Associate Environmental Permitting Consultant

WSP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Purpose-driven work

Inclusive culture

Career growth

Collaborative team

Job summary

WSP is seeking an Associate Environmental Permitting Consultant who will lead major permitting projects and provide strategic environmental guidance across energy, nuclear, industrial, and utilities sectors. You will develop client relationships, mentor junior staff, and help shape the direction of our Environmental Permitting, Compliance & Nuclear Regulation team.

The role offers flexible location with UK offices and opportunities to collaborate nationally and internationally, with occasional

Qualifications

• Significant experience in environmental permitting and regulatory strategy.
• Strong track record delivering complex, high-value projects across regulated sectors.
• Experience developing and maintaining strategic client relationships.
• Commercial awareness with experience supporting business development and winning work.

Responsibilities

• Lead major permitting and compliance programmes for clients across sectors.
• Provide strategic environmental and regulatory guidance to clients.
• Mentor junior staff and support team development.
• Contribute to business planning and growth of the team.

Skills

Environmental permitting

Regulatory strategy

Client relationships

Leadership

Mentoring

Business development

Accreditation

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects, and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life.

We're looking for an ambitious Associate Environmental Permitting Consultant to provide technical leadership, grow client relationships and help shape the strategic direction of our Environmental Permitting, Compliance & Nuclear Regulation team.

A little more about your role...

As an Associate, you'll be recognised as a leader within the business, driving the delivery of major permitting and compliance programmes for clients across the energy, nuclear, industrial, manufacturing, waste and utilities sectors.

You'll provide strategic environmental and regulatory advice to clients, oversee the delivery of complex technical work and help to develop and expand our environmental permitting offering nationally. You'll play a key role in winning work, building client relationships and supporting the continued growth of our team.

In addition to leading major projects, you'll mentor junior staff, contribute to business planning and work collaboratively across WSP's wider Sustainability and Environmental businesses.

This role offers flexibility of location, with offices across the UK offices, with opportunities to collaborate nationally and internationally. Occasional travel within the UK is expected.

Your Team

You will be welcomed to an established and highly capable and growing team of twenty-five Environmental Permitting experts at various stages of their careers, presenting opportunities to both mentor/guide early career professionals alongside the opportunity to learn from highly experienced experts.

The Environmental Permitting, Compliance & Nuclear Regulation team sits within a wider Sustainable Resources Discipline of over 100 specialists working across a variety of sectors providing deep and broad technical advisory services to translate sustainability strategy into compliant, resilient, low-risk operational change, to make sustainability real.

Our main hub for Environmental Permitting, Compliance & Nuclear Regulation is in Manchester, though we have members of the team across many of WSP's 30 offices throughout the UK.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate...

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds.

If some of the criteria below describe you, we would love to hear from you- even if you don't meet every point.

• Significant experience in environmental permitting, compliance and regulatory strategy.
• Expert knowledge of Environmental Permitting Regulations and associated regulatory frameworks.
• A strong track record of delivering complex, high-value projects across regulated sectors.
• Experience developing and maintaining strategic client relationships.
• Commercial awareness with experience supporting business development and winning work.
• Strong leadership skills and experience managing and developing teams.
• Professional accreditation and recognised expertise within the environmental permitting field.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact.

• Purpose-driven work: Contribute to nationally significant projects and the UK's net zero ambitions.-zero ambitions.
• Inclusive culture: Work with a diverse group of professionals who value each other’s unique strengths.
• Career growth: Access sector experts, mentoring, structured development pathways and opportunities across more than 70,000 colleagues globally.
• Collaborative team: Join a friendly, respected, and expanding environmental permitting and compliance community that supports your success at every stage.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, including those returning to work after career breaks, those seeking flexible working arrangements, and individuals looking to transfer experience from other regulated industries.