Principal Environmental & Sustainability Consultant

Principal Environmental & Sustainability Consultant

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Location/s: Altrincham, Birmingham, Brighton, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Reading, Southampton.

Recruiter contact: Emma Cantley

The Company: We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy focused on improving society with digital innovation and strength in environmental considerations.

About The Division: Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott Mac Donald’s purpose and offerings across all sectors. The environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions anticipating clients' needs.

Overview Of

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Principal Consultant to lead innovative environmental solutions across diverse projects. This UK‑based role could be based in any of 20+ offices with a preference for the listed locations and involves travel within the UK and internationally.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading EIA screening and scoping, and producing Environmental Statements and other environmental reports.
• Coordination of technical input from multi‑disciplinary specialists.
• Managing programmes, resources and finances on environmental projects.
• Undertaking business development and proposal writing for environmental services.
• Client liaison and stakeholder engagement.
• Mentoring and line management of environmental team members.
• Opportunity to develop an environmental technical specialism.

Candidate Specification - Essential

• Relevant academic/professional qualifications.
• Chartership through IEMA, IES, CIWEM or similar.
• High experience in environmental assessment, EIA, SEA, UK environmental planning legislation and/or ESG, sustainability strategy and appraisal for infrastructure.
• Client-facing experience with strong relationship building and influencing skills.
• Strong planning and management skills; ability to produce high‑quality deliverables and manage budgets.
• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary teams to produce environmental and sustainability deliverables.

Desirable Experience (Not Essential)

• Bid/tender delivery experience, cost and quality responses.
• Experience with TWAO and/or DCO schemes, or the Water, Defence, Energy, marine or rail sectors.
• People‑management experience and staff development.
• Delivery of environmental and sustainability workshops or training.

UK Immigration

Mott Mac Donald does not currently offer sponsorship for the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applicants eligible for alternative immigration routes.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, encouraging applications from all backgrounds.

Benefits Health and Wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan for everyday health costs.
• Access to Peppy, free support from menopause experts.
• Wellbeing support through our comprehensive program.
• Flex salary to opt into a range of health benefits, extendable to family.

Financial Wellbeing

• Pension contributions matched 4.5%‑7%.
• Life assurance up to 4× salary, optional increase to 6×.
• Income protection scheme with support for long‑term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits: increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, and will writing.
• Annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• Minimum 33‑35 days holiday per year, increase to 35 days after 5 years.
• Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts.

Enhanced Family and Carers Leave

• 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave; 2 weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Shared parental leave matching maternity, up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to 5 additional days leave for caring responsibilities.

Learning and Development

• Annual professional institution subscription.
• Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, training, and self‑development.

Networks, Communities, and Social Outcomes

• Participation in advanced employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and parent/carer communities.
• Contribution to social outcomes in local communities.

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Location(s): Bristol, GB;
Leeds, GB;
Altrincham, GB;
Brighton, GB;
Birmingham, GB;
Southampton, GB;
Manchester, GB;
Edinburgh, GB;
Liverpool, GB;
Cambridge, GB;
Cardiff, GB;
Reading, GB.

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Environment and society

Discipline: Environment

Job : 12928

Recruiter Contact: Emma Cantley

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