Site Environment & Compliance Lead

Job Summary

This role is for an Effluent Treatment & Environmental Compliance Manager responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of wastewater treatment facilities and full compliance with environmental regulations across Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories’ FTO sites. The position demands a technically skilled and compliance-driven professional with expertise in STP operations systems, hazardous waste management, statutory audits, and integrated management systems (ISO 14001, 45001, 50001). As a key contributor to environmental stewardship, this role drive legal and consent compliance, and implement programs to reduce, reuse, and recycle effluents.

" Roles & Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for ensuring plant availability and operational readiness to treat process and non-process effluents, Domestic waste water from FTO-2, and IPDO in full compliance with STP Cardinal Rules.
• You will be responsible for running the Waste Water Recycling Facility (WWRF) at maximum efficiency to achieve 100% output parameters and reduce hazardous waste generation.
• You will be responsible for reporting daily and monthly performance to top management, executing preventive maintenance activities, and ensuring continuous improvement in WWRF operations.
• You will be responsible for coordinating and preparing for customer and statutory audits, including IMS audits (ISO 14001, 45001, 50001), and ensuring full compliance with legal and consent conditions.
• You will be responsible for managing safe disposal of CFO-consented hazardous wastes (e.g., spent carbon, process residue, ETP sludge) through co-processing in cement industries and AFR channels.
• You will be responsible for identifying environmental aspects and impacts, implementing environmental programs, and promoting the reduce, reuse, and recycle concept for effluents through process monitoring.
• You will be responsible for building team capabilities through training, maintaining a full-fledged training calendar, and creating awareness on water conservation, safety, and plant operations.
• You will be responsible for coordinating with TGPCB officials to achieve 100% legal compliance, capturing and investigating near-miss incidents, and implementing corrective and preventive actions.

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Educational Qualification

• Graduation in Science (Chemistry, Environment) / Chemical or Environment Engineering or related field is mandatory.
• Post Graduation in Environmental Management, Sustainability or related field is preferred.
• Certification in Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Lead Auditor Certification, Certified Environmental and Safety Compliance Officer (CESCO), Certificate in Environmental Social & Governance (ESG), or equivalent is preferred.

Minimum Work Experience

• 10+ years of experience.

Skills & Attributes Functional Skills

• Air Quality Control
• Carbon Footprint Reduction
• Energy Efficiency Improvement
• Environmental Impact Assessments
• Liquid Industrial Waste Service
• Sustainability Initiatives
• Waste Management
• Wastewater Collection System Operation

Resident Skills

• Audit Management
• Data Analysis
• Hazard Management
• Pollution Prevention
• Vendor Management

Behavioural Skills

• Operational Discipline & Accountability

  – Maintains rigorous oversight of wastewater treatment systems and hazardous waste disposal, ensuring consistent compliance with STP rules and legal mandates.

• Leadership & Team Development

  – Builds a high-performing team through structured training, mentoring, and capability enhancement, fostering a culture of safety and environmental responsibility.

• Problem Solving & Risk Mitigation

  – Proactively identifies environmental risks and near-miss incidents, investigates root causes, and implements corrective and preventive actions to safeguard operations.

Critical Exposures

• Experience in environmental regulations in Air, Water, Hazardous Waste, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and statutory/regulatory compliance is desired.
• Exposure to CTOs/CTEs, Hazardous Waste Management (HWM)/Bio-medical Waste (BMW) authorizations, and inspections/audits by Pollution Control Boards (PCBs)/Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF) is preferred.
• Experience in environmental risk assessments, audits, internal compliance, and CAPA closures is desired.

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Benefits Offered

At Dr. Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.

The benefits you will enjoy at Dr. Reddy’s are on par with the best industry standards. They include, among other things and other essential equipment, joining & relocation support, family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits), learning and development opportunities, medical coverage for yourself and your family, life coverage for yourself.

" Our Work Culture

Ask any employee at Dr. Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.

For more details, please visit our career website at https://careers.drreddys.com/#!/"