Principal Environmental Consultant

WorleyParsons; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Environmental Consultant, where you'll leverage your expertise in environmental management to drive innovative projects. This role involves managing large-scale environmental assessments and collaborating with diverse teams across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. You'll have the opportunity to mentor others while building valuable relationships with clients and stakeholders. With a commitment to sustainability and a focus on creating a diverse workplace, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the energy transition and environmental sectors. If you're passionate about driving change and want to be part of a dynamic team, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in environmental and social impact assessments.
• Strong project management and report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and deliver environmental services across EMEA.
• Manage large environmental projects and mentor team members.

Skills

Environmental Management

Environmental Engineering

Project Management

Report Writing

Relationship Building

International Standards Compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Management

Master's Degree in Environmental Management

Job description

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we're bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

ROLE: Principal Environmental Consultant

LOCATION: Any UK (near to a Worley office)

TERMS: Permanent, full time, hybrid with travel (1 to 2 weeks per year)

Worley Environment and Society (part of the Worley Consulting business) is an established and growing environmental and social services provider for clients in the mining, energy transition, clean energy (including solar, wind, hydrogen), financial and general infrastructure sectors. We pride ourselves in being involved in some of the most innovative and largest projects currently being undertaken globally. Given the breadth of experience and expertise in Worley, we undertake work across the project life cycle, including value engineering and optioneering. Our work takes us to some of the most interesting geographies across Europe, Middle East and Africa, delivering both subsea marine and terrestrial environmental and social services.

If you are interested in joining our growing Environment and Society team in our London office; if you want to become involved in interesting projects; if you want to apply and further develop your international environmental and social skills, if you are a go-getter; if you have the right to work in the UK; and if you meet the expertise and experience for the role, please apply and come join this exciting journey with us.

What You Will Do:

1. Identify project opportunities, undertake pursuits, win and successfully deliver environmental services.
2. Manage the delivery of large environmental management projects across EMEA as part of the Worley Environment and Society Practice, based in London.
3. Lead environmental and social due diligence on projects across the EMEA region.
4. Build relationships with the environmental leaders and subject matter experts within our core client organisations to grow business within the established clients organisations.
5. Work with Worley teams in other locations and interface with other regional offices and teams to win and deliver environmental services, including Continental Europe, Middle East and Africa.
6. Mentor and coach less experienced members of the Environment and Society team.
7. Planning and Permitting Advisory (UK and Continental Europe):
   
   1. Scope and deliver EPR applications.
   2. Manage EIAs.
8. Permitting / Engineering Interface Management:
   
   • Interface between Worley Engineering and 3rd party Permitting Contractors.
   • Input into integrated project schedules.
   • Develop RFI for the engineering team to support Client's Permitting.
9. Environmental and Social Due Diligence in accordance with the GIIP (EP, IFC PS, WB EHS Guidelines, EBRD PR etc).
10. IFC PS ESIAs.

What You Will Need:

• At least a Bachelor's Degree (preferably a Master's) in an Environmental Management or Environmental Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in undertaking and managing international environmental and social impact assessments against relevant standards.
• International Finance Institution / Lender experience.
• Relevant experience across a project lifecycle (due diligence, site selection, closure and rehabilitation plans, environmental and social appraisals for PFS/Pre-FEED and FS/FEED).
• Extensive experience of report writing and documentation preparation (EIA, IFC PS ESIAs, ERP, RFI etc).
• Well developed project management experience.
• A demonstrable track-record of technical and project delivery.
• Excellent people, relationship building and networking skills.
• Flexibility and ability to travel as required.

Moving Forward:

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard. And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.