Environmental Engineer - Digital Waste Tracking

Location: Abbey Wood, Bristol / Hybrid working

Rate: Up to £570 per day

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Contract: 7 December 2026 to 31 March 2027

Closing Date: 20 November 2026 at 10:00

Security Clearance: Current SC clearance required

Overview

Our customer, a large defence organisation, is seeking an experienced Environmental Engineer to support the implementation of digital waste tracking across Defence in response to forthcoming legislative requirements.

The role will focus on assessing existing systems, regulatory obligations and environmental compliance risks, identifying the changes needed to enable digital waste tracking and producing evidence-based recommendations for implementation.

Team Context

The role sits within the Logistics, Services & Commodities (L&S) portfolio, reporting to the Principal Environmental Lead.

The work will focus particularly on the CMO, FDSS and DRDT areas, assessing the impact of digital waste tracking requirements on existing systems and contributing to the wider management of waste and environmental non-compliance risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess forthcoming digital waste tracking legislation and its implications for Defence, including relevant regulatory obligations and compliance risks.
• Review existing systems and processes across the L&S portfolio, particularly CMO, FDSS and DRDT, to determine the changes required to support digital waste tracking.
• Analyse the wider waste management and non-compliance environment, identifying risks, dependencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop an evidence-based options paper setting out potential approaches to implementing digital waste tracking across Defence.
• Evaluate the benefits, risks, legal implications, change impacts and resource and cost considerations associated with the proposed options.
• Provide clear recommendations supported by evidence, identifying the preferred approach and the scope of the next phase of implementation.
• Define an implementable next-phase scope, sufficiently detailed to support approval and subsequent delivery.
• Work with the Principal Environmental Lead to ensure the options paper is accurate, legally informed and meets the required objectives.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong knowledge and understanding of waste legislation and environmental regulatory requirements.
• Experience assessing environmental compliance obligations and identifying associated risks.
• Ability to analyse existing systems and processes and identify changes required to meet new regulatory requirements.
• Experience evaluating technical, operational and regulatory information to develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Ability to assess options, benefits, risks, dependencies and resource or cost implications.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, structured reports and recommendations.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience of change management, particularly in relation to systems, processes or regulatory compliance.
• Experience of digital waste tracking systems or similar environmental data management processes.
• Experience working within large, complex or regulated organisations.

Additional Information

• UK nationals only.
• Hybrid working, with attendance at Abbey Wood anticipated 1–2 days per week.
• The role involves producing an options paper to support decisions on the implementation of digital waste tracking across Defence.