Job title: Environmental and Sustainability Advisor

Location: Rochester

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Reporting and measuring our environmental impact of projects and Business Units with a particular focus on carbon and energy reporting
• Enhancing our reporting capability and systems
• Providing support and guidance to projects and departments on environment and sustainability matters
• Liaison with procurement and commercial teams to engage our supply chain and drive carbon reduction measures and wider responsible sourcing initiatives
• Following up on initiatives and best practice on a range of sustainability issues and providing feedback and case studies
• Carrying out environmental audits and inspections on our site
• Working collaboratively with Group resources on environmental programmes and internal communications
• Managing the environment and sustainability strategy and the EMS (Environmental Management System) and maintaining our ISO 14001 certification
• Implementing and managing our journey towards ISO 50001 certification

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience of project and/or corporate environmental management
• Degree in relevant discipline - i.e., Environmental Management or Environmental Science
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Comfortable carrying out detailed audits against our management systems and requirements of ISO 14001
• Must have a proven background in sustainability i.e. process changes, engagement pieces, methodologies
• Membership/Chartership of an appropriate professional institute e.g., Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) – desirable but will put through course

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The SHE team:

You will be working on the SHE team where you will play a clear part in delivering the Environmental Strategy, sustainability and energy efficiency improvements within our business to achieve our Net Zero strategy. As an Environmental and Sustainability Advisor, you will be providing environmental, sustainability and energy improvements, support, and guidance to BAE Rochester.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.