Job summary

The Group Health, Safety and Environment team are looking to recruit an Environment and Sustainability Lead to join the team on a permanent basis. The role will report to the Group HSE Director.

Key skills required for this role

Environment and Sustainability Lead - HSEQ / Systems Administrator / Analytical - IEMA

Important

Environment & Sustainability Lead

Job description

Role Overview

This role is made up of 1 preferable and 3 essential requirements:

• Essential - Group Environmental Lead
• Essential - Systems and data development, analysis and administration
• Essential - Support to the wider HSE function on Environmental reporting
• Preferable - Experience in divestments and remediation

The role would suit an individual with a strong analytical mindset. They will have a strong experience environmental issues with an emphasis on carbon reporting and reduction, TCFD reporting.

The role is member of the Group HSE team and as such is expected to take a wider support role in areas of data reporting, verification, auditing and supporting cultural change.

Key responsibilities

• Support and co-ordinate the environmental improvement plans across the group of business
• Maintain and develop environmental reporting to:
  • Support the Group commitment to Carbon neutral by 2030
  • Forecast current and future carbon emissions
  • Advice and inform business units on carbon reduction options
  • Develop scope 3 reporting in a meaningful way
• Support to external reporting to the market, shareholders, and analysts
• Support internal reporting to the board and board committees particularly the sustainability committee
• Horizon scanning the external world for best practice, changes to environmental or sustainability practices, legislation and risk
• Environmental auditing across business units
• Support the wider HSE function in terms of data, information, audit and culture change

Additional Role Details

Security

Due to the nature of this position, as a minimum we require BPSS clearance and you to either already hold or be eligible to achieve SC clearance. As a result, you should be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years.

Chemring is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion. Our working environment is friendly, creative and inclusive. We can accommodate flexible working arrangements and support a diverse work-force and those with additional needs.

Qualifications

Applicants should ideally be qualified to Membership standard of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) or equivalent.