Technical Director - Waste Market Specialist

Our Sustainable Waste Management (SWM) team is looking to expand its respected waste management due diligence capabilities to meet strong demand for our expert services. We are looking for someone with extensive and demonstrable experience of winning, leading and delivering high level due diligence support to waste management, infrastructure and financial entities. You will be a respected, recognized industry expert and will hold strong market relationships which you will use to develop the team’s M&A workstream and foster long term clients.

Our M&A support crosses commercial, technical, environmental and ESG. While experience across all of these streams would be preferable, strong experience of commercial and technical support is of particular importance.

SLR's Sustainable Waste Management team has extensive experience of providing practical technical advice across municipal, household, commercial, industrial, hazardous, agricultural, and mining waste projects. Our specialisms are expanding to meet the challenges associated with sustainability, circular economy and mitigation of climate impacts, ensuring that we continue to provide comprehensive resource management services to our clients.

• Advice to the financial sector (e.g. due diligence, market assessment)
• Advice to construction companies and waste technology providers (e.g. carbon assessments, waste management plans)
• Public sector waste support (e.g. strategy development, options analysis, service improvement and contract procurement)
• Private sector waste support (e.g. bid development)
• Waste logistics
• Circularity and sustainability studies

We provide a hybrid working environment but also see benefit in our staff having access to one of our offices to allow direct engagement with colleagues and other technical disciplines - the preferred locations for this role are Bradford-on-Avon, Bristol, Birmingham and Edinburgh, but SLR has offices across the UK.

We are seeking a leader with the ability to manage projects from end to end, working closely with technical specialists in the SWM team to deliver excellence in all you do. Business development will be a key strength, as will managing client demands within fast-paced projects. You will hold a strong understanding of market dynamics, cost modelling, feedstock analysis, and will ideally have experience of delivering across a range of infrastructure projects (e.g. AD, EfW, MRF) across the UK and abroad.

You will understand technical risks associated with facility design, construction and operation, and will hold an extensive understanding of relevant regulatory frameworks and policies.

You will have strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and will be able to develop concise, impactful due diligence reports for investors and senior stakeholders. You will be confident in presenting to both clients and wider project stakeholders at all levels of seniority.

• Undertake both reactive and proactive business development activities to identify and secure M&A support projects, playing a leading role in the ongoing growth of the Sustainable Waste Management team
• Lead projects by acting as the key interface with clients and engaging clearly with the wider project team to ensure that deliverables are met efficiently and to the highest standard
• Act as a technical and commercial expert, communicating confidently and persuasively in responding to questioning
• Continue to develop your expert knowledge to provide both external and internal advice on waste management matters by keeping abreast of latest developments across the UK waste sector, including policy / legislative drivers, new infrastructure developments,…