Regional Environmental Lead in Southend-on-Sea

As a Regional Environmental Lead, you will provide competent and professional subject matter expertise and advice on all aspects of environmental management and assessment to all QinetiQ sites, businesses and functions within your geographical region of responsibility. Day-to-day, ensure that the sites within the geographical region of responsibility are compliant with environmental legislation and standards, assessing, analysing and collating environmental performance data and reporting information internally, to clients and regulatory bodies.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading on the ISO 14001 Standard and Audits across applicable sites, ensuring Heads of Sites are aware and prepared for external surveillance audits and assist them in identifying, prioritising and tracking environmental improvements and actions.
• Reviewing and closing out environmental incident reporting.
• Maintaining knowledge and understanding of current environmental legislation and good practice, and its implementation for QinetiQ.
• Conducting Habitat Regulation Assessments to ensure any development impacts are compliant with regulations.

Essential experience:

• Knowledge and experience working with UK Regulatory authorities.
• Working knowledge and experience of ISO 14001 management system.
• Experience in leading management systems audits.
• Experience in planning and leading investigations.
• Experience of working in partnership with H&S professionals, conducting joint assessment and assurance activities.

Essential qualifications:

• Degree / Level 6 Diploma in Ecology, Environmental Management or equivalent.
• Experience, post qualification, as an environmental practitioner.
• Chartered or working towards chartered status of a relevant professional body.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Shoeburyness site. Hybrid Working patterns available.

QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

Our Benefits:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Competitive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community.

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.