Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner

Babcock International; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Discount portal

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking an Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner at Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth. The role focuses on driving environmental excellence across a portfolio of construction projects and estate management activities, shaping sustainability strategy and reducing environmental risk.

You will lead governance, assurance, and stakeholder collaboration to improve sustainability across projects, with on-site work at Devonport and a 35-hour week.

Qualifications

• Level 6 qualification in Environmental Management or related field.
• Level 3 qualification in Health and Safety Management.
• Experience in a construction/CDM environment.
• Membership of Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals.

Responsibilities

• Support construction and estate teams to reduce environmental risk and improve sustainability performance.
• Manage environmental permits, licences and compliance requirements across facilities and operations.
• Undertake environmental assurance activities and monitor adherence to standards and regulations.
• Develop and implement governance frameworks that enhance environmental protection and sustainability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive continual improvement across projects and estate operations.

Skills

Construction experience

IS EP member

Education

Level 6 Env Management

Level 3 Health & Safety

Job description

Job Title: Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £44,600 - £55,800 dependant on experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75516

Help Shape a More Sustainable Future at One of The UK's Most Unique Engineering and Infrastructure Environments

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 Royal Dockyard in Plymouth.

The role

As an Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner, you'll play a key role in driving environmental excellence across a diverse portfolio of construction projects and estate management activities at Devonport Royal Dockyard. This is an exciting opportunity to influence sustainability strategy, reduce environmental risk, and help shape the standards that support one of the UK's most significant engineering and infrastructure sites.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to

• Support construction and estate management teams to reduce environmental risk and improve sustainability performance.
• Manage environmental permits, licences and compliance requirements across facilities and operations.
• Undertake environmental assurance activities and monitoring adherence to standards and regulations.
• Develop and implement governance frameworks that enhance environmental protection and sustainability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive continual improvement across projects and estate operations.

This role is 35 hours per week based onsite at Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth.

Essential experience of the Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner

• Experience working within a construction or Construction Design and Management environment.
• Practitioner membership of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals.

Qualifications for the Environmental and Sustainability Practitioner

Essential

• Level 6 qualification in Environmental Management, Sustainability Management or a related discipline.
• Level 3 qualification in Health and Safety Management.

Advantageous

• BREEAM or DREAM experience.
• Internal Auditor (ISO 14001) qualification.
• Environmental investigation training.

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 [e-mail] 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: 28/08/2026

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