Environmental Advisor in Glasgow

Help shape a more sustainable future across UK rail infrastructure. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Environmental Advisor.

The role:

As an Environmental Advisor, you’ll help ensure that our Rail operations meet legal, environmental and sustainability obligations while driving improvements across our projects. You’ll be central to enhancing environmental performance, advising on best practice, mitigating risks, and protecting sensitive habitats within the UK rail network. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on environmental compliance and sustainability in a high‑profile, safety‑critical sector — all while developing your expertise across complex, real‑world infrastructure environments.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Provide environmental advice and guidance to site teams on legislation, best practice and compliance.
• Manage and update project documentation including Environmental Management Plans, Emergency Response Plans and Risk Registers.
• Conduct site audits and inspections to ensure legal compliance and drive improvements.
• Monitor environmental and waste‑related performance, analysing data and producing reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead or support investigations into environmental incidents and support root‑cause analysis.

This is a permanent, full‑time position working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with flexibility required for occasional night shifts and weekend work (with time off in lieu). The role is hybrid, with regular site travel across Scotland.

Essential experience of the Environmental Advisor:

• Previous experience in a construction or engineering environment.
• Experience implementing or working with an Environmental Management System certified to ISO 14001.
• Strong knowledge of current UK environmental legislation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work to tight deadlines.

Qualifications for the Environmental Advisor:

• Degree (or equivalent) in an Environmental or Engineering discipline.
• IEMA Certificate (Associate level or above).
• Membership of IEMA (Associate or Full).

What we offer:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare.
• 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.
• ‘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.

Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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.