Royal Navy - Environmental Protection Advisor

RNAS Culdrose, Helston, Cornwall

Job Summary

Are you passionate about the environment? Can you help others to protect and enhance a beautiful part of Cornwall, whilst enabling critical Defence outputs?

RNAS Culdrose is located next to areas that are nationally designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest and is also adjacent to land protected as part of the Cornwall Natural Landscape, under legislation made for areas of outstanding natural beauty. Being a good neighbour is vitally important for us.

The Environmental Protection Adviser is responsible for providing specialist Environmental Protection advice and assistance at RNAS Culdrose and its outstations. The post is part of a small team which covers Health and Safety & Environmental Protection. We are co-located with the Air Safety Team and form an Integrated Safety Centre.

The work is extremely varied and covers a diverse range of tasks including pollution prevention, habitat conservation, climate change and sustainability, carbon emission reduction and waste management. You will help manage all of this, whilst ensuring the air station is able to deliver its operational and training tasks, minimise its impact on the environment and comply with the law.

The position is advertised at 37 hours per week, of which the majority will need to be site based at RNAS Culdrose, to be effective in the role.

Job Description

The Environmental Protection Adviser is responsible for providing specialist Environmental Protection advice and assistance to the Commanding Officer at RNAS Culdrose and its outstations. Specific responsibilities are based on the Plan, Do, Check, Act methodology.

Plan – To manage, or have input to, the following plans: Safety and Environmental Management Plan (SEMP), the Unit Spill Response Plan, Integrated Rural Management Plan, Nature Conservation Plan, Waste Management Plans and HS&EP Audit plans.

Do – To Implement, Deliver And Undertake:

• Provide EP advice and assistance to all levels on management and Industry Partners at RNAS Culdrose
• Manage the Environmental Management System and co-ordinate the Significant Environmental Aspects Register. Conduct environmental risk assessments.
• Be appointed as the station Pollution Control Officer. Attend pollution events during the working day (and at other times by mutual agreement), providing advice and guidance. Support Aircraft Post Crash and Incident Management tasks within area.
• Line manage staff in the Waste Management section dealing with non-Hestia waste streams. Oversee the running of the section, which includes hazardous waste.
• Fulfil the role of Conservation Officer.
• Manage the Climate Impact Risk Assessment Methodology process and the Land Quality Assessment programme, in conjunction with DIO and Navy Infra.
• Deliver environmental training and briefs.
• Report and investigate environmental occurrences taking on role as MySafety Occurrence Manager.
• Work with DIO and Navy Command HQ on Climate Change and Sustainability issues.
• Other reasonable tasks in support of the HS&EP team and the wider Executive Department.
  
  

Check – to carry out a variety of audits, to host visits from external auditors and regulatory bodies.

Act – to undertake corrective action and continuous improvement and leading on the Environmental Management System.

The Environmental Protection Adviser is responsible for providing specialist Environmental Protection advice and assistance to the Commanding Officer at RNAS Culdrose and its outstations. Specific responsibilities are based on the Plan, Do, Check, Act methodology.

Plan – To manage, or have input to, the following plans: Safety and Environmental Management Plan (SEMP), the Unit Spill Response Plan, Integrated Rural Management Plan, Nature Conservation Plan, Waste Management Plans and HS&EP Audit plans.

Do – To Implement, Deliver And Undertake:

• Provide EP advice and assistance to all levels on management and Industry Partners at RNAS Culdrose
• Manage the Environmental Management System and co-ordinate the Significant Environmental Aspects Register. Conduct environmental risk assessments.
• Be appointed as the station Pollution Control Officer. Attend pollution events during the working day (and at other times by mutual agreement), providing advice and guidance. Support Aircraft Post Crash and Incident Management tasks within area.
• Line manage staff in the Waste Management section dealing with non-Hestia waste streams. Oversee the running of the section, which includes hazardous waste.
• Fulfil the role of Conservation Officer.
• Manage the Climate Impact Risk Assessment Methodology process and the Land Quality Assessment programme, in conjunction with DIO and Navy Infra.
• Deliver environmental training and briefs.
• Report and investigate environmental occurrences taking on role as MySafety Occurrence Manager.
• Work with DIO and Navy Command HQ on Climate Change and Sustainability issues.
• Other reasonable tasks in support of the HS&EP team and the wider Executive Department.
  
  

Check – to carry out a variety of audits, to host visits from external auditors and regulatory bodies.

Act – to undertake corrective action and continuous improvement and leading on the Environmental Management System.

Person specification

Prior experience in Environmental Protection would be beneficial and technical skills/functional competencies can be developed in post. Applicants should be aware that they will be working on a busy air station and at times will involve outdoor tasks in all weathers. Some work will be of a reactive nature, responding to unplanned events.

Essential

UK Driving Licence - Cat B in order to get around site and outstations with essential equipment.

Essential

Knowledge and experience of workplace Environmental Protection, which can be developed in post.

Successful completion of the following MOD courses is mandatory and will involve detached duty to another MOD site in UK:

• Introduction to Environmental Protection – CN2828
• Environmental Management Systems (EMS) – CN2877
• Foundation In Environmental Auditing – CN2868
• Introduction to Energy Management – CN2872
• Law and Policy – CN2867
• Practical Pollution Prevention Techniques PPPT – CN2874
• Waste Management – CN2869
  
  

Further learning and development opportunities are encouraged to achieve desirable criteria.

