Associate Sustainable Waste Management Consultant

SLR Consulting; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced waste management specialist to drive sustainability initiatives and procurement projects for public sector clients. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the waste sector, strong business development skills, and the ability to engage with various stakeholders. This role offers a hybrid working environment and a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries and flexible working hours.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the resources and waste management sector.
• Knowledge of waste contracts and technologies.
• Chartered membership of a relevant professional body.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management and delivery tasks.
• Develop and present high-quality bids.
• Support local authorities with service reviews.

Skills

Procurement project leadership

Resource efficiency initiatives

Client engagement

Business development

Education

Degree in environmental sciences/engineering or equivalent

Job description

SLR's Sustainable Waste Management team is looking for an experienced specialist with demonstrable expert knowledge of the waste and resource management sector and experience of developing, leading and delivering resource efficiency and sustainability initiatives across a diverse portfolio of clients.

We are seeking an ambitious individual, with proven experience of leading and supporting procurement projects for public sector clients across collections and treatment services, as well as associated services such as street cleansing and grounds maintenance. You will have a track record of working on projects for private and public sector clients across the resources and waste management lifecycle, and an existing network of contacts that will support continued growth of the SLR team through opportunity identification, preparation of high quality bids and wider business development activities.

The Sustainable Waste Management team has extensive experience of providing practical advice across municipal, household, commercial, industrial, hazardous, agricultural, and mining waste projects. Our specialisms are expanding to meet the challenges associated with sustainability, circular economy and mitigation of climate impacts, ensuring that we continue to provide comprehensive resource management services to our clients.

Our technical service offerings include:

• Public sector waste support (e.g. strategy development, options analysis, service improvement and contract procurement)
• Private sector waste support (e.g. bid development)
• Advice to the financial sector (e.g. due diligence, market assessment)
• Advice to construction companies and waste technology providers (e.g. carbon assessments, waste management plans)
• Waste logistics

• Circularity and sustainability studies

We provide a hybrid working environment but also see benefit in our staff having access to one of our offices to allow direct engagement with colleagues and other technical disciplines - the preferred locations for this role are Bradford-on-Avon, Bristol, Birmingham and Edinburgh, but SLR has offices across the UK.

About us

SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 4,000 employees across 6 regions. SLR’s ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.

Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 days’ annual leave, SLR offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.

The role

We are looking for someone with extensive, contemporary experience and technical expertise within the resources and waste management sector. You will have an understanding of, and experience of working with, local authorities and private sector clients across projects as diverse as strategy development, service reviews and modelling, options analysis, feasibility studies and market assessments and across the waste sector.

We are specifically seeking someone who has an excellent track record in supporting the procurement of waste collection and treatment services, supporting clients across all stages from market engagement through to contract documentation drafting and leading procurement processes to award. Experience of leading negotiation / dialogue with bidders, and undertaking the evaluation of tenders would be preferable.

The successful applicant will lead project management and delivery tasks and take an active role in bid development and business development activities. You will be confident in engaging proactively with clients and the wider market in support of both business development and project activities.

You will:

• Play a leading role in the ongoing growth of the Sustainable Waste Management team, identifying and reacting to opportunities identified using both reactive and proactive approaches
• Keep abreast of latest developments across the UK waste sector, including policy / legislative drivers, new infrastructure developments, secondary materials market dynamics and commercial trends
• Provide technical advisory support for local authority and private sector clients within contract procurement projects, including the development of tender documentation for contractors
• Support local authority clients through service reviews, identifying and presenting service improvement opportunities, legislative compliance, best practice and innovation
• Contribute to the development of high quality, successful bid submissions to meet SLR’s strategic and financial objectives
• Manage projects to ensure client and business objectives are achieved, including proactively tracking budgets and forecasts
• Support and develop junior staff to provide capacity within the team and widen capabilities

The post holder must be comfortable and confident in engaging with internal and external clients and stakeholders at all levels, including managing and delivering workshops and presenting project outcomes.

This position offers a fantastic opportunity for an experienced resources and waste management specialist to play a lead role in driving the business forward. It will also provide the opportunity to make a difference by supporting clients in developing sustainable solutions in response to resource management, climate impact and many more challenges.

About you

• We are looking for someone with extensive experience of working with, or for, commercial entities, local authorities, contractors and consultancies within the waste and resources sector, as well as:
• Expert knowledge, both theoretical and in the field, of resources and waste management and sustainability solutions
• Good understanding of current and future challenges facing commercial and industrial entities as well as local authorities, including working knowledge of waste contracts and technologies
• Experience in business development, with the ability to identify, develop, win and deliver opportunities from existing and new contacts
• Degree qualified in environmental sciences / engineering or equivalent (ideally to postgraduate level)
• Chartered membership of a relevant professional body, or an aspiration to proactively work towards membership
• Full driving licence

Culture & Inclusion at SLR

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional C&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous peoples, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.

Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.