Principal Environmental Consultant

Description:

You will take ownership of environmental work packages, maintaining clear communication with clients and project teams on progress, budgets and emerging risks. You will support and mentor colleagues, coordinate and deliver environmental reporting and management plans, and help strengthen the links between environmental assessment and engineering design.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the preparation and delivery of environmental reports across feasibility, planning and construction, coordinating specialist inputs and technical reviews.
• Write and review environmental assessments, summary reports, management plans and support the discharge of project planning conditions within your technical specialism.
• Coordinate environmental surveys and assessments, bringing findings together into clear, practical recommendations for clients and project teams.
• Prepare and coordinate environmental documentation including i.e. Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs), Pollution Prevention Plans etc, translating assessment findings, planning conditions and environmental commitments into practical construction measures.
• Work with engineering colleagues to address environmental constraints in project layouts, earthworks, drainage, access and construction methods.
• Contribute to EIA chapters and support colleagues in writing, coordinating and reviewing specialist inputs where required.
• Liaise with clients, regulators, planning authorities and contractors to resolve environmental queries and support planning condition discharge.
• Support implementation of environmental commitments through site inspections and coordination with Environmental Clerks of Works.
• Manage budgets, resources and deadlines, communicate risks early, and support colleagues through technical review and mentoring.

What we are looking for

• A relevant environmental degree and experience in environmental consultancy or project delivery.
• Strong experience preparing and reviewing environmental reports, assessments and management plans.
• Strong technical expertise in environmental legislative and regulatory knowledge.
• An understanding of UK environmental planning and consenting requirements, particularly in Scotland.
• Experience developing environmental documentation i.e. surface water management plans, pollution prevention plans, CEMPs etc and translating environmental findings into practical advice for design and construction.
• Experience in contributing to relevant EIA chapters.
• Strong writing, project management and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate specialist inputs and support colleagues.
• Eligibility to work in the UK, a valid driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites.