Environmental Advisor

  • Permanent
  • Lancashire
  • Posted: 10th July 2026
  • Salary: £40000 - £45000.00 per annum
  • Duration:
  • Reference: BBBH17296
  • Industry:
  • Location: Lancashire
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Skills:

Looking for an Environmental Advisor role where you can help shape improvements rather than simply maintain compliance? This is an opportunity to join a leading food manufacturer with a strong focus on the environment and sustainability, where you’ll have the scope to influence performance and drive positive change across the site.

The site is easily accessible from Manchester, Bolton, Wigan, Preston, St Helens, and surrounding areas.

They offer a strong benefits package, as well as the option to work from home one day per week.

About the Role

Reporting to the Environmental Manager, the Environmental Advisor will play a key role in improving standards, supporting compliance and identifying opportunities to improve site performance.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Leading environmental compliance activities, ensuring regulatory requirements, reporting and site standards are maintained.
  • Taking ownership of energy management systems, including ISO 50001, and identifying opportunities to reduce energy usage.
  • Analysing environmental performance data and providing recommendations to support decision-making.
  • Coordinating audits, inspections and improvement actions across the site.
  • Supporting initiatives across waste management, sustainability and the wider environment to improve performance.

About You

  • Experience working as an Environmental Advisor or in a similar compliance, sustainability or environmental role within manufacturing.
  • Ideally educated to degree level in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Engineering or a related subject, or with equivalent practical experience.
  • Proactive approach with the ability to identify improvements and see projects through to completion.
  • Good knowledge of environmental legislation, repowrting requirements and compliance standards.
  • Experience working with ISO 14001 and/or ISO 50001 management systems.

Why Apply?

  • Join a successful food manufacturer where the Environmental Advisor role has the opportunity to influence improvements across the site.
  • Be part of a business that is investing in sustainability and looking for ways to improve its environmental performance.
  • A varied role offering autonomy, development opportunities and the flexibility to work from home one day per week.

To find out more about this Environmental Advisor opportunity, apply today or contact Ian Murphy for further details.

 
 

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