Environmental Specialist

Malaysianwildlife; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Annual bonus schemes

Professional subscription coverage

33 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Flexible working

Employee networks

Enhanced family leave

Extra paid leave for caring delays

Chartership development programs

Job summary

Mott MacDonald Bentley is seeking an Environmental Specialist to join our environment team, co-located across the UK. You will support design and operation staff, identify project environmental risks, and coordinate inputs from heritage to ecology to ensure timeliness and compliance.

You will advise on sustainability initiatives, including biodiversity net gain, and help develop environmental deliverables, permits and consent applications. Travel to sites will be required.

Qualifications

• Chartered with a relevant professional body or actively working towards chartership.
• Experience in ecology, archaeology, drainage, geotechnical, contaminated land, landscape or noise; deeper knowledge in one area is desirable.
• Understanding of the planning process (water sector) and permits/consents for construction activities.
• Ability to coordinate environmental aspects through planning, organisation and communication to ensure project success.
• Experience advising on sustainability initiatives, including biodiversity net gain.
• Strong communication with team members and stakeholders.
• Methodical approach to problem solving.
• Proactive and pragmatic approach.
• Proficient in delivering results within short timeframes, prioritising tasks and managing time.
• Valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites.

Responsibilities

• Identify environmental risks throughout the project lifecycle from definition to completion.
• Support project teams to develop risk mitigation measures considering cost, time, compliance, safety and social impacts.
• Coordinate inputs (heritage, archaeology, ecology, geomorphology) to meet milestones and standards.
• Produce environmental deliverables at milestones (EIA screening, material management plans, environmental management plans).
• Prepare applications for environmental permits and consents.
• Lead liaison with environmental regulators.
• Engage with clients on environmental and consenting matters and build relationships.
• Contribute to environmental improvement projects locally and regionally.
• Assist in production and delivery of training.

Skills

Project coordination

Planning & organisation

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Time management

Proactivity

Driving license

Willingness to travel

Sustainability advisory

Biodiversity net gain

Education

Chartered status / working towards chartership

Job description

We are looking for a proactive Environmental Specialist who will be part of our environment team co-located across the UK, supporting a regional team comprised of both design and operation staff.

As Environmental Specialist, you will:

• Identify specific environmental risks throughout the project lifecycle, from solution definition to completion.
• Support projects teams to develop environmental risk mitigation measures, with consideration of cost, time, compliance, safety and social impacts.
• Identify, plan and coordinate project environmental specialist inputs (e.g. heritage and archaeology, ecology, geomorphology), to ensure that all environmental tasks are completed at the correct time and to the required standards, including prioritising risks.
• Able to produce specific environmental deliverables at appropriate project milestones e.g. EIA screening assessments, material management plans, and environmental management plans.
• Able to produce applications for environmental permits and consents.
• Lead on the liaison with environmental regulators.
• Positively engage with our clients regarding environmental and consenting matters, develop relationships and enhance our reputation.
• Contribute to environmental improvement projects at both local and regional level.
• Assist in the production and delivery of training.

What you’ll need:

• Chartered with a relevant professional body or actively working towards chartership
• An understanding of environmental disciplines and project risks in the following areas: ecology, archaeology, drainage, geotechnical, contaminated land, landscape, noise. More in-depth knowledge and experience in one of these subject areas is desirable.
• Awareness of the planning process (preferably the water sector), including the need for surveys as well as permits and consents for relevant construction activities.
• Able to coordinate the management of environmental aspects through a high level of planning, organisation, and communication, to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Experience in advising and promoting on project sustainability initiatives, including an understanding of biodiversity net gain.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Methodical approach to problem solving.
• A proactive and pragmatic approach.
• Proficient in delivering results within short timeframes, prioritising tasks and managing your time efficiently.
• A valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites.

What’s in it for you:

Financial wellbeing

• MMB 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 including our annual bonus schemes.
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs.

Health and wellbeing

• A minimum of 33 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays, with the ability to buy, sell or carry over annual leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Access to Life Assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options.
• We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave plus the option for shared parental leave.

• Up to 2 paid additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities.

Learning and development

• MMB are committed to empowering our people to grow professionally and thrive in their careers. We offer structured development schemes that support your journey toward professional chartership. From day one, employees are fast-tracked towards chartership reviews and benefit from mentorship, hands-on experience, and tailored training opportunities.

Mott MacDonald Bentley are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.