Senior Environmental and Sustainability Consultant
Location: UK-based role with potential travel; office base supported from multiple locations including Altrincham, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Reading, Southampton, and other offices.
We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy focused on improving society by considering social outcomes, excellence, and digital innovation. We are proud of our inclusive culture and recognise diversity as a strength. Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.
Overview
Mott MacDonald’s Environment, Nature, and Consents business is looking for an experienced Senior Consultant to contribute to a growing pipeline of opportunities. ESS provides essential services and innovative solutions across sectors including energy, ports/marine, defence, water, rail, and urban development, for local authorities, government agencies, utility companies, and other clients.
We lead the coordination, delivery, and management of environmental and sustainability workstreams across the project lifecycle, from business case development and optioneering through to procurement and construction. Our team advocates for environmental and social outcomes and embeds sustainability in decision-making, working with environmental specialists, stakeholders, design teams and clients.
Responsibilities
* Leading EIA screening and scoping, and production of Environmental Statements and other environmental reports.
* Coordination of technical input from multi-disciplinary specialists.
* Assisting with monitoring programmes, resources and budgets on environmental projects.
* Supporting business development and proposal writing for environmental services, as stand-alone or integrated services.
* Client liaison and engagement with stakeholders.
* Mentoring and line management of environmental team members.
* Opportunities to develop an environmental technical specialism in addition to environmental coordination.
Candidate specification
Essential
* Relevant academic/professional qualifications.
* Chartership recently achieved through a relevant organisation (IEMA, IES, CIWEM or similar), or working at an equivalent level with demonstrable progress toward Chartership.
* Experience in environmental assessment, EIA, SEA, relevant UK environmental planning legislation, and/or ESG, sustainability strategy and appraisal development for infrastructure projects.
* Experience in a client-facing environment with ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders.
* Well organised with strong planning and management skills; ability to produce high-quality deliverables and monitor budgets and programmes.
* Experience working in diverse multi-disciplinary teams and leading teams to deliver environmental and sustainability deliverables to a high standard.
Desirable
* Bid/tender delivery experience including development of cost and quality responses.
* Experience on TWAO and/or DCO schemes, and work in Water, Defence, Energy, Marine or Rail sectors.
* People management experience and supporting staff development, including progression with professional qualifications.
* Confident delivery of environmental and sustainability workshops or training (online and in person).
If you meet most of what we are looking for, please apply. We understand not everyone will meet all requirements, but you might have the skills we didn’t know we needed.
UK Immigration and Inclusion
UK Immigration: Mott MacDonald Ltd. is not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of our business. We promote fair employment procedures and practices and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
Benefits and Working Arrangements
* Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance, health cash plan, wellbeing program, flexible benefits including salary sacrifice for health options.
* Financial wellbeing: Pension contributions matching, life assurance, income protection, flexible benefits, annual bonus where applicable.
* Lifestyle: Generous holiday entitlement, saving schemes, employee discounts.
* Enhanced family and carers leave: Maternity/adoption leave, shared parental leave, and caring responsibilities leave.
* Learning and development: Professional subscription support, mentoring, training, and development options.
* Networks and social impact: Access to employee networks and opportunities to contribute to community outcomes.
Job Details
Contract type: Permanent. Work pattern: Full time. Discipline: Environment. Industry: Civil Engineering. Job Ref: 6604. Recruiter: Laura Easdon.
Location(s): Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, Reading, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Cardiff, Brighton, Cambridge, Leeds, Altrincham, Southampton, and other UK offices.
We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
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