Environmental Consultant

Overview

Mott Mac Donald
Location/s:
Brighton, Glasgow, Manchester
Recruiter contact:
Mara Cervantes

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. We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor's top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Our values:
Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About the business unit

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 an 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 nuclear, solar, hydro, wind, and thermal transition technologies.

Key elements of the role will include:

• Supporting UK EIAs for energy projects (including for DCO applications)
• Due diligence for a variety of energy projects
• Supporting delivery of environmental management plans
• Coordinating specialists' inputs
• Working closely with our engineering colleagues to ensure environmental considerations are made during project development
• 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.

Candidate specification

Essential:

• Fluent in English
• Degree and Masters qualified in an environmental subject
• Experience of EIAs for UK energy projects such as transmission and distribution, solar, hydro, wind, and thermal generation technologies
• 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
• Able to work within a team and deliver to high standards
• Able to meet challenging budgets and timescales
• Membership of a relevant professional institute

Desirable:

• 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
• Involvement in previous DCO applications
• Experience of undertaking a range of due diligence activities
• Experience of environmental permitting
• Understanding of the technical aspects of other major infrastructure projects
• Experience of preparing proposals for new project opportunities

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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