Senior Environment and Sustainability Advisor

About the Role

You’ll lead the implementation and continuous improvement of our Environmental Management System, ensuring alignment with contractual obligations and ISO14001 standards. From conducting audits and investigations to developing management plans and monitoring performance, your expertise will help shape how we manage environmental risk and deliver sustainable outcomes across our programs and operations.

This role also provides the opportunity to influence strategic sustainability initiatives, support business growth, and embed sustainability principles across all business units. You’ll act as a trusted advisor to project teams, senior leaders, and stakeholders, ensuring Babcock continues to meet legal, contractual, and emerging regulatory requirements.

About You

You’re an experienced environmental or sustainability professional who thrives in complex operational environments and enjoys partnering with diverse stakeholders to deliver meaningful outcomes.

You bring strong technical capability, a deep understanding of environmental legislation and standards, and the confidence to provide specialist advice that shapes decisions and improves performance.

You’ll bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, Natural Resource Management or similar

• 3–4+ years’ experience in an environmental advisory role

• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation, approvals, reporting and monitoring

• Experience with environmental auditing, incident investigation and risk assessment

• Understanding of non‑financial data reporting requirements (AASB, NGERs, IFRS)

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and build strong relationships

• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and solve complex problems

Desirable:

• ISO14001 Auditor or implementation experience

• ICAM or Topset investigation training

• Experience in industrial or defence‑related environments

• Experience mentoring or supporting junior professionals

Your Role – Your Future at Babcock

We provide an agile work environment where you can work onsite and remotely. To support this, we provide a laptop and working‑from‑home kit if required, and offer compressed hours for added flexibility.

Our work‑life integration policy brings together leave entitlements including annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave and more.

You’ll be supported by our capability framework, ongoing access to self‑led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning, and study leave.

You’ll also enjoy access to beRewarded, offering discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel, novated leasing options and corporate share plans.

Your wellbeing is supported through our online program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, our employee assistance program, and wellbeing leave.

We also celebrate outstanding contributions through our weRecognise program, aligned to our principles: Be Kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous, and Own & Deliver.

Who We Are

Babcock International Group has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering and support services for over a century.

Across Australia and New Zealand, we’ve grown to a team of over 1,500 talented people, operating across defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Some of the programs we’re proud to support include:

• Emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services

• Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships

• Fleet‑wide through‑life support and asset management services for Navy customers

• Managing critical assets across multiple sectors

If you’d like to join us and help create a safe and secure world, together, please apply via the ‘Apply Now’ button below.

To learn more about us, visit www.babcock.com.au

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experience. However, due to the Defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an NV1 security clearance.

This position may involve exposure to export‑controlled technology; compliance with relevant legislation will be assessed.

Pre‑employment checks may be required, including reference checks, police check, security clearance, qualifications and right to work.

Babcock Australasia is a Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

Req #70763