Principal Environmental Consultant

slihrms; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Principal Environmental Consultant to join its Sustainable Land and Resource Management Practice. Based anywhere in the UK with hybrid working, you will lead the delivery of material management and waste reports and oversee ground investigations for major infrastructure projects.

You will provide technical guidance, develop proposals, and mentor junior staff while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or science related to environmental work.
• Chartered membership with a relevant professional body is desirable.
• Post-graduate experience in material management, earthworks and waste on development sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of reports: MMPs, verification reports, waste permits and ground investigations.
• Develop proposals and bids for multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior staff.
• Design and organise ground investigations to support material and waste assessments.
• Manage MMPs/waste permits implementation and verification, including client sites.
• Audit contractors for compliance with waste legislation and permits.
• Liaise with clients, regulators and internal teams to secure repeat business.
• Maintain Health and Safety plans and ensure field work compliance.

Skills

Communication skills

Mentoring staff

Time management

Team collaboration

Flexibility

Education

Engineering or science degree

Chartered membership

Tools

HazWasteOnline training

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to take the next step in your material management and waste career journey? AtkinsRéalis is seeking a pro-active and enthusiastic Principal Environmental Consultant to join our award-winning Sustainable Land and Resource Management Practice.

Based anywhere in the UK (with flexible hybrid working), you will be part of an award-winning group of material management, waste and contaminated land experts delivering innovative solutions to major UK infrastructure projects, across the transportation, energy, buildings and places and water markets.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside industry leaders, contributing to high-profile projects, and grow your career in a supportive, collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.

Your role

• Preparation and lead delivery of a wide variety of reports including material management plans (MMPs), verification reports, environmental waste permit applications, waste sampling plans, ground investigation/sampling reports and risk assessments.
• Support and lead on client work development, preparation of proposals and input into bids for multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical guidance, constructive support and mentoring to junior staff and supporting their technical development.
• Design, organise and undertake ground investigations to obtain information for materials and waste assessments.
• Managing the implementation and verification of a MMPs/environmental waste permits, this may require ad-hoc working out of a client office or on site.
• Auditing of contractors to assess if they are compliant with material management plans, environmental waste permits and waste legislation.
• Liaison with clients, stakeholders, regulators, contractors, and other internal disciplines, maintaining excellent professional relationships which will lead to and secure repeat business.
• Work effectively as part of a team and with other professionals (environmental scientists, engineers, planners) to provide a consistent and integrated service to our clients.
• Compliance with Health and Safety Policies and Procedures, including preparing health and safety plans and managing health and safety on site.
• Developing own competence and maintain CPD necessary to fulfil the responsibilities of the role, with support from the business on own training and development needs.
• Management of own work to ensure projects are delivered on-time, on budget and to quality and client expectations.

About you

• Degree qualified in a relevant engineering or science subject (e.g. geology, geography, hydrogeology, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental science).
• Achieved or working towards Chartered Membership of relevant professional body.
• Relevant post-graduate experience, with a track record in delivering work on-time, on budget and to quality and client expectations.
• Demonstratable understanding of material management, earthworks and/or waste aspects on a development site including understanding of relevant codes of practice and industry standards / guidance (e.g. Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice and Technical Guidance WM3, Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 etc).
• Experienced in preparing technical reports.
• Excellent communication skills and proven ability to manage and mentor staff as well as managing time and work as part of a team as well as individual working.
• Flexible and prepared to take on new challenges.
• Full UK driving licence and the ability and willingness to travel throughout the UK and work from client offices / sites.
• Desirable Criteria (but not essential)
• Is trained in use of HazWasteOnline.
• Has attended the CL:AIRE 'Definition of Waste: Code of Practice' Training or has experience of writing MMPs.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

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