Environment Sustainability Lead

Job Title:            Environment Sustainability Lead
Location:            Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:  Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:          Full time / Permanent
Role ID:              SF64413

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Environment Sustainability Lead at our Bristol site.

The role

As an Environment Sustainability Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be a key member of the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Team, leading the development of Babcock’s environmental culture and sustainability strategy.

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Develop and implement a forward-thinking sustainability strategy, collaborating with stakeholders to drive environmental improvement plans and monitor progress
• Report on legal and voluntary commitments, including greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint, and packaging, while supporting bid teams with project-specific KPIs
• Contribute to business-wide reporting, including dashboards, KPIs, and tools like Synergi Life and Envizi, ensuring accurate and insightful environmental data
• Support compliance and best practice, by monitoring legislation, assisting with audits, and advising on ISO14001 standards and corrective actions
• Promote environmental awareness, through training, incident investigation support, and representing Mission Systems at Group Environmental forums

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Environment Sustainability Lead

• Proven experience in a similar environmental or sustainability-focused role, with a track record of delivering impactful initiatives
• Strong knowledge of current and emerging environmental legislation and its practical application in a business context
• Experience in regulatory compliance, environmental planning or permitting, and working with diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability in environmental reporting, including greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint assessments, and decarbonisation strategies
• Skilled in leading decarbonisation, energy efficiency, and biodiversity projects, with the ability to influence and inspire others toward sustainability goals

Qualifications for the Environment Sustainability Lead

• Chartered Environmentalist (or working towards)
• Bachelor’s degree in science, environment, or engineering (or equivalent)
• Suitable project management qualification (desirable)

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 02/07/25

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