Senior Consultant - Environmental

Frazer-Nash Consultancy; Bristol; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a Senior Consultant specializing in environmental issues to oversee a variety of Environmental Permit applications. The role involves collaborating with teams, ensuring compliance with environmental legislation, and mentoring junior staff. Successful candidates will have a relevant science degree and substantial experience in environmental consultancy.

Benefits

Happy To Talk Flexible Working

25 days' holiday entitlement

Company pension scheme

Private healthcare membership

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience writing and editing high quality technical and non-technical reports.
• Holding or actively working towards Full/Chartered C.Env status is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Environmental Management Systems applicable to environmental permitting compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver Environmental Permit applications for clients.
• Collaborate with teams to gather necessary documentation.
• Provide technical support on licensing and compliance needs.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Technical report writing

Education

Relevant science degree

Job description

Title:
Senior Consultant - Environmental

Salary: £55,000 - £70,000, dependant on experience

Locations: Bristol, Gloucester, Leatherhead, Manchester, Glasgow and Plymouth

Closing Date: 8th July 2025, but we encourage early applications

Frazer-Nash is a well-known systems, engineering, and technology company. We help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable.

Our people apply their technical skills and consulting abilities to develop, enhance and protect our clients' critical assets, systems, and processes. We offer diverse and structured career paths for some of the world's best talent so they can help us forge a secure, mobile, and sustainable world. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and become part of the fabric that shapes where we are headed next.

You will have the opportunity to work and deliver across a range of varied projects, regularly applying your experience and knowledge to new environments.

Your Opportunity

• The main responsibilities you will undertake during this role are:

• Management and delivery of a wide variety of Environmental Permit / License applications, variations, transfers and surrenders for our Industrial, Nuclear and Defence clients.

• Collaborating with internal teams and external clients to gather necessary documentation and information required for permitting.

• Undertaking technical verification and review of deliverables, ensuring quality, technical accuracy and effective communication of outputs for our Clients.

• Acting as the primary point of contact in the Group for providing technical support on permitting / license and compliance needs.

• Staying current on changes in regulations and permitting requirements to ensure compliance for our clients.

• Managing business development activities with both the existing client base and to secure new clients.

• Delivery of projects to ensure that they are delivered on time, to the desired quality and standard and within budget.

• Coaching and mentoring junior staff to support their career development.

Key Qualifications:

• Relevant science degree, or equivalent demonstrated experience

• Relevant professional membership. Holding or actively working towards Full / chartered C.Env or equivalent status, would be advantageous.

• Experience writing and editing high quality technical and non-technical reports.

• Commercial awareness and attention to detail to manage project scope, risks, and costs.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of Environmental Management Systems and their applicability to environmental permitting compliance.

• Extensive knowledge of UK and European environmental legislation, particularly the Environmental Permitting Regulations, Industrial Emissions Directive and BAT Reference Documents, together with other relevant legislation and guidance.

• Demonstrated ability in the management and delivery of Installation, Medium Combustion Plant, or water discharge and trade effluent environmental Permit applications, variations, transfers and surrenders.

• Demonstrated ability in the management and delivery of nuclear site or non-nuclear Radioactive Substance Regulations (RSR) environmental permit applications, variations, transfers and surrenders would be advantageous

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and will be required to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

We provide our people with an extensive benefits package that comprises:

• Happy To Talk Flexible Working
• Attractive salary
• 25 days' holiday entitlement
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loan