Purpose of the post
•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
 
Responsibility for functions
•Staff involved in the identified duties. Any equipment, vehicle, machine or goods relating to the duties specified.
 
Main duties
•Lead, develop, operate and maintain an Environmental Management System (EMS) to the ISO 14001 standard and operate as the primary point of contact for the Department.
•Assist with maintaining our Quality (ISO 9001) and Occupational Health & Safety (ISO 45001) certifications and collaborate with the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor in order to prepare for internal and external audits.
•Lead on Risk Assessment matters and responsibility for updating the Department’s Risk Register.
•Develop and maintain environmental policies, procedures and strategies.
•Maintain third party contact with third party organisations such as Natural Resources Wales and others.
•Monitor, review and audit compliance with EMS measures.
•Provide regular environmental updates to relevant officers and teams within the department.
•Consolidate and report on environmental data for the purpose of monitoring key performance indicators.
•Ensure that all environmental incidents are investigated and reported in accordance with Council procedures and statutory requirements.
•Undertake regular visits to sites/ depots in order to monitor compliance with environmental requirements.
•Prepare and maintain information, correspondence, records and reports in a timely manner in accordance with environmental legislation requirements.
•Assist the operational units to achieve improvements that have been identified as a result of the council’s improvement system, or as a result of inspections or when changes to statutory requirements have been made.
•Assist and lead in establishing working arrangements for projects, contracts or tenders where environmental aspects are relevant.
•Assist with the identification of training needs and providing environmental training for staff and workforce
•Coordinate and organise meetings as required.
•Setting the agenda, provide minutes of meetings and distribute relevant information relating to various meetings.
•Operate systems and software programs on the above to a high level of ability.
•Establish 'Environmental Management Working Group', including representation from all relevant stakeholders within the department.
•Responsibility for self-development.
•Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
•Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
•Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
•Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
•Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
Responsibility to report any worry or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
 
Special circumstances
•Out of hours work will be required to respond to service needs and emergency incidents.