Graduate Sustainability Engineer

BAE Systems.; Canterbury; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent defense company is seeking a Graduate Maritime Services Sustainability Engineer to support sustainability initiatives and engineering projects. This role involves ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, supporting sustainable design practices, and educating engineers. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant engineering degree with a focus on sustainability. The position is permanent with a start date of 7th September 2026 and offers hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Flexible discounted health benefits

Employee share plans

Qualifications

• Minimum 2.2 in Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or related subject.
• Strong understanding of sustainability and environmental management.

Responsibilities

• Support projects in complying with environmental product legislation.
• Assist design teams in creating sustainable designs.
• Educate engineers on sustainability practices.

Skills

Environmental sustainability

Engineering

Compliance with legislation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Graduate Maritime Services Sustainability Engineer

Location: Broad Oak (Hampshire)

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements; for this role you will be expected to attend your site 3-5 days per week.

Salary: £34,000 + £2,000 Welcome Bonus

Responsibilities

• You will be working within the Engineering Function supporting the various Projects within the business, the areas of support include:
• Helping Projects to comply with environmental product legislation and environmental & sustainability policy.
• Helping the design teams to create sustainable designs within the constraints of the customer contract.
• Helping the business improve its engineering processes in the area of environmental sustainability.
• Helping to educate engineers within the business in the area of sustainability and environmental sustainability.
• Being an active participant in an environmental sustainability community of environmental sustainability practitioners across the BAE Systems Maritime & Land Sector.

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

About Maritime and Land Defence Solutions

With collaboration, innovation and a laser-like customer focus at its core, M&L Defence Solutions is growing a strong, long-term UK product and support business. It focuses on four key areas: Future Warship Support, Underwater Battlespace, Future Land Capability and Future Air Defence, encompassing both major investment in new products and cutting-edge technologies.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Qualification requirements

• As a minimum requirement you'll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Engineering related subject, Sustainability, Environmental Science, Environmental/Sustainability Management or a related subject.

Start date and contract

• Start date (dd Month Year): 7th September 2026
• Length of contract: Permanent contract