Job Description Overview Do you have the drive and technical capability to work with us as a Consultant or Senior Consultant within our Natural Capital team, delivering the future of Atkins Realis’ service offerings and capability in this area? The role will be a key addition to a respected technical team, and you will be contributing to maintaining and growing our reputation for technical excellence. You will also work collaboratively to both win and deliver work across our extensive client portfolio. We are open to considering candidates with different levels of experience for this position but would anticipate a minimum of 3 years' experience. Our company AtkinsRéalis business is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies, with over 50,000 employees worldwide. At AtkinsRéalis, we offer more than just a job. We offer an opportunity to make a difference and shape the world to benefit future generations and the natural environment. Our friendly, collaborative and supportive working environment is a great space to further develop your technical skills, build your career, and work with great people with a shared purpose. Our team You will be joining our Natural Capital and Environmental Economics team, part of our exciting and inclusive Environment practice. The role will sit within our Water Management Consultancy business, with the opportunity to work across multiple sectors and with our other businesses. We develop and use state of the art approaches and our innovative in-house tools to assess and quantify the economic impact of environmental changes at various scales, from strategic to scheme level. You can see some examples of our work here Valuing Our Natural Capital: The AtkinsRéalis Approach Our natural capital team offers a unique blend of skills, comprising experts in environmental economics, environmental science and spatial analysis, with an ambitious strategy for continuous innovation and expanding our capability. We enjoy working collaboratively with our colleagues across the company to deliver projects that bring about real change, drawing on experts from specialist teams such as biodiversity and air quality to deliver our work. We work for a broad spectrum of clients across the UK and globally, including central and local government, utilities, regulators, the water industry, private estates, developers and NGOs. Many of our clients are highly ambitious about tackling the climate and biodiversity crises, with recent projects focusing on using nature-based solutions to deliver carbon net zero, introducing beavers as part of natural flood management on a rural estate, and integrating the value of natural assets into investment decision making. You will have the opportunity to work with and influence our clients directly, supporting them on tackling these challenges. What we’re looking for We are seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join our Natural Capital and Environmental Economics team, contributing to a wide range of projects across the Environment business, including in water management, climate adaptation, sustainable finance, nature-based carbon removals, habitat restoration, environmental planning, and designing future-ready cities. You will have the opportunity to work alongside award-winning national experts in environmental economics, biodiversity net gain and nature-based solutions. Our current vacancy is for an Consultant/Senior Consultant position in any of our major offices: Epsom, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, Peterborough, Oxford, and Birmingham, although consideration will be given to exceptional candidates in other locations. There is no requirement to spend all your working time in the office – rather, we expect a blend of office working, home working, and interacting with our clients. Your Role You will lead and contribute to the delivery and technical quality assurance of projects with a natural capital and environmental economics focus, as well as the opportunity to support on Biodiversity Net Gain, Net Zero, Nature Positive and Social Value themes on a wide variety of projects across the business. You will also have the opportunity to input to the development and refinement of new and existing digital tools that quantify and illustrate environmental impacts and the value of nature to people in a clear and visual way. You will have involvement in supporting business development in addition to the successful delivery of key tasks on projects or on bids, and your role will be focused on achieving and delivering technical excellence. About you You will have an interest and relevant experience in environmental economics and natural capital. You will be self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic, as well as having: Essential A degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Environmental Economics or Environmental Science and Policy) and preferably a relevant post-graduate qualification. Technical experience in applications of natural capital assessments, accounts and/or environmental economics techniques. The ability to analyse and interrogate environmental and economic data, and communicate your findings clearly to different types of audience, including non-specialists. Strong organisational skills, an ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and to deadlines. Excellent collaborative working skills to ensure we get the best from our working relationships with internal and external client teams. Attention to detail and desire to work to high standards consistently. Desirable An understanding of the Water Sector governance and other key infrastructure client organisations. Ideally chartered environmentalist or chartered scientist or working towards it. GIS/digital skillset. Project management experience. Commercial understanding including work winning. Reward & benefits Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life. Be rewarded. Find out more. About AtkinsRéalis We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more. Additional information Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.