Environmental Advisor

Job Title: Environmental Advisor

Location: Cadder Yard, Glasgow (Hybrid Working Arrangements)

Compensation: £40,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role : SF65283

Closing date: 19/02/2026

Help shape a more sustainable future across UK rail infrastructure. As an Environmental Advisor at Babcock, 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.

Day‑to‑day 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.

• 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.

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

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement (available February 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.

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 -  ().

We’re a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email car 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.

Babcock – We’re Babcock, a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure.