Principal​/Senior Associate Environmental Consultant

Overview Of The Role

At Mott Mac Donald, we believe nature should be at the heart of every development. As we continue to grow our Nature Services offer, we are looking for talented people to join our Nature Services Team and work with us and our clients to create a better future.

In this role, you will combine technical expertise, analytical thinking, and innovation to support clients in making informed, sustainable decisions. You will also help shape an expanding field that is increasingly important to project delivery, policy, and long-term environmental performance.

• Deliver and support natural capital and ecosystem services assessments for a wide range of projects in the UK and internationally.
• Apply knowledge of environmental economics and ecosystem service valuation to inform robust, evidence‑based decisions.
• Use expertise in natural capital, ecosystem, and ecological services assessment methods to help deliver innovative, high‑quality outcomes for clients.
• Contribute to projects in a variety of locations, including opportunities to support assignments in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia.
• Gather and analyse data using net gain metrics and recognised approaches from organisations such as the Environment Agency, Natural England, and UNEP.
• Provide environmental input to Strategic Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments to support sustainable decision‑making.
• Help develop environmental net gain strategies for major projects and programmes.
• Use and help shape digital tools, dashboards, and GIS‑based approaches that improve efficiency, insight, and innovation in assessment work.
• Support business growth by identifying opportunities to enhance services through digital innovation and smarter metric development.
• Help identify emerging opportunities in environmental monitoring and related areas of growth.

• A degree in environmental science, ecology, geography, natural capital, or a closely related discipline.
• Experience in environmental consultancy, a regulatory body, academia, or a similar professional setting, with transferable skills in natural capital, ecosystem services, environmental assessment, or related fields.
• Sound understanding of natural capital principles, ecosystem services, and the role these play in decision‑making, environmental planning, sustainability, and nature‑positive outcomes.
• Knowledge of relevant UK environmental legislation, policy and planning processes, and an understanding of how natural capital can inform appraisal, design, consenting, and strategic decision‑making.
• Experience preparing clear, accurate and concise technical outputs such as natural capital assessments, ecosystem services appraisals, environmental reports, option appraisals, or related technical deliverables.
• Strong communication, collaboration and organisational skills, with the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities in a client‑focused environment.

• A postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject would be advantageous.
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as IEMA, IES, CIEEM, CIWEM, or equivalent, or working towards chartership/professional accreditation.
• Experience applying natural capital approaches to infrastructure, water, transport, energy, planning, or land‑use projects.
• Experience in GIS or other geospatial and data‑analysis tools, including interpreting spatial data to support environmental assessment and decision‑making.
• Experience with environmental net gain, biodiversity net gain, ecosystem service mapping, carbon sequestration assessment, or opportunities and constraints mapping.
• Commercial awareness, including contributing to bids, proposals, client discussions, or service development.
• Interest in innovation, digital tools, and new approaches to environmental monitoring, scenario analysis, and decision‑support.

• Curious, proactive and solutions‑focused, with a genuine interest in the value of nature and how it can be embedded in project delivery.
• Ability to balance technical rigour with practical, client‑ready advice.
• Collaborative and…