Environment and Sustainability Advisor

UK Atomic Energy Authority; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Flexible working options

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority seeks an Environment & Sustainability Advisor to support environmental performance within the Safety, Health and Environment Department, providing specialist expertise, helping maintain the environmental management system, and contributing to the sustainability strategy in a unique research and technology environment.

This onsite role requires regular presence at Abingdon, with opportunities to influence environmental outcomes across manufacturing and engineering

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in an environmental discipline.
• ISEP Certificate in Environmental Management (or equivalent).
• ISEP Affiliate membership with progression towards full membership.
• Experience in an environmental role within manufacturing, engineering, research, or similar technical environment.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 14001 environmental management systems and certification processes.
• Experience preparing environmental compliance reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert environmental advice and practical guidance to colleagues across UKAEA.
• Support the management and continual improvement of the environmental management system in line with ISO 14001 requirements.
• Advise operational teams on activities with significant environmental impacts and ensure appropriate controls are implemented.
• Monitor environmental legislation and support compliance with new and changing regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and submit environmental and sustainability reports to regulators and external stakeholders, including statutory returns.
• Deliver environmental awareness initiatives and provide environmental training across the organisation.
• Contribute to the delivery of sustainability objectives and deputise for the Environment & Sustainability Manager when required.

Skills

ISO 14001 knowledge

Environmental reporting

Environmental training

Regulatory compliance

EMS maintenance

Education

Degree in Environmental discipline

ISEP Certificate

ISEP Affiliate member

Job description

• Salary: £51,317 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
• Division: Risk Assurance & QSHE
• Department: Safety, Health and Environment

Job Description

About us

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our worldbadly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industryand research organisations to achieveground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the gridby developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.

About the job

Join UKAEA as an Environment & Sustainability Advisor and play a key role in supporting the organisation’s environmental performance and long-term sustainability objectives. Working within the Safety, Health and Environment Department, you will provide specialist environmental expertise, help maintain and improve the environmental management system, and contribute to the delivery of UKAEA’s sustainability strategy. This is an opportunity to influence meaningful environmental outcomes within a unique research and technology environment.

What You'll be Doing

• Provide expert environmental advice and practical guidance to colleagues across UKAEA.
• Support the management and continual improvement of the environmental management system in line with ISO 14001 requirements.
• Advise operational teams on activities with significant environmental impacts and ensure appropriate controls are implemented.
• Monitor environmental legislation and support compliance with new and changing regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and submit environmental and sustainability reports to regulators and external stakeholders, including statutory returns.
• Deliver environmental awareness initiatives and provide environmental training across the organisation.
• Contribute to the delivery of sustainability objectives and deputise for the Environment & Sustainability Manager when required.

What You'll Bring

• Degree or equivalent qualification in an environmental or related discipline.
• ISEP Certificate in Environmental Management (or equivalent).
• ISEP Affiliate membership with progression towards full membership.
• Proven experience in an environmental role, ideally within a manufacturing, engineering, research, or similar technical environment.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 14001 environmental management systems, including experience supporting certification and compliance activities.
• Experience preparing environmental compliance reports and supporting regulatory requirements.

UKAEA is an onsite organisation, and this role requires regular onsite presence (usually between 3-5 days in any given week) in line with business needs. We actively support flexible working arrangements where this is compatible with the role

We have a generous range of benefits (see the full listhere ) and highlights include:

• A salary of£51,317 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of21.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave plus2.5 privilege days;8 Bank Holidays
• 3 days of site closure over Christmas break
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions

Our commitment to ED&I

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity,inclusionand accessibility, and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce.

Please email [emailprotected] if you have any questions or require adjustments to help youparticipatefairly in our recruitment process, for example changes to the way we interview or share information. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates.

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. All appointments are made onmeritand further information can be foundhere .