Circular Economy & Waste Management Expert
Circular Economy and Waste Management Expert
We are looking for an experienced Circular Economy and Waste Management Expert to support the development, implementation, and delivery of sustainability services related to circular economy, waste reduction, recycling, resource efficiency, and responsible waste management. This role requires strong technical knowledge, practical project management skills, and the ability to translate regulatory and market requirements into actionable solutions for clients.
The ideal candidate will support clients to improve waste prevention, segregation, collection, recovery, recycling, and reporting systems across different sectors, including plastics, packaging, consumer goods, manufacturing, retail, agriculture, textile, food, and other relevant value chains.
The role will also support business development for circular economy services, including audits, assessments, training, advisory projects, and verification or certification-related activities. A strong understanding of environmental regulations, Extended Producer Responsibility, waste streams, recycling systems, and the Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) industry is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities
Project Planning & Execution
- Establish project workflows, processes, and documentation systems for circular economy and waste management projects.
- Design and manage projects from concept, proposal, and scoping through to implementation, monitoring, and completion.
- Develop project scopes, budgets, timelines, methodologies, and resource plans aligned with client, regulatory, and sustainability objectives.
- Conduct waste audits, material flow assessments, circularity gap analyses, and baseline studies to identify improvement opportunities.
- Provide technical guidance on waste reduction, segregation, collection systems, material recovery, recycling, reuse, repair, refurbishment, and circular business models.
- Support clients in understanding and implementing Extended Producer Responsibility, plastic packaging recovery, traceability, reporting, and third-party verification requirements.
- Ensure alignment with applicable local regulations, international standards, client requirements, and accreditation or scheme requirements.
- Identify and resolve technical, operational, and stakeholder-related project challenges with practical and commercially viable solutions.
- Deliver training and capacity-building sessions for clients, producer responsibility organizations, waste management partners, local stakeholders, and internal teams.
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, industry associations, recyclers, waste collectors, clients, and technical partners.
- Support the development of marketing and sales strategies to grow circular economy, waste management, and sustainability services.
- Identify potential opportunities for tenders, contracts, partnerships, advisory services, audits, training, and certification-related projects.
Monitoring, Reporting & Compliance
- Supervise data collection, monitoring, verification, and evaluation of project outcomes, including waste diversion, recovery, recycling, and resource efficiency indicators.
- Prepare technical reports, audit summaries, impact assessments, circularity assessments, client updates, and regulatory or scheme-related documentation.
- Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of project deliverables, with appropriate evidence, traceability, and quality control.
- Monitor developments in circular economy policy, waste management regulations, EPR requirements, plastic packaging standards, and relevant sustainability frameworks.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, including auditors, inspectors, consultants, technical specialists, field coordinators, and external partners.
- Coordinate efforts across regions and business units to ensure consistent delivery of circular economy, waste management, and sustainability services.
Other Responsibilities
- Perform business to the highest standards of ethics.
- Performs other related duties as may be assigned in relation to circular economy, waste management, sustainability, auditing, advisory, and project management activities.
Requirements
Educational Background & Working Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, sustainability, waste management, industrial engineering, chemistry, materials science or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in circular economy, waste management, recycling, environmental compliance, sustainability consulting, or related project management roles, preferably within the TIC industry or environmental services sector.
- Proven experience with waste audits, material flow analysis, recycling systems, plastic packaging, EPR programs, sustainability reporting, or environmental management systems.
- Strong knowledge of circular economy principles, waste hierarchy, resource efficiency, recycling technologies, responsible sourcing, and sustainable consumption and production.
- Familiarity with Philippine environmental regulations, including solid waste management and Extended Producer Responsibility requirements, is an advantage.
- Experience with relevant standards, schemes, audits, verification, certification, or assurance services is an advantage.
- Proficient in English, both spoken and written.
- Strong computer skills, particularly with MS Office tools; experience with data analysis, reporting dashboards, GIS, LCA tools, or waste management software is an advantage.
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and team coordination abilities.
- Strong skills in project budgeting, planning, field coordination, technical writing, and client reporting.
Personality Traits
- Ethical – fair, truthful, sincere, honest and discreet
- Open-minded – willing to consider alternative ideas or points of view
- Diplomatic – tactful in dealing with people
- Collaborative – effectively interacting with others
- Observant – actively aware of physical surroundings and activities
- Perceptive – instinctively aware of and able to understand situations
- Versatile – adjusts readily to different situations
- Tenacious – persistent and focused on achieving objectives
- Decisive – reaches timely conclusions based on logical reasoning and analysis
- Self-reliant – acts and functions independently
- Professional – exhibiting a courteous, conscientious and business-like demeanour
- Morally courageous – willing to act responsibly and ethically
- Organized – exhibiting effective time management, prioritization, planning, and efficiency
Our values drive our business, and our people demonstrate these attributes in all that they do. We are looking for candidates that act with integrity, demonstrate the highest level of service quality, are resilient, have an adaptive mindset and are committed to working safely, with long term view and sustainability. If you have these qualities, then we look forward to welcoming you to our global family!
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range to be aligned with experience, technical expertise, and market requirements. Our competitive package includes:
| ✓ Competitive Salary | ✓ Big Personal Development Opportunities |
| ✓ Audit and Travel Allowances | ✓ Hybrid Work Arrangement |
| ✓ Paid Training (Local & Abroad) | ✓ Annual Discretionary Bonus |
| ✓ Annual Salary Increase | ✓ Fun Company Engagement Activities |
| ✓ Convertible to Cash Leave Benefits | ✓ Life and Accident Insurance |
| ✓ Work with Colleagues Abroad | ✓ Opportunity to Travel Abroad |
| ✓ Full-time Position Available | ✓ HMO Benefits |
| ✓ Fitness Benefits |
Application / Selection Process
Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter to philippines_hr@controlunion.com by 30th of July. Please include “Circular Economy and Waste Management Expert – Name of Applicant” in the subject line.
About Our Company
Peterson and Control Union are sister companies who operate as independent service companies. We are a risk management and logistics service company, non-stock listed, and family owned.
The specialist activities comprise of inspection and certification of food, animal feed, textiles, minerals, forest products, biomass, biofuels and oil and gas related equipment, as well as integrated 4PL logistics for these markets.
On this site you find information about both Peterson and Control Union and what we do.
