Principal Environmental Consultant

Mott MacDonald; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consultancy dedicated to improving society through innovative environmental solutions. As a Principal Environmental Consultant, you'll play a vital role in shaping the future of the nuclear industry, providing expert advice on permitting and consenting while collaborating with a dynamic team. This position offers flexibility in location, with opportunities for travel, as you contribute to significant projects that drive the energy transition. If you're passionate about sustainability and eager to make a positive impact, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career in a supportive and progressive environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in an environmental or STEM subject or equivalent experience required.
• Chartership to a recognised environmental or engineering institution is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and strategic environmental advice in the nuclear industry.
• Promote nuclear opportunities and support business development activities.

Skills

Environmental Consulting

Nuclear Sector Knowledge

Permitting and Consenting

Team-working

Communication Skills

Continuous Professional Development

Education

Degree in Environmental or STEM subject

Chartership to a recognised institution

Tools

Environmental Impact Assessment

Strategic Environmental Assessment

Safety Case Development

Job description

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

About the business unit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

About the role

Are you passionate about delivering innovative environmental solutions and shaping the future of the nuclear industry? Mott MacDonald’s Nuclear business is looking for an experienced Principal Environmental Consultant to contribute to a growing pipeline of exciting opportunities. This UK based role offers flexibility in location, with a preference for our Bristol or Altrincham offices, and opportunities for travel both within the UK and internationally.

As part of this role, the successful candidate will:

• Provide robust and timely technical and strategic environmental advice across the nuclear industry, particularly concerning permitting and consenting.
• Work with the wider business to promote nuclear opportunities and to provide clients with a comprehensive offering.
• Ensure that Mott MacDonald is kept up to date internally on key developments in nuclear environment and permitting legislation, regulations, policy and best practice.
• Contribute to business development activities, such as thought leadership, attendance at industry events and visiting clients.
• Support the development of colleagues at various levels.
• Identify on-going resource requirements and assist in recruitment.
• Promote Mott MacDonald environmental and sustainability goals, both internally and externally.

Requirements:

• A degree in an environmental or STEM subject, or equivalent industrial experience.
• Chartership to a recognised environmental or engineering institution.
• Experience or knowledge of the UK nuclear sector and familiarisation with current trends and opportunities.
• Knowledge of UK legislation, policy, regulatory guidance, and best practice relating to environmental aspects of licensed nuclear sites.
• Experience of permitting, including the application of Best Available Techniques.
• Consenting experience within the nuclear sector, or other regulated industry, preferably including Development Consent Order experience.
• Team-working and collaborative skills.
• Excellent communication skills appropriate for client facing interactions as well as interactions with colleagues of various levels and disciplines.
• An understanding of nuclear safety culture.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Alignment with Mott MacDonald’s core values.

Experience or knowledge of the following would also be considered highly beneficial:

• Generic Design Assessment
• Site selection and site characterisation
• Proficiency within one or more individual environmental impact assessment topics.
• Strategic Environmental Assessment
• Familiarity with safety case development and the nuclear regulators
• Lenders Technical Advisory work
• Radioactive waste management and radiation protection.
• Specific UK nuclear licensed sites.
• International experience
• Sustainability, including carbon management and industry standards such as BREEAM and PAS2080.

Join us at Mott MacDonald to shape a more sustainable future while advancing your career within a leading consultancy. We look forward to welcoming individuals who share our passion for making a positive impact!

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.