Environmental Domain Lead

Copello; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Copello is seeking an Environmental Domain Lead to define and deliver Environmental Engineering activities across the full project lifecycle in a defence-focused programme. You will lead M&C environmental requirements development, driving proving, certification, and integration with design, analysis, and testing.

You will manage a small team of engineers, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, and oversee risk, schedule, and budget delivery while ensuring alignment with programme objectives

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Environmental/Mechanical engineering.
• Experience with environmental requirements management and DOORS.
• Familiarity with DEF STAN 00-035 / Mil Std 810 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Environmental (Mechanical & Climatic) Engineering domain across complex engineering projects.
• Define and manage environmental engineering strategies, requirements maturation, proving plans, and certification activities.
• Act as the focal point for all environmental engineering activities, ensuring alignment between design, analysis, testing, and qualification.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including ISV, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Analysis, Architecture, Quality, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate and chair environmental working groups to drive delivery against strategic programme objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and delegation to a team of up to five engineers.
• Oversee technical assurance activities relating to design integrity, environmental performance, development, proving, and qualification.
• Manage domain-related risks, schedules, budgets, and delivery priorities.
• Engage with senior stakeholders including Project Heads and Chief Engineers to resolve complex environmental engineering challenges.

Skills

Environmental engineering

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

DOORS

Project Management tools

Job description

The opportunity: As the Environmental Domain Lead, you will play a pivotal role in defining and delivering Environmental Engineering activities across the full project lifecycle. Working closely with cross-functional teams and external partners, you will lead the development and integration of Mechanical & Climatic (M&C) environmental requirements, supporting activities from concept and design through to proving, qualification, and certification. This is a highly visible technical leadership position, responsible for ensuring the Environmental Engineering domain remains coherent, controlled, and aligned across all functions within the programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Environmental (Mechanical & Climatic) Engineering domain across complex engineering projects
• Define and manage environmental engineering strategies, requirements maturation, proving plans, and certification activities
• Act as the focal point for all environmental engineering activities, ensuring alignment between design, analysis, testing, and qualification
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including ISV, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Analysis, Architecture, Quality, and external stakeholders
• Coordinate and chair environmental working groups to drive delivery against strategic programme objectives
• Provide technical leadership and delegation to a team of up to five engineers
• Oversee technical assurance activities relating to design integrity, environmental performance, development, proving, and qualification
• Manage domain-related risks, schedules, budgets, and delivery priorities
• Engage with senior stakeholders including Project Heads and Chief Engineers to resolve complex environmental engineering challenges

What we're looking for from you:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Proven experience of planning, managing, implementing & delivering strategies on time, on cost, on quality
• Proven management and delegation of work package budgets and associated risk
• Knowledge of environmental engineering within the defence sector or relevant industry
• Knowledge of the Mechanical & Climatic environments, and their applicability to different products at different life cycle stages
• An understanding of environmental test processes, test measurements and instrumentation
• Awareness of Environmental Engineering Standards (such as DEF STAN 00-035, Mil Std 810)
• An innovative mind set to develop methods around requirement definition and weapon system proving
• Working knowledge and experience using Project Management tools
• Experience of requirement definition and management using DOORS