Senior Environmental Engineer

Babcock International; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK seeks a Senior Environmental Engineer to work at their Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre. This full-time role offers hybrid working arrangements. The ideal candidate will provide environmental expertise across engineering projects, lead impact assessments, and ensure compliance with legislation. A degree in a relevant field is required. The position comes with competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package including holidays, pension, and wellness programs.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Access to health services

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

Paid volunteering day

Professional fees payment

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation and sustainability principles.
• Proven experience in environmental assurance and impact assessments.
• Track record of delivering projects to time, cost and quality.
• Skilled in producing technical reports and environmental evidence.

Responsibilities

• Provide environmental expertise across engineering projects.
• Lead environmental impact assessments for submarine design changes.
• Produce and assure environmental documentation for safety cases.
• Advise on sustainability and compliance with legislation.
• Collaborate with teams to mitigate environmental risks.

Skills

Knowledge of environmental legislation

Experience in environmental assurance

Technical report writing

Sustainability principles

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Title: Senior Environmental Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon or Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £58,105 dependent upon experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF66094

Shape the Future of Defence and Sustainability

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 Senior Environmental Engineerat our Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre sites.

The role

As a Senior Environmental Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of projects that protect our environment while supporting the operational capability of the UK’s nuclear submarine fleet. This is a unique opportunity to influence design changes, assess environmental impacts and deliver solutions that make a real difference to national security and sustainability.

Day-to-day, you’ll act as a dedicated focal point for environmental expertise on behalf of Babcock, Submarine Support Engineering by:

• Providing environmental expertise across complex engineering projects.
• Leading environmental impact assessments for submarine design changes.
• Producing and assuring high-level environmental documentation for safety cases.
• Advising on sustainability and compliance with environmental legislation.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to mitigate environmental risks.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with regular travel between Devonport Royal Dockyard and Babcock Technology Centre.

Please note there is a requirement for the successful candidate to enter industrial areas.

Essential experience of the Senior Environmental Engineer

• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation and sustainability principles.
• Proven experience in environmental assurance and impact assessments.
• Track record of delivering projects to time, cost and quality.
• Skilled in producing technical reports and environmental evidence.

Qualifications for the Senior Environmental Engineer

• Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, or significant experience in environmental management.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘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: 23/12/2025

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