Senior Environmental Consultant

1 month ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom RPS Group Full time

Senior Environmental Consultant

RPS is seeking a highly skilled Senior Environmental Consultant to join our Environment & Infrastructure Team. This role can be based at multiple locations across the UK on a permanent, full-time or part-time basis.

Your Role:

As a Senior Environmental Consultant, you will play a key role in supporting the environmental compliance and consent applications of infrastructure schemes, including renewables. You will work closely with clients and design teams to identify all relevant environmental consents required and advise on their management.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Management and delivery of multiple and multi-disciplinary consents applications
  • Working with clients and design teams to identify all relevant environmental consents required and advise on their management
  • Advising clients of environmental risks during pre-consenting, design, and construction of projects
  • Identifying consents and assessments required with stakeholders, regulators, and clients and negotiating agreements
  • Scheduling of priority activities and deliverables and managing or coordinating environmental site teams
  • Coordinate and chair relevant technical meetings with planning, design, and environment teams, stakeholders, and client teams
  • Produce high-quality documents for submission to determining authorities
  • Plan integration of consent conditions into design and working methodology
  • Communicate consent requirements to site teams/client/technical teams
  • Audit of consent conditions and compliance

Requirements:

  • Relevant degree (or equivalent) or MSc in environment and ideally chartered (CEnv, MIEMA, MCIWEM, CSci)
  • Conversant in project planning and delivery of environmental aspects to satisfy planning requirements or conditions
  • Experienced in design and build stage of projects either as part of a contractor's design team or working on behalf of the client
  • Demonstrable delivery of consent programme on major UK infrastructure projects
  • Experience delivering multi-disciplinary consent activities across (but not limited to) – water, biodiversity, cultural heritage, and contaminated land remediation
  • Knowledge and experience delivering consents under hybrid Bill, DCO, TWA, and TCPA planning regimes
  • Experience with environmental impact assessments
  • Understanding of issues around consenting and risks to design process, with experience integrating consent requirements into design
  • Confident communicator to work with a range of clients, stakeholders, and project teams

About RPS:

RPS is a leading global multi-disciplinary consultancy specializing in all areas of the built and natural environment. We shape the future of our environmental, social, and economic landscapes.

What We Offer:

  • Flexible, friendly, and creative environment to develop your skills and challenge yourself
  • Robust career development framework to support your growth and innovation
  • Access to a variety of interesting projects across the UK
  • Competitive salaries and benefits, including 25 days holiday + bank holidays, option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year, private health cover, hybrid working, company pension scheme, group disability scheme, share incentive scheme, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, health screening, employee assistance programme, dental cover, gadget insurance, professional memberships, and access to BenefitHub offering discounts, cash back offers, and rewards

We're an Equal Opportunities Employer:

We're committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We're also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant.



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