Senior Environmental Consultant

M Group Services Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services provider is looking for a Senior Consultant specializing in waste management and circular economy. You will oversee environmental surveys, documentation, and mentor junior staff while contributing to essential infrastructure projects across the UK. Join a company that prioritizes safety, community value, and innovation in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service, 24/7 access

Employee assistance programme

Access to retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity, paternity leave

Company car and fuel card

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Holiday purchase scheme

Qualifications

• Experience delivering high-quality waste management and circular economy solutions.
• Chartership or pursuing chartership with a relevant professional body.
• Familiarity with UK environmental legislation and policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide multidisciplinary environmental design/consultancy services.
• Deliver environmental surveys and operational documentation.
• Mentor junior colleagues and support their professional development.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Flexibility

Education

Degree in a relevant science or engineering subject

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in afriendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.

We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

You’ll be joining our Highwaysteam, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes, Street lighting and Civils Projects.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

We are seeking a Senior Consultant with waste management, land quality, and circular economy experience to join our expanding team of environmental specialists.

As part of our design function, you will provide multidisciplinary environmental design/consultancy services to M Group’s delivery teams. You'll be responsible for delivering essential infrastructure services across the UK.

You'll be responsible for key deliverables such as environmental surveys (e.g. geoenvironmental, contaminated land), environmental permits, operational environmental documentation. (e.g. Materials Management Plans, Site Waste Management Plans, Sampling Plans), and materials characterisation. (e.g. waste assessment & classification, contamination assessments, geotechnical/engineering assessments).

You will also be a mentor to your more junior colleagues, backing their professional development whilst developing your own leadership skills.

What you’ll bring

• Do you have a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant science or engineering subject?
• Chartership (or pursuing chartership) with a relevant professional body?
• A valid UK driving license, enabling you to travel to ouroffice, client, or work site locations frequently.
• Experience in a similar role with a proven track record delivering high quality waste management, land quality, and circular economy solutions to your clients.
• UK environmental legislation, policies, and guidance underpinning the services
• Experience applying the Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice, to produce and execute Materials Management Plans.
• Excellent communication and time-management skills, allowing you to manage several competing priorities at once.
• Flexibility to work in across environmental teams in a multidisciplinary capacity when required.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3^rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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