Environmental Advisor

Job Introduction

We’re looking for an exceptional Environmental Advisor to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Environmental Advisor, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a job share. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.

World changing work

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
• We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

Joining our Property Management team, you will take responsibility for our Environmental Management System (EMS) and maintenance of our ISO14001 certification.

You will ensure that we meet our environmental compliance obligations as well as provide specialist advice on environmental issues and monitor our environmental performance, all to ensure that we continue to reduce our environmental impacts.

Your key duties:

Manage and develop our EMS, maintaining procedures, documentation and the Legal Compliance Register to ensure compliance with policy and ISO14001 requirements

Lead the Met Office transition from ISO14001:2015 to ISO14001:2026

Monitor environmental performance, analyse data and provide regular updates to Head of Property Management on targets, objectives and Greening Government Commitments

Facilitate key environmental governance forums, including Biodiversity Working Group, Environmental Working Group and Legal Compliance meetings with FM providers

Coordinate six-monthly ISO14001 external audits and deliver the internal environmental audit programme

Maintain the Biodiversity Benchmark by supporting the Biodiversity Working Group and coordinating annual external audits.

Why join us

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024 and 2025 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.

As our Environmental Advisor, your total reward package will be up to £49,448 annually, which includes:

• £35,145 base pay
• An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

Qualifications: A relevant qualification and/or professional membership (such as ISEP or equivalent) and/or suitable experience (Experts by nature)

Environmental Expertise: Working knowledge of ISO14001, including effective management of an Environmental Management System (EMS), data analysis, and continuous improvement (Keep evolving)

Experience of internal and external auditing, ideally support by a recognised qualification such as ISO14001 Internal Auditor or ISO14001 Lead Auditor - training can be provided if required

Stakeholder Engagement: Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to tailor information for a range of audiences, including senior management.

Analytical Decision-Making: Ability to analyse and present environmental information, make clear recommendations and communicate them effectively while working collaboratively with others (Live and breathe it)

How to apply

If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.

Closing date 18/10/2026 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 02/11/2026. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

For further information on all our vacancies in Property Management please check out our prospectus here.

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment.

How we can help

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk.

If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact us at: careers@metoffice.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: info@csc.gov.uk