Location
Didcot Regional Distribution Centre, Oxfordshire. Travel required across operational sites.

Hours
Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.

Salary
£40,000 to £43,000 per annum, depending on experience and skills.

About the Role
Thames Water is recruiting a Waste and Sustainability Coordinator within the Environmental Compliance Team, part of the Renewals and Logistics area. The role focuses on reducing waste by encouraging re-use and promoting sustainability through the internal free cycle operation, Greentag, while ensuring compliance with waste regulations. Key responsibilities include day-to-day management of material and equipment re-use via the intranet-based system ‘Greentag’, ensuring compliance with Waste Duty of Care, providing advice on waste management, problem solving and innovation, supporting the Environmental Compliance Lead as a subject matter expert for waste, ensuring Health & Safety requirements are met, and recording and reporting waste data. Internally, this role is known as Environmental Waste Resource Technician.

Benefits
26 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays). Performance-related pay plan linked to company targets. Generous pension scheme through AON. Access to a wide range of health, wellbeing, and financial benefits including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers, and life assurance. Thames Water offers meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive, diverse working environment dedicated to making a difference for customers, communities, and the planet.

Experience
- Knowledge of UK waste legislation and policy.
- Collaborative skills with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent time management skills, able to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
- Hold a valid and clean UK driving licence.

About you
Proactive and innovative with strong problem-solving skills. Committed to sustainability and environmental compliance. Able to communicate effectively and provide expert advice on waste management.

Qualifications
- Desirable: Experience undertaking audits (waste duty of care) and site inspections.
- Desirable: Experience delivering training.
- Desirable: Degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, or related subject.
- Desirable: Chartered status with relevant professional body (e.g. CIWM, SocEnv, CIWEM).