# Environmental Engineer - AJAX

> Quast Ltd · Stoke Gifford, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · Contract · Posted 2026-09-01

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

**Location:** Hybrid – 3 days per week at MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, 1 day per week at General Dynamics, Merthyr Tydfil, and 1 day working from home

**Rate:** Up to £550/day

**IR35 status:** Inside IR35

**Contract dates:** ASAP to 31/03/2027

**Closing date:** 8th September 2026 at 17:00

**Security clearance:** SC Clearance required

**Overview**

Our customer, a large defence organisation, is seeking an experienced **Environmental Engineer** to provide environmental engineering support across the AJAX programme.

The role will ensure environmental management processes, legislative compliance and AEMS/POEMS/SEMS (Unified/Land/Acquisition) requirements are effectively implemented. It will lead environmental risk and assurance activities, manage deltas between contracted standards/regulatory requirements and current requirements, support critical air quality and toxicity testing, and produce the environmental documentation and evidence required to enable safe and compliant programme delivery.

**Team Context**

The AJAX Programme sits within the National Armaments Director Group (NAD) and is delivered as part of the Land Combat Vehicles 2 Portfolio.

The AJAX team comprises several pillars representing stages in the project lifecycle. This role sits within the **In-Service Pillar**, which is responsible for engineering and support activity for the in-service AJAX fleet.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Develop and maintain AJAX Environmental Management and governance arrangements**

-   Environmental Management System (EMS), Environmental Management Plans, Environmental Cases, governance arrangements, assurance, Acquisition Environmental Control System, environmental procedures and supporting programme documentation.

**Lead environmental compliance and assurance activity**

-   Legislative and policy compliance assessments, compliance records, audit evidence, assurance reports and recommendations to maintain alignment with MOD/DE&S requirements.

-   Deliver environmental evidence in support of programme decision-making across the CADMID lifecycle.

**Manage environmental risks, impacts and hazardous materials**

-   Environmental risk assessments, hazard logs, environmental impact analyses, hazardous materials registers and mitigation/risk-reduction plans.

**Support air quality, toxicity and human-in-the-loop testing**

-   Environmental test plans, assessment reports, technical recommendations and environmental evidence to support safety and assurance decisions.

**Produce, review and endorse Environmental Cases, AEMP deliverables and supporting environmental evidence**

-   Environmental Case Reports, Environmental Impact Assessments, Environmental Management Plans and associated evidence packs for review, endorsement and acceptance.

**Provide environmental advice to AJAX leadership and project teams**

-   Briefing notes, decision-support papers, Environmental Panel outputs, advice notes and clear recommendations for programme decision-makers.

**Manage environmental requirements with General Dynamics and other suppliers**

-   Supplier environmental requirements, contractor deliverable reviews, technical assessments, action trackers and acceptance recommendations for supplier outputs.

**Build enduring AJAX environmental capability and reduce reliance on external support**

-   Knowledge-transfer products, guidance material, training inputs, handover documentation and a long-term environmental improvement plan.

**Essential Experience/Skills**

-   A minimum of Level 4 NQF in a relevant engineering or science discipline.
-   Extensive experience in environmental management, environmental protection and development/maintenance of Environmental Management Systems (EMS).
-   Strong knowledge and extensive experience of environmental legislation, risk assessment, impact management and the use of ASEMS and environmental management tools/processes.
-   Practitioner-level environmental competence, supported by a minimum Level 4 qualification in a relevant engineering or science discipline.
-   Chartered or Incorporated Engineer/Scientist status (or equivalent experience) and membership of a relevant professional environmental institution.
-   Experience providing environmental advice, managing contractors, developing policy/processes and supporting environmental governance across projects.

**Desired Experience/Skills**

-   Demonstrated leadership, stakeholder engagement, influencing, analytical decision-making and continuous professional development (CPD).
-   Experience managing environmental activity within a Defence Major Programme (GMPP/CAT A) is desirable.

**Additional Information**

-   Weekly working pattern:

-   3 days per week at MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol.
-   1 day per week at General Dynamics, Merthyr Tydfil.
-   1 day per week working from home.

-   SC Clearance required.
-   The core requirement runs to 31 March 2027.

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