Principal Environmental Consultant - Nuclear
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Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.
Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.
About Thebusinessunit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.
About The Role
Are you passionate about delivering innovative environmental solutions and shaping the future of the nuclear industry? Mott MacDonald’s Nuclear business is looking for an experienced Principal Environmental Consultant to contribute to a growing pipeline of exciting opportunities. This UK based role offers flexibility in location, with a preference for our Bristol or Altrincham offices, and opportunities for travel both within the UK and internationally.
As Part Of This Role, The Successful Candidate Will
* Provide robust and timely technical and strategic environmental advice across the nuclear industry, particularly concerning permitting and consenting.
* Work with the wider business to promote nuclear opportunities and to provide clients with a comprehensive offering.
* Ensure that Mott MacDonald is kept up to date internally on key developments in nuclear environment and permitting legislation, regulations, policy and best practice.
* Contribute to business development activities, such as thought leadership, attendance at industry events and visiting clients.
* Support the development of colleagues at various levels.
* Identify on-going resource requirements and assist in recruitment.
* Promote Mott MacDonald environmental and sustainability goals, both internally and externally.
Requirements
* A degree in an environmental or STEM subject, or equivalent industrial experience.
* Chartership to a recognised environmental or engineering institution.
* Experience or knowledge of the UK nuclear sector and familiarisation with current trends and opportunities.
* Knowledge of UK legislation, policy, regulatory guidance, and best practice relating to environmental aspects of licensed nuclear sites.
* Experience of permitting, including the application of Best Available Techniques.
* Consenting experience within the nuclear sector, or other regulated industry, preferably including Development Consent Order experience.
* Team-working and collaborative skills.
* Excellent communication skills appropriate for client facing interactions as well as interactions with colleagues of various levels and disciplines.
* Commercial awareness.
* An understanding of nuclear safety culture.
* Commitment to continuous professional development.
* Alignment with Mott MacDonald’s core values.
Experience or knowledge of the following would also be considered highly beneficial:
* Generic Design Assessment
* Site selection and site characterisation
* Proficiency within one or more individual environmental impact assessment topics.
* Strategic Environmental Assessment
* Familiarity with safety case development and the nuclear regulators
* Lenders Technical Advisory work
* Radioactive waste management and radiation protection.
* Specific UK nuclear licensed sites.
* International experience
* Sustainability, including carbon management and industry standards such as BREEAM and PAS2080.
Join us at Mott MacDonald to shape a more sustainable future while advancing your career within a leading consultancy. We look forward to welcoming individuals who share our passion for making a positive impact!
Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
Agile working
Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including
Health and wellbeing
* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
* Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
* Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
* A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
* Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
Financial wellbeing
* We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
* Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
* Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
* Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
* As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
Lifestyle
* A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
* Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
* Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
Enhanced family and carers leave
* Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
* Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
* Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
Learning and development
* Primary annual professional institution subscription.
* A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
* Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
* Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.
Location(s):
Bristol, GB Altrincham, GB Reading, GB Reading, GB
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Energy
Discipline: Energy
Job Ref: 8177
Recruiter Contact: Erinda Hazizi
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Civil Engineering
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