Safety and Environmental Legislation Graduate Consultant

BMT; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Fareham seeks a Safety and Environmental Legislation Graduate Consultant to support legislative projects and client engagement. The role involves maintaining legislative tools and contributing to business development while adhering to client and corporate expectations. Ideal candidates will have a legal qualification, two years of legislative experience, and effective communication skills. This position offers flexible working arrangements and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Private Medical (family coverage)

Enhanced Pension

Flexible Working

Holiday Trading

Professional Subscriptions

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of legislative experience.
• Recognised safety or environmental qualification is desirable.
• Experience in UK defence domains, particularly maritime, is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver legislative projects to schedule and budget.
• Maintain and update legislative tools.
• Support senior colleagues with business development activities.

Skills

Knowledge of safety and environmental legislation

Effective communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Relevant qualification in a legal subject

Job description

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BMT

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Fareham, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Safety and Environmental Legislation Graduate Consultant

Why Work for Us?

Joining BMT means gaining access to a comprehensive set of employee benefits designed to empower your success. In addition to a competitive salary, our offerings encompass health, family, finance, and personal development, including:

• Private Medical (family coverage)
• Enhanced Pension
• Flexible Working
• 18 weeks enhanced maternity pay (after a qualifying period of 1 year)
• Family friendly policies
• Committed to an inclusive culture
• Wellbeing Fund – an annual fund for personal hobbies or interests
• Holiday Trading
• Professional Subscriptions

At BMT, we pride ourselves on being a verified flexible workplace, providing freedom and choice. We understand not everyone has the same needs in order to make work, work for them and their lives - we'd love you to discuss any requirements for flexibility with us - we can't promise to fulfil every request but we do promise to listen to what matters to you. Learn more about our flexible status at Flexa Careers.

About the role

This role forms part of our growth plans, we are looking for a Safety and Environmental Legislation Graduate Consultant to support the Safety and Environmental discipline. You will play a key role in delivering safety and environmental legislative projects, enhancing our capabilities in relation to safety and environmental legislation within the Defence sector but also in a wider market.

As a Safety and Environmental Legislative Graduate Consultant, you will enjoy a varied role as you support, and at times manage, the delivery of legislative projects to schedule and budget, while meeting client and corporate expectations. You will be responsible for the maintenance and update of legislative tools and the end-to-end authoring process of material to define and capture legislation activities. You will also have the opportunity to support senior colleagues with business development activities and liaise with clients and end users on safety and environmental legislative compliance issues.

In terms of location, we have offices in Bath, Bristol, Weymouth, Fareham, Plymouth, Glasgow, London, Aberdeen and Leeds, and we are happy to explore flexible and hybrid working arrangements.Please note that travel to customer sites or to attend meetings will be required.

About you

We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and flexible team members, who share our values of trust, respect and collaboration.The experience and competencies required for the role are as follows:

• Knowledge of applying statutory safety and environmental legislative methods to help clients attain, and manage, legislation compliance;
• A relevant qualification in a legal subject;
• A minimum of two years’ legislative experience.
• A recognised safety or environmental qualification is desirable;
• Experience in the UK defence domains, particularly maritime would be advantageous;
• As much of our work is directly customer focused, your effective communication skills and ability to present professionally both verbally and in writing are essential skills for this role;
• You will be self-motivated with a motivated and have a logical and pragmatic approach to problem solving, be flexible and have a genuine enthusiasm to contribute to the growth of a successful business;
• You must have a proactive approach to continual professional development. We value professional qualifications and professional registration with appropriate bodies, and we can provide support, training, and tailored experience for you to achieve these, if not already held.

You must be able to satisfy UK Ministry of Defence security requirements and be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

We expect you to share our passion for creating a more environmentally and socially sustainable future for all our stakeholders

Missing skills? Let us be the judge! BMT are passionate about people; we recognise that technology moves quickly and that no one can learn everything, which is why we seek those who can adapt and demonstrate the aptitude to learn. With enthusiasm and the right attitude, we can help you discover your potential.

What's Next?

If you are ready to contribute your skills and passion to a dynamic team addressing impactful challenges, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity with BMT. Join us in shaping a safer, more efficient, and sustainable future.