Principal Consultant (Environmental Planning)

Sweco; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in environmental consultancy seeks a Principal Consultant (Environmental Planning) to join their Edinburgh office. This role involves leading complex projects across various sectors, including energy and infrastructure, while ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. The successful candidate will possess a degree in Environmental Science and experience in EIA/SEA processes, alongside strong project management and communication skills. Join a collaborative team dedicated to sustainability and professional development.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in leading Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA).
• Strong understanding of UK environmental legislation.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver environmental planning and sustainability projects.
• Provide consultancy advice and develop client relationships.
• Mentor less experienced employees.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Sustainability

Education

Degree in Environmental Science

Job description

Principal Consultant (Environmental Planning)

Sweco Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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At Sweco, we are committed to creating a sustainable future through our core behaviours, effective collaboration and innovative solutions risk management in engineering, architecture, and environmental consultancy. Our Environmental & Sustainability team plays a crucial role in delivering high-quality environmental planning and wider sustainability services that support our clients’ projects while protecting and enhancing the environment.

Sweco have a wide range of in-house technical environmental teams and designers who collaborate on a wide variety of projects and sectors. At Sweco, every team and consultant is empowered to ensure their expertise makes a difference by understanding the client’s business and needs. We want to be our clients’ most relevant partner and we aim to solve any challenge, no matter scale or location.

Position Overview

Come join a growing environmental planning team with diverse and exciting projects that are transforming society.

We are seeking an experienced environmental planner to join our growing Environmental & Sustainability team to deliver complex and rewarding projects across a range of sectors, including: energy, infrastructure and development. Our team currently has 16 passionate, open-minded, and experienced professionals across the UK offices. This role involves leading and delivering environmental planning and sustainability projects, including: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) processes, risk management, design input, coordinating interdisciplinary teams, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and sustainable practices.

We offer our team members extensive opportunities and support to grow their technical and management skills with multiple mentoring frameworks, training sessions and investment in your professional development.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in leading projects with opportunities across multiple UK sectors, including; energy, water, and sustainability.

You will provide invaluable consultancy advice to our clients and develop relationships.

You will elevate and influence the technical delivery within the Environmental & Sustainability team, and mentor less experienced employees.

This role is an opportunity to engage and lead a wide range of in-house technical experts and designers and work on large, complex and rewarding projects to deliver environmental and sustainability objectives.

Office Locations: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Bristol

Qualifications

• Project experience assisting, coordinating and leading EIAs and/or SEAs.
• A degree in Environmental Science, or a related field.
• Relevant professional membership/qualifications.
• Strong understanding of UK environmental legislation and EIA processes.
• Proven ability to manage and deliver multiple projects, meet deadlines and budgets.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Client relationship management and work-winning experience.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and a passion for sustainability.
• A willingness to travel to meet and support our teams and clients across the UK.
  
  

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative work environment – Sweco’s ‘team of teams’ model provides a balanced combination of autonomy and technical support to delivery.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• The chance to work on exciting, meaningful projects that shape our sustainable future.
  
  

If you are a motivated and experienced profe ssional looking to make a difference in the field of environmental sustainability, we want to hear from you!

About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK .

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If I have a disability, can I get help (e.g. “reasonable adjustments”) with the application process?

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Upon receipt of this information, we’ll respond to you promptly to obtain more information about your request.

Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.

Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team who are responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies who we work with on those “hard to fill” roles.

We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee.

Our Preferred Supplier List was reviewed in November 2024 and we are not looking to add any additional agencies. We’ll be reviewing the PSL again at the end of 2025 and non-compliance with the above statements could be detrimental to you having the opportunity to be included.

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