Environmental Advisor

Babcock International Group; Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Rosyth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the UK is seeking an Environmental Advisor to manage environmental risks and compliance at their Rosyth site. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of UK environmental legislation and will lead site-wide environmental initiatives. This role offers a full-time position with hybrid working arrangements, excellent development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package including a matched pension scheme, health services, and support for volunteer work.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Ten days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday trading options

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of UK and Scottish environmental legislation, regulation, and best practice.
• Proven ability to investigate environmental incidents and manage environmental risks.
• Confident influencer and coach with excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of environmental permits and licenses.

Responsibilities

• Lead site-wide environmental advice and coaching for employees and contractors.
• Maintain and improve the ISO Environmental Management System.
• Manage compliance with environmental legislation and permits.
• Investigate incidents and near misses, driving corrective actions.
• Conduct site inspections and analyze trends and data.

Skills

Knowledge of UK and Scottish environmental legislation

Incident investigation and risk management

Influencing and coaching skills

Knowledge of environmental permits and licenses

Education

Level 3 or Level 5 Environmental Management qualification (NEBOSH or equivalent)

Job description

Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Protect the environment. Power national security.

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 Environmental Advisor at our Rosyth site.

The role

As an Environmental Advisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be the site’s environmental subject matter expert - shaping strategy, strengthening compliance and championing best practice across a major marine engineering environment. You’ll help us manage environmental risk, maintain and improve our ISO Environmental Management System, and investigate incidents so we continually learn and reduce impact. In short, you’ll protect our local environment while enabling programmes that are vital to defence, aerospace and engineering -work with purpose, scope and real career impact.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:

• Lead site‑wide environmental advice and coaching for employees and contractors, acting as a key point of contact for the HSE function.
• Maintain and improve our ISO : Environmental Management System, audits and assurance.
• Manage compliance with environmental legislation, permits and licences; liaise with regulators (including SEPA) and partners.
• Investigate and learn from incidents and near misses (e.g., spills and discharges), driving corrective and preventative actions.
• Conduct site inspections and walkdowns, analyse trends and data, and report on performance and risk.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Friday and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Environmental Advisor

• Strong knowledge of UK and Scottish environmental legislation, regulation and best practice (including SEPA guidance)
• Proven ability to investigate environmental incidents and manage environmental risks.
• Confident influencer and coach with excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of environmental permits and licences.

Qualifications for the Environmental Advisor

• Level 3 or Level 5 Environmental Management qualification (NEBOSH or equivalent).

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.

What we offer

• 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.