionen). To get in contact with the representatives, please call Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.