Principal Environmental & Sustainability Consultant

Description

• Coordination of technical input from multi-disciplinary specialists.
• Leading EIA screening and scoping, the production of Environmental Statements and other environmental reports.
• Undertaking business development and proposal writing for environmental services, either as stand-alone services or as part of integrated services offered by Mott MacDonald.
• Managing programmes, resources and finances on environmental projects.
• Mentoring and line management of environmental team members.

Requirements

• Experience of working in a client-facing environment with ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders to deliver positive outcomes
• People management experience and supporting staff development including progression with professional qualifications
• Confident delivery of environmental and sustainability workshops or training, both online and in person.
• Relevant academic/professional qualifications
• Well organised with strong planning and management skills, with ability to produce high quality deliverables and manage budgets and programmes
• Chartership through a relevant organisation (IEMA, IES, CIWEM or similar)
• Experience of working on TWAO and/or DCO schemes, and experience of the Water, Defence, Energy, marine or rail sectors, would be beneficial
• Highly experienced in environmental assessment, EIA, SEA, relevant UK environmental planning legislation and/or ESG, sustainability strategy and appraisal development for infrastructure projects and national and local sustainability priorities
• Bid/tender delivery experience including development of cost and quality responses
• Experience working in diverse multi-disciplinary teams and leading teams to produce environmental and sustainability deliverables to a high standard

Benefits

• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• 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.
• Opportunities to develop an environmental technical specialism, in addition to environmental coordination are available.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• 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 shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Training + Development

Interview process

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