Consultant - Air Quality & Environment Advisory

Consultant - Air Quality & Environment Advisory Job Description

You will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of air quality management projects for Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi, providing technical input as well as carrying out stakeholder engagement, training and client liaison. You will work closely with colleagues in the UK and Middle East offices to deliver high quality solutions on EAD projects including characterizing the impacts of policy on air pollution levels, developing and modelling policy scenarios, and making intensive use of data to support decision making.

You will contribute to our business development in the Middle East, working with colleagues to build relationships with key clients, identify and develop new opportunities, write proposals and secure new wins.

The role will also require the use of air quality modelling tools, interpretation of technical data and preparation of technical reports. You should have the ability to interact with air quality professionals including policy makers at national and/or international level and to write reports in English to a professional standard.

Specific tasks will include technical air quality modelling at an advanced level but also include business development and the preparation of proposals to win new follow-on contracts. You may be involved in managing projects to time and costs, delivering training and stakeholder engagement events, building client relationships, and the technical delivery of projects. You will be responsible for the quality and delivery of your work and will work alongside other consultants including Knowledge Leaders and Business Area Managers.

Key competencies and experience:

• A Bachelors (2.1 or above), Masters or PhD in a scientific subject.
• Experience working with the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi.
• Understanding of international air quality management policies (for example, WHO policy; funding agency policies; air quality policies, standards and regulations in the UAE).
• Knowledge of air quality modelling techniques at different scales.
• Experience in supporting the development of air quality policy by using models.
• Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS).
• Experience using data processing software such as R.
• Experience using Eulerian models (e.g. CMAQ, WRF-Chem).

Skills and behaviours:

• Able to build relationships and develop new opportunities.
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral and basic presentation skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Strong problem solving and creative thinking skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Flexibility, resilience and enthusiasm.
• Strong team working skills.