Environmental Advisor

Full Circle Technical Recruitment; Teddington; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days' annual leave + bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Health insurance

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts and savings hub

Kids Pass

Job summary

Full Circle Technical Recruitment is seeking an Environmental Advisor for our client operating across the Thames region. This permanent role involves supporting infrastructure projects and coordinating environmental planning, consents and permits.

You will work with design, planning and construction teams to ensure compliance, manage risks and deliver projects on time, while contributing to biodiversity and environmental targets in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in environmental management, planning or consenting.
• Strong communication, negotiation and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines.
• Good IT skills and a flexible, proactive approach.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide environmental planning and consenting advice throughout the design and planning stages.
• Identify environmental consent requirements, including necessary surveys, assessments and reports.
• Coordinate EIA screening, planning applications and associated documentation.
• Advise project teams on consenting processes, timescales, risks and costs.
• Liaise with designers, project managers, clients, planning authorities and environmental regulators.
• Coordinate environmental risk reviews, constraints mapping and specialist support where required.
• Manage applications for environmental permits and consents, including watercourse works, protected trees and public rights of way.
• Support environmental project management to ensure deliverables are completed on time.
• Assist in achieving client biodiversity and environmental targets.

Skills

Environmental planning

Consenting

Stakeholder liaison

Communication skills

Organisational skills

IT skills

Driving licence

Education

Qualification in Environmental Management or Town Planning

Job description

Environmental Advisor

Location: Thames region

Engagement: Permanent

Start date: ASAP

Our client, a leading design & build contractor within the UK water sector, is seeking an experienced Environmental Advisor to support infrastructure projects across the Thames region.

As an Environmental Advisor, you'll work closely with design, planning and construction teams, playing a key role in managing environmental requirements, securing necessary consents and ensuring projects progress smoothly through to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide environmental planning and consenting advice throughout the design and planning stages.
• Identify environmental consent requirements, including necessary surveys, assessments and reports.
• Coordinate EIA screening, planning applications and associated documentation.
• Advise project teams on consenting processes, timescales, risks and costs.
• Liaise with designers, project managers, clients, planning authorities and environmental regulators.
• Coordinate environmental risk reviews, constraints mapping and specialist support where required.
• Manage applications for environmental permits and consents, including watercourse works, protected trees and public rights of way.
• Support environmental project management to ensure deliverables are completed on time.
• Assist in achieving client biodiversity and environmental targets.

About the Candidate

We're looking for a proactive Environmental Advisor with experience in environmental management, planning or consenting, ideally within the water, utilities, construction or infrastructure sectors.

Essential

• Experience in environmental management, planning or consenting.
• Strong communication, negotiation and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage workloads, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Good IT skills and a flexible, proactive approach.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Qualification in Environmental Management, Town Planning or a related discipline.
• Experience managing projects from an environmental perspective.
• Relevant CSCS Card.

Salary & Benefits

Our client offers a competitive salary alongside an attractive benefits package, including:

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Health insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Additional benefits including a cycle to work scheme, employee discounts and savings hub, Kids Pass and more.

About Full Circle Technical Recruitment

Full Circle Technical Recruitment Ltd is a specialist engineering recruitment consultancy supporting clients and candidates across the UK water, utilities, infrastructure, energy and wider engineering sectors.

We recruit permanent and contract professionals across engineering, technical, commercial, project delivery and operational disciplines.

Full Circle Technical Recruitment Ltd acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies and as an Employment Business in relation to temporary and contract vacancies.

Only candidates who can provide proof of their right to work in the UK can be considered.