Environmental Lead - Mobile Fires Platform (MFP)

Location: Hybrid - minimum 2 days/week in office at MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol or contractor location; travel may be required within the UK and EU

Rate: Up to £550/day (Inside IR35)

Duration: ASAP to 31/03/2027

Working Pattern: 0.8 FTE

Deadline for Applications: 20/08/2026 at 10:00 BST

Clearance: SC Clearance required. UK Nationals only.

Overview

The Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) is a 'Category A' Government Funded Project and is the CGS' top priority. This capability is being delivered by Combat Vehicles 1 (CV1) PT.

The British Army has selected the RCH155 Howitzer as its next generation 52 calibre, 155mm self-propelled howitzer. The programme includes delivery of an Early Concept Demonstrator (ECD), Qualification Range and Accuracy (QRA) activity and series production, with an initial production contract intended to provide a Minimum Deployable Capability (MDC) by 2029.

This role is to provide the necessary SME support across the above contracts to achieve the desired outcomes.

Key Tasks and Deliverables

• Lead for the environmental aspects of the ECD, QRA, and production contracts - Ensuring environmental contractual deliverables meet MoD Policy requirements
• Produces, reviews, endorses, and recommends acceptance of environmental artefacts - IAW the ECD, QRA and production contract timescales and deliverables
• identifies and analyses environmental impacts and leads on the contributes to the identification and evaluation of risk reduction measures, ensuring that these are adequately documented and managed. - Ensure the contractor environmental case accurately reflects the environmental risks and have been reduced to BEPO
• Develops, manages, and maintains effective Environmental Management Systems across a matrix managed organisation working alongside stakeholders and multiple Delivery Teams - DT environmental management plan
• Manage the environmental acceptance criteria through the test, verification, and validation process - Production and/or scrutiny of contractor supplied V&V data
• Manage and participate in assurance, audit, and reviews activity - Ensure documentation is produced/made available for internal and external audits and support audit process
• Provides recommendations and informed environmental advice to decision makers through Project Environmental Panels - ESSR environment panels, direct support to ESSR and SRO

Essential Experience / Skills

Demonstrable experience delivering the above tasks and deliveries, or similar.

Desirable Experience / Skills

Knowledge or experience of military land vehicles and associated systems

Other Information

Hybrid working - minimum of 2 days per week in office (at ABW or Contractor location)

Travel may be required within the UK and EU.