Environmental Advisor

Job Title: Environmental Advisor
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £37,000 - £45,200 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF68479
Help shape a safer, greener future
At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Environmental Advisor at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role
As an Environmental Advisor, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be at the heart of our mission to ensure environmental compliance across HMNB Clyde. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact -supporting operational activities and projects with expert environmental guidance that protects our people, our operations, and the planet.

Day-to-day you'll be:

• Providing expert advice and guidance on environmental compliance to personnel across HMNB Clyde
• Maintaining and developing our Environmental Management System in line with ISO14001:2015
• Investigating environmental incidents and near misses to prevent recurrence
• Educating and raising awareness to prevent environmental risks
• Reviewing and updating environmental documentation to ensure relevance and compliance

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential Experience Of The Environmental Advisor

• Strong understanding of environmental awareness and best practicable means
• Familiarity with submarine operations and environments
• Knowledge of statutory, regulatory and standards compliance
• Experience with policy, procedures and process development
• Auditing for compliance

Qualifications For The Environmental Advisor

• Minimum HND in Environmental Studies
• Kelvin TopSet Investigation Course
• MCA Level 1 First Response – Sorbents Course
• Pristine Manual Handling
• ISO14001 EMS Auditor/Lead Auditor

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be 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 ) .

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 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: 03/11/2025