Principal Environmental Permitting & Compliance Consultant (UK - Hybrid)

Stantec; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Enhanced pension plan

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Stantec is growing its Environmental Permitting and Compliance team in the UK. The Principal Consultant will lead complex EPR consenting, feasibility, and compliance work across water, energy, waste and infrastructure sectors.

The role supports growth in industrial permitting and environmental auditing and involves coordinating strategies with multi-disciplinary teams. You will guide clients through regulatory requirements, interact with stakeholders, and mentor staff while operating in a hybrid

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant environmental/earth science, broader environmental management, or engineering discipline.
• Chartered membership or active progression towards chartered status in a relevant body.
• Deep knowledge of Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) and devolved-regions in the UK.
• Experience leading environmental permitting strategies and environmental consenting for multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience across devolved nations with various regulatory regimes and EMS development.
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent health and safety qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead clients through the EPR consenting process and related applications.
• Develop and coordinate permitting strategies and stakeholder liaison across sectors.
• Provide strategic environmental permitting advice to water, energy, and waste clients.
• Mentor staff, grow a workstream, and build client relationships.
• Travel between UK offices for meetings, site visits and events.

Skills

Environmental permitting

Regulatory compliance

Project management

Stakeholder liaison

Water industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental/earth science or engineering

Chartered membership with a relevant professional body (or working towards)

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent health and safety qualification

Job description

Stantec is growing its Environmental Permitting and Compliance team in the UK. The Principal Consultant will lead complex EPR consenting, feasibility, and compliance work across water, energy, waste and infrastructure sectors.

The role supports growth in industrial permitting and environmental auditing and involves coordinating strategies with multi-disciplinary teams. You will guide clients through regulatory requirements, interact with stakeholders, and mentor staff while operating in a hybrid