Senior Environmental Consultant

ZipRecruiter; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical consultancy is seeking a senior environmental consultant for its Stockport office. The successful candidate will be responsible for carbon assessments, environmental permitting, and ensuring compliance with environmental legislation. This role offers the chance to grow in a supportive environment with opportunities for further qualifications and a range of company benefits.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Pension contribution

Private medical & life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Social events

Milestone celebration scheme

Qualifications

• Chartered with IEMA, CIWEM or similar preferred.
• Experience in delivering technical reports for clients.
• Professional communication and interpersonal skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct carbon assessments and environmental compliance checks.
• Deliver high-quality technical reports for government agencies.
• Interface with clients and government on project-related matters.

Skills

Project Management

Environmental Permitting

Environmental Legislation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Environmental Science

Job description

Job Description

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with over 30 years of experience in delivering successful projects throughout the UK and Ireland. We specialise in facilitating the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that drive the transition to Net Zero. Our success is rooted in our unique blend of skills and experience, as well as our team's unwavering dedication to our clients. Our Engineers and Consultants are known for supporting some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland, providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators.

We currently have over 175 employees, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As our business continues to grow from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our team by recruiting an senior environmental consultant to be based out of our Stockport office in south Manchester.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent understanding of carbon assessments, environmental permitting, due diligence, planning and environmental legislation and its application, with the goal of further developing these areas with the support of the company.

We are looking for you to have/be:

• Bachelors' or Master's degree qualified in either environmental science or a closely related subject;
• Chartered with membership of IEMA, CIWEM or similar or be actively working towards this;
• Be able to demonstrate prior project management experience with proven skills in the timely delivery of projects to clients;
• Have significant experience working with all aspects of environmental (industrial) permitting and compliance;
• Possess a solid understanding of due diligence and environmental law in the UK, and EU, and the practical application of such legislation;
• Experienced in producing, reviewing and delivering high quality technical reports and environmental models for government agencies and private clients;
• Prior experience of interfacing effectively with clients, government agencies and on occasion the general public;
• Professional communication & interpersonal skills;
• Full right to work in the UK; and
• The ability to travel (infrequently) for project purposes in the UK and Ireland.

What you can expect from us:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• Basic salary by discussion prior to interview
• Further vocational qualification support/Chartership support
• Pension contribution
• Company electrical vehicle leasing scheme
• Private medical & life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Team and company social events
• Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!