Environmental Compliance Manager

CompanyLondon Luton Airport

LocationLuton, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/22/2026

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Environment professionals

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£41,700 (£21.38 per hour)

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Description

TITLE: Environmental Compliance Manager

DEPARTMENT: Sustainability (Corporate Affairs)

REPORTS TO: Net Zero Senior Manager

TIMEFRAME: 12 months fixed term contract

LOCATION: Hybrid working: Luton Airport / Remote

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

London Luton Airport (LLA) is a key gateway to the city of London, which is the world’s largest aviation system. LLA is the United Kingdom’s fifth largest and fastest growing airport, having facilitated 18 million passenger journeys in calendar year 2019, and with strong ambitions to continue this growth story. Passengers have now returned to 90% of pre COVID levels in 2023.

11 airlines operate from LLA, including key carriers easyJet, Wizz Air and Ryanair. LLA’s route network serves over 150 destinations across 42 countries with 24/7 operations. LLA is an integral part of the local region and a major economic contributor to the UK through direct employment of over 700 people and indirectly supports over 10,000 jobs.

Sustainability Successes in 2024 include:

Top global performing business on GRESB ESG benchmark

Airport Carbon Accreditation level 4

53% of our procurement spend is with local suppliers

81% recycling rate (up from 62% in 2022)

1,000+ trees planted through volunteering

£257,000 invested in local communities, impacting over 14,000 individuals

JOB PURPOSE:

London Luton Airport (LLA) is looking for an experienced Environmental Compliance Manager to play a critical role in our journey towards becoming Champions in Sustainable Aviation through managing the company’s environmental compliance requirements.

The Sustainability function plays a critical role in protecting today and enabling tomorrow and this role fits into the team’s purpose through ensuring we meet our current environmental regulatory requirements whilst future-proofing our operations through the development of a forward-thinking environmental compliance strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Lead the management and further development of the company’s environmental compliance strategy in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Hold a detailed understanding of current and emerging environmental compliance requirements, and make recommendations to meet increasing requirements

Partner with departments across the business (e.g. Legal, Projects, Estates, Technical Services) as well as regulating bodies, to ensure comprehensive management of environmental compliance

Excellent understanding of ISO14001 and ISO50001 Environmental and Energy management systems including experience in internal and 3rd party environmental compliance auditing

Manage increasing environmental compliance in relation to environmental planning conditions relating to water, ground contamination and other environmental requirements

Ensure water discharges to ground, surface water and effluent treatment plants are within environmental permits and trade effluent consents and investigate issues and develop action plans to ensure compliance where required

Understanding and management of climate adaptation risks including implementation of operational changes to address these risk in the short and long-term

Develop or update necessary operations or procedures to ensure environmental compliance across all aspects of environmental management such as water, air quality, waste

Key stakeholder in drainage infrastructure upgrades project to ensure future infrastructure compliances with applicable environmental regulations and meets future needs

Ensure emissions testing is caried out on combustion plants including reporting to the regulators including developing plans to reduce emissions

Engage with 3rd party partners and tenants to ensure relevant procedures are followed to ensure environmental compliance and minimise the risk to the environment

Work with internal teams to identify environmental compliance risks and input into the risk governance process

Streamline the environmental compliance reporting process across the business through developing a prioritised list of compliance requirements throughout the year

To support the Net Zero Senior Manager and the wider sustainability team in delivering LLA’s Responsible Business Strategy, including supporting on environmental aspects of the RBS

Contribute to delivering great guest experience by performing your role with accuracy and efficiency. Recognising that every task whether guest facing or behind the scenes contributes to supporting the company’s overall LLA Way Strategy and service standards

Proactively and positively promote the LLA Way initiatives and projects with all employees and the wider airport community.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 5 years of experience working in environmental management role
You will bring great technical skills and expertise in relation to understanding of current and future environmental regulatory framework and planning requirements
Deep understanding of environmental compliance in a complex business setting, in particular in Environmental Permit, Consent and Planning condition compliance
Experience with engaging with regulators and other stakeholder in relation to ensuring environmental compliance for our operations
Excellent organisational skills with an ability to meet deadlines, while working in a flexible and collaborative way
The ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-changing environment
Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to take on challenges outside of your comfort zone
Good inter-personal skills, with an ability to develop relationships and influence stakeholders
A Degree in Environmental Management, Sustainability or similar