Senior Waste Consultant

Description:

We are looking for a new team member to join us in one of our central city offices. The role of Senior Waste Consultant will include working with the team to develop waste and logistics strategies, producing waste generation calculations, back of house route planning, selection of waste and goods storage and transport methods and waste treatment options. Working closely with our colleagues in teams such as Transport and Mobility, Infrastructure and Sustainability to lead a range of built environment projects from sport venues, museums to entire new cities.

Buro Happold takes a people centric approach to cross discipline working. Some of our work is overseas and there will be opportunities to travel and experience new systems, cultures and ways of living - all adding to your experience and career progression. As such, we encourage you to be focused on new thinking, tackling waste, reducing resource use and facilitating better urban metabolism.

We are looking for candidates to demonstrate the following:

Responsibilities:
 

• Collaborate with architects and engineering design teams develop waste and logistics strategies for buildings and cities.
• Calculate waste and goods generation forecasting.
• Review and ensure compliance to national and local policies and best practice.
• Appraise and recommend solutions for the storage and transportation of goods and waste.
• Spatial planning of waste and goods facilities to building and city scales, in coordination with architects.
• Explore innovative technologies and solutions for waste and goods management.
• Technical report writing and bid preparation.
• Mentoring junior members of the team.
• Leading and managing select projects both technically and commercially.
• Support on the development and improvement of team processes and workload.
  
   

Qualifications
 

• Academic background in waste management, engineering, logistics, or environmental science.
• Experience in waste management or related fields.
• Passion for circular economy.