Environmental Sustainability Officer (Permanent)

The UK Defence Equipment and Support is hiring an Environmental Sustainability Officer for a permanent role based in Salisbury, UK. This position involves ensuring environmental compliance and sustainability across operations, providing expert advice, and conducting audits. The role requires UK residency for the last 5 years and obtaining security clearance. While flexible working is offered, in-person attendance is expected for about 50% of the week.
Defence Equipment & Support
Full time Part time Flexible Working
Contract Type: Permanent


Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe for today and tomorrow.
We offer 25 days holiday flexible and hybrid working enhanced parental leave schemes shopping discounts and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97% to help make work work for you.


This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isnt obtained within 12 months.


Are you passionate about driving environmental sustainability and compliance across complex and high-profile operations If so we have the perfect opportunity for you.


As an Environmental Protection Officer you will play a pivotal role in ensuring environmental compliance and sustainability across the organisation in a team of 8 colleagues dispersed at key locations across the UK. You will act as the subject matter expert in the Trials Evaluation Services and Targets (TEST) Delivery Team providing independent advice and guidance to the MOD Head of Establishment and key stakeholders including the MOD Competent Authority Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) regulatory bodies and industry partners.


You will guide assurance of environmental and sustainability policy across the T&E Estate and ensure compliance delivery of the Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) contractor. Working closely with the TEST team DIO and industry partners youll deliver technical advice and assurance by conducting site and desk-based audits offering expert advice and ensuring adherence to our sustainability policies and relevant legislation.


Youll also play a key role in screening trials programmes and estate projects to ensure adherence to agreed MOD processes and operating procedures. With the opportunity to travel to LTPA locations across the UK youll gain a deep understanding of the estates complexity while driving improvements and supporting best practices.


We champion flexible ways of working. Appropriate levels of in-person attendance is required (this is expected to be approximately 50% of your working week) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance. This role has a permanent duty station at either MOD Boscombe Down or Abbey Wood Bristol.


If youre ready to lead the way in environmental protection and sustainability apply now and make a difference in defence.


Be the point of contact (POC) for Environmental Submissions for activities trials and capital works activities on the estate.
Support the assurance development and maintenance of policy and SEMS leading on specific aspects of policy management and maintenance.
Act as escalation point for environmental protection advice and guidance across the business.
Manage elements of embedding EP legislation and regulations across DE&S the contractor operated T&E estate.
Oversee the maintenance and development of appropriate KPIs dashboard reporting and risk registers.
Manage corporate communications on Environmental Protection with the LTPA contractor.
Identify environmental risks and opportunities for environmental improvements in operations construction and project delivery.
Undertake environmental audits to identify legal compliance and adherence to contract deliverables.


Relevant Environmental Protection audit experience across a similar role.
A relevant environmental degree (such as Environmental Science Environmental Management or Sustainability) or equivalent combination of skills and applicable experience/
Membership of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) or other relevant professional body.
Full UK Driving Licence.


25 days annual leave 1 day a year up to 30 days 8 bank holidays and a day off for the Kings birthday


Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awardsAccess to specialist training and funded qualificationsEnhanced parental leave schemes
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