Senior Waste & Resources Consultant

Senior Waste and Resources Consultant (Waste classification)

Are you passionate about sustainable waste and material management and turning waste into a resource? Do you want to shape strategy, lead high-profile projects, and influence sustainable outcomes across the UK?

Join RSK Geosciences’ Waste and Resources team as a Senior Waste and Resources Consultant focussing on waste classification and take a key role in a team that’s setting the standard in responsible waste and resource management within the civil engineering and land development sectors.

At RSK, we are committed to innovation, sustainability, and professional growth. By joining our growing team you will:

• Lead the delivery of technically robust waste consultancy projects, with a principal focus on waste classification and the management of construction, demolition and excavation wastes
• Opportunity to contribute to a wide range of high-profile projects across the UK involving a wide range of waste and resource related disciplines
• Continue to grow and develop your skill set in waste and resources management, being able to shape your career path and develop key professional expertise
• Enjoy work-life balance with flexible working arrangements, typically 1-2 days a week in the office to begin with and ad hoc site visits as required

As a Senior Consultant, you will take ownership of the management and delivery of waste consultancy projects. The principal technical focus will be the classification of construction, demolition and excavation wastes, with opportunities to contribute to broader waste and resources work streams where relevant to your experience and development. Your responsibilities include:

• Providing clear technical advice to clients on waste classification, compliance requirements and appropriate management options.
• Project management and delivery:
• Acting as project manager and main client contact for assigned projects
• Defining and managing project scope, programme, budget and deliverables
• Coordinating project teams and allocating work effectively
• Monitoring project risks, actions and changes in scope
• Managing contractual requirements and key performance indicators
• Ensuring technical quality, regulatory compliance and financial performance
• Maintaining strong client relationships and communicating progress clearly
• Supporting invoicing, forecasting and the identification of additional work
• Primary technical focus: waste classification
• Reviewing site investigation and laboratory data to assess the classification of construction, demolition and excavation wastes
• Advising on proportionate sampling and analytical requirements, providing appropriate waste sampling plans
• Undertaking and reviewing waste classification assessments in accordance with Technical Guidance WM3
• Producing clear, robust and auditable factual and interpretative waste classification reports
• Advising clients on appropriate onward management, reuse and disposal options
• Providing technical review and quality assurance of waste classification work completed by others
• Explaining classification decisions, limitations and data gaps clearly to clients and project teams
• Secondary waste and resources work streams, depending on project needs and your experience, the role may also include:
• Waste management compliance and legislative advice
• Resource efficiency, reuse and circular economy advice including options appraisals and mechanism implementation
• Waste and materials strategies, policies and management plans
• Environmental permits (applications, variations, and surrenders), including standard rules, bespoke and Deposit for Recovery
• Strategic documentation and policy relating to waste and material management
• Waste and resource related planning documentation…