Environmental Consultant

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for an Environmental Consultant/Senior Environment Manager to lead significant environmental projects across the UK. This role offers the chance to integrate consents into project delivery while collaborating with various teams. You'll oversee environmental aspects of major infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance and stakeholder engagement. This is a remote position for a 6-12 month contract, providing an excellent opportunity to impact national infrastructure schemes positively. If you have a strong background in environmental management and project delivery, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of environmental requirements for UK development projects.
• Experience with National Highways projects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead management and delivery of key environmental projects across the UK.
• Collaborate with environmental teams on delivery schedules.

Skills

Environmental Management

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Consent Applications

Education

Degree in Environmental Science

MSc in Environmental Studies

Job description

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Environmental Consultant / Senior Environment Manager

We are seeking an Environmental Consultant/Senior Environment Manager to join our client's Environment & Infrastructure Team. You will lead the management and delivery of key environmental projects across the UK and assist clients in managing and obtaining environmental consents, including for national infrastructure schemes. Experience with National Highways projects is advantageous, as you will work on a major National Highways scheme. This is a 6-12 month contract offering remote work, with occasional travel to Manchester and site visits. The position is outside IR35.

The role:

This pivotal role involves integrating consents into project delivery across design, assessment, and construction phases. The work varies daily, including client meetings, workshops, and providing advice on consent applications and compliance. You will collaborate with environmental teams on their delivery schedules and may act as a project manager or director, overseeing environmental team delivery, stakeholder engagement, and project performance.

Key responsibilities:

We seek a highly organized, communicative leader with strong knowledge of environmental requirements during major UK development and infrastructure projects. A degree (or equivalent) in environmental or related fields is required; MSc or professional qualifications are a plus. The ideal candidate has led environmental aspects of development projects, especially post-planning consent and during detailed design and construction stages. Experience with delivering consents under hybrid bills, DCO, TWA, and TCPA regimes is highly desirable.