Senior Consultant, Nature & Environment (Hybrid)

ICF; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Pension scheme

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

Job summary

ICF in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Consultant – Nature and Environment to support Defra-related work, combining project management with technical delivery across biodiversity, nature recovery, and environmental policy. You will lead multiple projects, mentor junior staff and help mobilise new business opportunities.

You will apply UK environmental policy know-how, manage budgets and client relationships, and contribute to method development and knowledge sharing across the team.

Qualifications

• Degree in environmental policy, ecology, environmental science, social research, evaluation, economics or related discipline.
• Experience in consulting, research, policy or programme delivery with project-management responsibility.
• Knowledge of UK natural environment policy and delivery, biodiversity, nature recovery, protected sites, land management or monitoring.
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation, applied research or evidence-based policy work.
• Strong project-management skills including planning, resourcing, risk management, budget oversight and QA.

Responsibilities

• Contribute technical expertise to monitoring, evaluation, research and learning projects in the natural environment field.
• Support design of evaluation questions, theories of change, monitoring frameworks, research methods and evidence synthesis approaches.
• Undertake and oversee qualitative and quantitative research, analysis and reporting for policy audiences.
• Apply knowledge of UK environmental policy to interpret evidence and develop recommendations.
• Provide technical review and quality assurance for junior colleagues and delivery partners.

Skills

Project management

Environmental policy

Research & evaluation

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in environmental policy or related field

Job description

ICF in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Consultant – Nature and Environment to support Defra-related work, combining project management with technical delivery across biodiversity, nature recovery, and environmental policy. You will lead multiple projects, mentor junior staff and help mobilise new business opportunities.

You will apply UK environmental policy know-how, manage budgets and client relationships, and contribute to method development and knowledge sharing across the team.