Job Title:
Environmental Compliance Specialist
Company: Tata Electronics
Location: Kolar, Karnataka
Created: 2026-03-25
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
JOB DESCRIPTION:Purpose:- To develop, implement and maintain environmentally responsible business practices. - To ensure 100% compliance in Environmental Management, statutory approvals, returns and records. - Ensure safe, reliable and compliant operations of ETP and ZLD plants. - 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 ManagementCompliance 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 Environment Clearance, Consent To Establish, Consent To Operate, Hazardous and Other Waste authorization. - Adhere to applicable regulations for Plastic Waste, E-waste, Battery Waste, Solid Waste Rules as per applicability. - 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 EC, CTE, and CTO at State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) or Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). - To compile all relevant new regulatory compliances & ensure implementation. - 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. - 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 authoritiesResource Circulation:- Ensure 100% compliance in ETP and ZLD operations through consistent monitoring, review, rectification and operations of all unit processes as per statutory and process requirements. - Experience in operating HRSCC, UF and RO processes. - Experience in handling ZLD operations based on MVRE. - Drive the concept of circular economy within Tata Electronics, with emphasis on Water and Waste; This will entail developing common framework, metrics, and guidance around water and Waste stewardship. - Design, Operate and Maintain Water and Wastewater systems based on the concept of 4R. Evaluate and monitor performance of Zero Liquid Discharge Systems. - Experience in Operation and Maintenance of Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems - Experience in Supervising operation of STP/ETP/Hazardous Waste Storage areas and ensure performance parameters for the same are defined and adhered to all times. - Shift Planning and Scheduling to ensure seamless management of compliance at site 24 X 7. - Prepare and evaluate Water, Wastewater and TDS Balance for assigned site and report deviations from set internal standards and targets on daily basis. - 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