Environmental Professional - Defence

Spinwell Global; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Environmental Professional in Bristol to manage environmental contracts and ensure compliance with UK legislation. The role involves technical advice, risk assessment, and the development of environmental management systems. Ideal candidates will have a relevant STEM qualification and registration with a professional body. Competitive pay in line with market rates.

Qualifications

• Experience providing technical advice and support for environmental outcomes.
• Registration with a professional body in relevant discipline is preferred.
• Knowledge of technical legislation and environmental standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental contractual aspects and support compliance.
• Analyze environmental impacts and risk reduction measures.
• Develop and maintain Environmental Management Systems.

Skills

Technical advice

Data processing

Conflict resolution

Environmental compliance

Education

RQF Level 4 qualification in STEM

RQF Level 6 qualification in STEM

Job description

Role: Environmental Professional
Contract Length: Until 31/03/26
Location: Bristol
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: SC requested

Spinwell is recruiting for an Environmental Professional for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL

• Manages contractual aspects to ensure environmental requirements are captured and manages contractors who perform environmental activities.
• Specifies system-specific environmental requirements with consideration for the environmental consequences of the wider system of systems.
• Works with colleagues at all levels to support compliance with all relevant UK legislation, Defence regulations, client policy, and DE&S policy. Contributes to the development and maintenance of policy and process to satisfy the DE&S corporate standards for Environmental Management.
• Identifies and analyzes environmental impacts and contributes to the identification and evaluation of risk reduction measures, ensuring these are adequately documented and managed.
• Supports the development and management of effective Environmental Management Systems, and compliance activities in line with POEMS, on simple subsystems or with supervision on complex systems.
• Contributes to the development, maintenance, and modification of policy/process to satisfy the DE&S corporate standards for Environmental Management, across a matrix‑managed organisation working alongside stakeholders and multiple Delivery Teams.
• Participates and scrutinizes the system’s environmental test, verification, validation, and evaluation process.
• Assists in managing the disposals and decommissioning of basic equipment.
• Supports environmental assurance activities.
• Provides informed environmental advice to decision makers through Project Environmental Panels.
• Owns personal career progression and professionalisation, engaging with a People Coach, maintaining professional membership or registration, updating MyHR Development Plan, and keeping current with modern engineering technologies.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL

• Hold any Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Mathematics based qualification at RQF Level 4; and
• Have experience of providing technical advice and delivery of successful environmental acquisition/support outcomes; and
• Have technical environmental acquisition/support experience in a variety of contexts; and
• With a relevant professional body/institution related to your discipline, be professionally registered as either:
  • Registered Environmental Technician (REnvTech) or
  • Registered Science Technician (RSciTech) or
  • Engineering Technician (EngTech)
• *Alternatively, if professionalisation registration is not held, hold a minimum RQF Level 6 in any Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Mathematics based discipline.
• Determine and then understand how to apply correct technical legislation, regulation, standards, policies and processes during acquisition and support of equipment.
• Determine and then understand how to apply the most effective and efficient ways to process data, assisting those in lower grades to achieve efficiency.
• Select suitable communication methods.
• Resolve potential conflicts between stakeholders.
• Take appropriate action in reacting and responding to routine issues (such as reporting safety incidents, suggesting efficiency benefits).
• Conduct in‑depth analysis of products or processes and identify the appropriate action to rectify identified issues.
• Make timely decisions related to accuracy and efficiency of your own work and others, and establish priorities and work sequencing.
• Escalate, and manage where possible, risks at the appropriate time to meet all regulatory requirements, including where and when to safely quarantine equipment/products.
• Plan and manage your own time to meet challenging and ambitious deadlines.
• Decide and implement the correct action for coaching and supervision required for junior and/or equivalent graded staff you may work with.
• Identify your own shortfalls in knowledge and discuss appropriate options for self‑development, setting short and medium priorities.
• Be knowledgeable of where to find the most appropriate internal policy and processes.

If you are an Environmental Professional, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

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