Environmental Protection Lead
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Department
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Location
- Salisbury
- Openings
- 1 post
- Grade
- Grade 6
- Salary
- £62,261 to £69,629
- Closing
- 17 days left
- Profession
- Science
- Contract
- Permanent
- Security clearance
- SC
- Working pattern
- Annualised hours, Flexible working, Full-time, Compressed hours
Job summary
Are you passionate about driving environmental excellence in a complex and innovative organisation?
As Dstl's Environmental Protection Lead, you will provide strategic leadership for environmental management across the organisation, shaping the direction, standards and culture that support safe, sustainable and responsible operations.
Working closely with the Chief Safety Officer and Head of Safety, you will lead the development and delivery of Dstl's Environmental Protection Strategy, ensuring strong governance, regulatory compliance and continual improvement. You will play a key role in influencing senior stakeholders, developing environmental capability and embedding best practice across Dstl.
Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
What they’re looking for
- We're seeking an experienced environmental professional with:
- Significant experience leading environmental management programmes in complex or high-hazard environments.
- Strong leadership, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience delivering environmental audits, compliance programmes and management systems.
- A sound understanding of environmental legislation, sustainability best practice and environmental governance.
- Knowledge of ISO 14001 and environmental risk management.
- Why Join Us?
- This is an opportunity to influence environmental performance at a strategic level within one of the UK's leading science and technology organisations. You'll help shape the future of environmental stewardship at Dstl while developing capability, driving innovation and delivering meaningful, lasting impact.
- Important Information
- Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.
- This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
Behaviours you’ll be assessed on
This advert says the panel will score you against these behaviours at Grade 6 level. Each one links to worked examples.
Job description
In this role you will:
- Lead and champion Dstl's environmental strategy, policies and management systems.
- Drive environmental compliance, assurance and continuous improvement across the organisation.
- Develop and maintain Dstl's Environmental Management System, aligned with JSP 816 and ISO 14001 principles.
- Provide expert environmental advice to colleagues and senior leaders.
- Lead, coach and develop a team of environmental specialists.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to improve environmental performance.
- Oversee environmental risks, impacts and governance arrangements.
- Represent Dstl in professional forums and identify opportunities to adopt emerging good practice and innovation.
Qualifications
A bachelors (or master’s) degree or Environmental qualification at National Qualifications Framework Level 5, such as IEMSA Certificate in Environmental Management, or equivalent.
NEBOSH General Certificate Level 3 or equivalent
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.
Selection process
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.
Sifting will take place week commencing the 9th November with interviews will be held on the 24th & 26th November and 2nd December,
Your interview will consist of behavioural & technical interview to include a presentation entitled "What is your view of Dstl's Environmental Challenges, and what would you do to address them?”
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Practise before you apply
Civil Service panels score every answer against the Success Profiles behaviours at Grade 6 level. Practise STAR answers and get them marked against the same framework.
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