Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner

Job Title:              Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner
Location:              Devonport, Plymouth 
Compensation:    £43,935.00 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF64798

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner at our Devonport, Plymouth site.

The role
As an Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will directly shaping the sustainability agenda for construction projects across the Naval Base. 

Day-to-day, you’ll be reporting in to the Senior Environmental Protection Manager where you will develop and enhance environmental performance across refurbishment and infrastructure projects

• Collaborate with infrastructure project delivery teams to integrate environmental and sustainability considerations into construction and refurbishment projects across the Naval Base.
• Identify and help reduce environmental risks associated with construction activities.
• Manage and ensure compliance with environmental permits and licences related to project facilities.
• Assist in developing new governance frameworks to establish sustainability and environmental protection standards across Devonport.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based at our Devonport site.

Essential experience of the Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner:

• Proven experience working in an environmental or sustainability role within a construction or infrastructure project environment.
• Experience in identifying and managing environmental risks, including familiarity with environmental permitting and licensing processes.
• Experience contributing to the development or implementation of environmental governance frameworks or standards.

Qualifications for the Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner:

• A level 3 qualification in environmental/sustainability management (or associated subject)
• Practitioner Membership of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment
• DREAM/BREEAM Assessor qualified.

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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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: 08/07/2025

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