Senior Environmental Consultant

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Consultant in Environmental Permitting to lead a dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a range of environmental projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks while fostering client relationships. The position involves managing complex projects, mentoring junior staff, and utilizing your extensive experience to drive success. Join a forward-thinking company committed to sustainability and innovation, where your expertise will play a crucial role in shaping the future of environmental consultancy. If you are passionate about making a difference and ready to take on new challenges, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in environmental permitting.
• Chartered Membership of a relevant Chartered Institute required.

Responsibilities

• Manage multidisciplinary work and support junior team members.
• Engage with clients and develop new business opportunities.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Project Management

Client Engagement

Technical Knowledge

Education

First degree in Science

First degree in Geography

First degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

LandSim

H1

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Client:

Ayesa - UK and Ireland

Location:

Colchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

4

Posted:

13.04.2025

Expiry Date:

28.05.2025

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Company Description

Ayesa is a globally-oriented, forward-thinking company deeply committed to fostering diversity, inclusion, equity, and sustainability. These principles form the bedrock of our dedication to our 11,300 employees and serve as the driving forces behind our spirit of innovation.

With a presence in 23 countries worldwide, Ayesa has earned a prominent international reputation in various engineering fields, including infrastructure, water conveyance and treatment systems, transportation, marine projects, waste management, aeronautics, and defence. Additionally, Ayesa is a well-established technology consultancy, specialising in facilitating the digital transformation of large corporations, particularly in the utilities sector, and providing technological solutions for public institutions.

As a technology and engineering firm, we complement our technological proficiency with the capacity to design physical infrastructures. This includes crafting distinctive buildings that imbue cities with character, designing iconic bridges that seamlessly blend into their surroundings, creating transportation systems such as high-speed roads, intelligent roadways, stations, and airports that serve as the backbone of regions, and engineering remotely controlled networks for energy and water distribution, driving urban and demographic development.

Position

We're currently seeking a Senior Consultant - Environmental Permitting to contribute to the management of and develop the work of the environmental permitting team. The work is office based but will involve site visits and attendance at meetings.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to and develop the team’s multidisciplinary work and manage the preparation of work and junior team members.
• Support junior team members to help their development. Engage with existing clients. Develop new clients and identify and win new work.
• Provide a technical lead to support the team and other teams within the organisation.
• Prepare quotes and invoices, support and manage projects, including management of more complex projects.

Key Requirements

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills necessary to work as part of a team and to engage with clients and regulators.
• Excellent time and organisational skills allowing completion of work to time and budget. Support junior members achieve the project objectives to time and budget.
• Take responsibility for project delivery, use initiative and work without supervision. Continue to develop technical knowledge including identifying and attending relevant training. Provide training to junior team members and other teams within the organisation.
• Understand client interaction and maintain clients and develop new clients.
• First degree in a relevant Science or Geography or Civil Engineering.
• Good IT skills especially MS Word and Excel.
• A minimum of 10 years relevant experience.
• Excellent knowledge of permitting and how permitting and other regulatory frameworks interact.
• Detailed understanding of environmental risk assessment tools e.g. LandSim / H1.
• Have good knowledge of EMS and QMS.
• Chartered Membership of a relevant Chartered Institute.

Other information

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.