Desirable

IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management

Membership of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)

Please also see: Safety___Environment_Profession___Our_offer.pdf

Licences

UK Driving Licence - Cat B- In order to get around site and outstations with essential equipment.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
  
  

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Environment - Law, Policy and Guidance. The ability to understand, advise and influence safety and/or environment law, policy and guidance.
• Environment - Incidents, Reporting and Investigations. The ability to report incidents and identify conditions, acts or procedures that could have a detrimental effect to safety or environment to prevent it happening again.
• Environment - Hazards and Risks. The ability to identify hazards, undertake risk assessments and prioritise the need for action.
• Environment - Inspection, Audit & Assurance. The ability to undertake planned activity to afford confidence in the compliance of the environment (assurance) through checks on processes and performance data (audit).
  
  

Alongside your salary of £29,580, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,569 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
  
  

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

CV Candidates will also be required to provide CV details to include job history, previous skills and relevant experience.

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV and the following:

Behaviour:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
  
  

Technical Skills:

• Environment - Law, Policy and Guidance. The ability to understand, advise and influence safety and/or environment law, policy and guidance.
• Environment - Incidents, Reporting and Investigations. The ability to report incidents and identify conditions, acts or procedures that could have a detrimental effect to safety or environment to prevent it happening again.
• Environment - Inspection, Audit & Assurance. The ability to undertake planned activity to afford confidence in the compliance of the environment (assurance) through checks on processes and performance data (audit).
• Environment - Hazards and Risks. The ability to identify hazards, undertake risk assessments and prioritise the need for action.
  
  

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

Behaviour:

At interview, you will be assessed against the following:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
  
  

Technical Skills:

• Environment - Law, Policy and Guidance. The ability to understand, advise and influence safety and/or environment law, policy and guidance.
• Environment - Incidents, Reporting and Investigations. The ability to report incidents and identify conditions, acts or procedures that could have a detrimental effect to safety or environment to prevent it happening again.
• Environment - Inspection, Audit & Assurance. The ability to undertake planned activity to afford confidence in the compliance of the environment (assurance) through checks on processes and performance data (audit).
• Environment - Hazards and Risks. The ability to identify hazards, undertake risk assessments and prioritise the need for action.
  
  

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure

that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: [email protected] .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

CANDIDATE INFORMATION

Please read this document prior to completing your application.

Please note: internal candidates must include their staff number when prompted during the application process.

Should you have any queries relating to the vacancy information or sift and interview process, please contact the recruiting line manager using the contact details listed on the vacancy. Please do not direct vacancy related queries to the recruitment team as they will be unable to advise.

FURTHER INFORMATION

CV’s

Should the selection process require a CV, you will be prompted to complete the required criteria during the application process. CV’s sent directly to the recruiting line manager will be deleted immediately to maintain anonymity.

Civil Servants (all grades)

Applicants should monitor their Civil Service Jobs application centre regularly for updates.

Some of MoD’s Terms and Conditions of Service (TACOS) changed from 3 February 2014. Those TACOS changes applied to Broader Banded and Skill Zone staff who were new recruits to MoD or who were appointed to a post on substantive promotion, progression or advancement. On the same basis, the TACOS for Departmental Retained Grades changed with effect from 01 September 2014.

Applicants should be aware that any move across the Civil Service on or after 5 October 2018 may have implications on an employee’s ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.

Please see link below to Civil Service Recruitment Principles http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RECRUITMENT-PRINCIPLES-April-2018-FINAL-.pdf

Please see the MOD Privacy notice which informs how we will use your personal data, explains your rights and gives you information you are entitled to under Data Protection legislation.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-privacy-notice/mod-privacy-notice

Non Civil Servants

All employees joining MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period effective from the employment start date.

COMPLAINTS

Please be aware that the selection and interviewing of applicants is the responsibility of the Recruiting Line Manager (RLM) and not the Defence Business Services (DBS) Resourcing team. DBS does not play any part in the selection and interview process itself.

Therefore, if you wish to discuss your feedback, or you are dissatisfied with your markings, you should in the first instance raise this with the Recruiting Line Manager of the vacancy.

If You Are Dissatisfied With The Service You Have Received From DBS, Or Believe That DBS Has Failed To Follow The Recruitment Process In Line With The Civil Service Commission Principles Of Selection For Appointment On Merit On The Basis Of Fair And Open Competition, You Can Raise a Formal Complaint. By Writing To DBS At The Following Address:

Defence Business Services

Scanning Hub

Room 6124

Tomlinson House

Norcross Lane

Blackpool

FY5 3WP

FOR EXTERNAL VACANCIES If After Raising Your Complaint With DBS You Remain Dissatisfied You Can Complain Directly To The Civil Service Commission At The Following Address:

Civil Service commission

Room G/8

1 Horse Guards Road

London

SW1A 2HQ

Or by email: [email protected]

Cabinet Office Fraud Checks

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant whose details are found to be held on the IFD will be refused employment.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

• Name : Mr Tim Gibb
• Email : [email protected]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [email protected]
  
  

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: [email protected].