Environmental Practitioner

Job Description

Location: Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Environmental Practitioner Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements Role Type: Full time / 12 Month Fixed Term Contract Role ID: SF74439 The role

At Babcock we are creating a safe and secure world. As an Environmental Practitioner at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site you will support submarine and naval operations by ensuring environmental compliance, driving continual improvement and protecting the environment across a nationally significant defence site.

Day to day responsibilities

• Conduct environmental audits and compliance assessments to support environmental legislation, permits and ISO 14001 requirements.
• Manage and continuously improve the Environmental Management System, ensuring processes and documentation remain effective and compliant.
• Support United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme reporting, environmental permitting activities and performance monitoring.
• Investigate environmental incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Provide environmental advice, deliver awareness training and drive environmental improvement initiatives across the site.

This is a full time role (36 hours per week) with hybrid working arrangements, following an 8 day fortnight pattern. Working hours alternate between Monday to Thursday, 07:15 – 16:45 one week, and Tuesday to Friday, 07:15 – 16:45 the following week.

Agile working may be available under conditions of fairness and consistency. Flexible, blended working arrangements including part time, condensed hours, and job sharing may also be considered. Please discuss alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential experience

• Proven experience conducting environmental audits and assessing compliance against environmental legislation, permits and ISO 14001 requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems, including maintaining and improving environmental processes and documentation.
• Experience supporting United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme reporting, environmental permitting and regulatory compliance activities.
• Experience investigating environmental incidents, undertaking root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders, provide environmental guidance and support continuous improvement within a regulated operational environment.

Qualifications

• Higher National Diploma, degree or equivalent qualification in Environmental Studies, Environmental Management or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme and environmental compliance obligations within a regulated environment is desirable.
• Incident investigation training or qualification, such as Kelvin TopSet or equivalent methodology, is desirable.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain a Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of professional fees.
• Reservists receive 10 days of special paid leave.
• Holiday trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one week of annual leave (available February to March annually).
• ‘Be Kind Day’ allows employees to take one paid day of leave per year to volunteer with a chosen organisation or registered charity.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. Flexible working is available – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.