Environmental Officer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Defence Equipment & Support

Defence Equipment & Support

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Job description

To help drive our environmental protection, climate change & sustainability goals, the SDA are seeking experienced and motivated Environmental Officers to contribute to our Central Environmental Management Team (CEMT) and our newly formed Environmental Centre of Excellence (ECOE).

You will work with the CEMT and ECOE to promote environmental culture to project teams, oversee environmental challenges unique to this industry and provide support to the Royal Navy.

As Environmental Officer with the SDA, you will support end-to-end lifecycle and extensive environmental activities and products associated with nuclear submarines, ensuring a positive culture is maintained with clear focus on environmental protection.

You will support environmental infrastructure, helping to ensure our environmental impacts and risks meet our stringent compliance obligations and are appropriately managed.

You will need to be ethical, engaged and motivated to support the SDA with these objectives and to help us deliver environmentally sound submarines to the Royal Navy, whilst minimising our effects on climate change and the world around us.

Due to the nature of this work, working with teams is key to our success. You will therefore be required to uphold strong and productive relationships with SDA teams and our contractors. You will be inducted into a hybrid working environment and occasional travel between sites may be required.

Your primary place of work can be one of the following five locations:

MOD Abbey Wood, Filton, Bristol BS34 8JH
BAE Systems, BarrowinFurness, Cumbria LA14 1AF
HMNB Clyde, Faslane, Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute G84 0EH
MOD Manchester, Piccadilly Gate, Manchester M1 2WD
HMNB Devonport, Plymouth, Devon PL2 2BG

By joining the SDA, you will have defined progression routes and opportunities to prosper as a professional.

Training is readily available to stay abreast of emerging technologies and you will be working in an environment that encourages development of your role and of your responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Producing corporate policies and processes to conform to the ISO 14001 standard and fulfil Defence obligations.
Helping project teams to procure and deliver environmentally sound and sustainable products, services and activities
Assurance of environmental compliance including supporting the conduct of central audits.
Advising on environment Compliance Statements and undertaking technical reviews of project environmental assessments.
Management of environmental metrics and organisational risks and opportunities.
Support the operation of various environmental and sustainability working groups and project meetings.
Providing a compliance position on behalf of the organisation in environmental maritime topic areas applicable to the SDA.
Engaging with internal and external stakeholders (including Navy Command).
Providing appropriate technical environmental advice to Projects as and when required.
Support the implementation of environmental improvement culture initiatives.

Person specification

Experience in the use of ASEMS and use of Environmental Management Tools & Processes
Level 4 NQF in a relevant engineering or science discipline
Experience of providing technical advice and delivery of environmental products or services

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competencies and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

SYSENV 1 Formulate Env policy and procedures Practitioner
SYSENV 2 Implementation of policy and procedures Practitioner
Communicating and Influencing CSBC
Changing and Improving CSBC3

Benefits

25 days' annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King's birthday
Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible, to support your worklife balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required)
Marketleading employer pension contribution of around 27%
Annual performancebased bonus and recognition awards
Access to specialist training and funded professional qualifications
Support for progression
Huge range of discounts
Volunteering days
Enhanced parental leave schemes