Principal Environmental Consultant

Brighton, United Kingdom / Glasgow, United Kingdom / Manchester, United Kingdom

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

About thebusinessunit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Overview of the role

We’re looking for a principal level environmental consultant to join our team.

The focus of the role will be the environmental assessment of energy projects in the UK. These are primarily in the nuclear, networks and energy transition sectors for a range of clients. However, there will also be opportunities to work on projects in Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. We are involved in some of the most significant generation projects in the world, including solar, hydro, wind, and thermal transition technologies.

Key elements of the role will include:

• Principal level roles in UK EIAs for energy projects (including for DCO applications)
• Due diligence for a variety of energy projects
• Working closely with our engineering colleagues to ensure environmental considerations are made during project development
• Guiding junior team members and technically assuring their work
• Experience managing projects
• Building relationships with clients
• Managing sub-consultants
• Preparing proposals

You’d be part of a truly multidisciplinary team; working alongside some of the best environmental specialists, social specialists and engineers in the industry.

• Degree and Masters qualified in an environmental subject
• Extensive experience of key roles for UK energy projects such as transmission and distribution, nuclear, hydrogen, carbon capture, solar, hydro and wind
• Involvement in DCO applications
• Able to review complex documents, summaries and present the key issues in a clear and concise way
• Understanding of the technical aspects of energy projects
• Ability to travel
• Strong interpersonal, communication and writing skills
• Experience of providing technical leadership and mentoring of junior members of staff
• Experience of preparing proposals for new project opportunities
• Able to work within a team and motivate others to deliver to high standards
• Able to meet challenging budgets and timescales
• Membership of a relevant professional institute.
• A high standard in an environmental specialism and a broader awareness of other environmental or social disciplines
• Experience of options appraisals and iterative design processes
• Experience of undertaking a range of due diligence activities
• Experience of environmental permitting
• Understanding of the technical aspects of other major infrastructure projects
• Town planning qualification

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

UK Immigration

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

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