Principal Environmental Consultant

Overview

Are you ready to take the next step in your material management and waste career journey? AtkinsRéalis is seeking a pro-active and enthusiastic Principal Environmental Consultant to join our award-winning Sustainable Land and Resource Management Practice.

Based anywhere in the UK (with flexible hybrid working), you will be part of an award-winning group of material management, waste and contaminated land experts delivering innovative solutions to major UK infrastructure projects, across the transportation, energy, buildings and places and water markets.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside industry leaders, contributing to high-profile projects, and grow your career in a supportive, collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.

• Preparation and lead delivery of a wide variety of reports including material management plans (MMPs), verification reports, environmental waste permit applications, waste sampling plans, ground investigation/sampling reports and risk assessments.
• Support and lead on client work development, preparation of proposals and input into bids for multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical guidance, constructive support and mentoring to junior staff and supporting their technical development.
• Design, organise and undertake ground investigations to obtain information for materials and waste assessments.
• Managing the implementation and verification of a MMPs/environmental waste permits, this may require ad-hoc working out of a client office or on site.
• Auditing of contractors to assess if they are compliant with material management plans, environmental waste permits and waste legislation.
• Liaison with clients, stakeholders, regulators, contractors, and other internal disciplines, maintaining excellent professional relationships which will lead to and secure repeat business.
• Work effectively as part of a team and with other professionals (environmental scientists, engineers, planners) to provide a consistent and integrated service to our clients.
• Compliance with Health and Safety Policies and Procedures, including preparing health and safety plans and managing health and safety on site.
• Developing own competence and maintain CPD necessary to fulfil the responsibilities of the role, with support from the business on own training and development needs.
• Management of own work to ensure projects are delivered on-time, on budget and to quality and client expectations.

• Degree qualified in a relevant engineering or science subject (e.g. geology, geography, hydrogeology, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental science).
• Achieved or working towards Chartered Membership of relevant professional body.
• Relevant post-graduate experience, with a track record in delivering work on-time, on budget and to quality and client expectations.
• Demonstratable understanding of material management, earthworks and/or waste aspects on a development site including understanding of relevant codes of practice and industry standards / guidance (e.g. Definition of Waste:
  Development Industry Code of Practice and Technical Guidance WM3, Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 etc).
• Experienced in preparing technical reports.
• Excellent communication skills and proven ability to manage and mentor staff as well as managing time and work as part of a team as well as individual working.
• Flexible and prepared to take on new challenges.
• Full UK driving licence and the ability and willingness to travel throughout the UK and work from client offices / sites.

Desirable Criteria (but not essential)

• Is trained in use of Haz Waste Online .
• Has attended the CL:
  
  AIRE 'Definition of Waste:
  Code of Practice' Training or has experience of writing MMPs.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And combine our hybrid working culture and…