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 20 29. 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.