Lead Project Consultant

**Office Location**: Irvine, Ayrshire

**Hours**: Full-time

**Reports to**: Director

**Salary**: £30-35,000 per annum dependent on experience

This isn’t a job; it’s an opportunity

Our expectation for this role is to provide leadership rather than management by setting goals and achieving targets. You will set and maintain standard and always be looking to improve how we deliver our projects.

As with all of our roles, it is what you make it. We have a culture of supporting our team in achieving their personal and professional goals and collectively embracing a growth mindset.

**About Cogeo**

At Cogeo we undertake assessments for a variety of developments throughout the UK, offering our planning and environmental expertise to a range of industries. As a collaborative team, we thrive on the variety of challenges that come our way, working together to provide solutions for our clients.

**Our Core Values**

Collaboration - working closely with colleagues and clients to provide the best results and make sure everyone in the team is fully supported

Communication - keeping clients and colleagues up to date and well-informed of a project’s progress and challenges

Clarity - providing clients and councils with clear information in an accessible and easy to understand format

The Role

You will be an organised individual, effectively managing and being involved in a number of projects at different stages in the planning process. This will involve a combination of site visits and office work as well as engaging with local authorities, clients and other organisations including subcontractors to ensure the steady progression of projects to a deadline

The role will involve extensive teamwork as well as client management and fee proposals. You will be expected to manage your own clients as well as supporting colleagues with their workloads.

The role will offer:

- Excellent career advancement opportunities
- ½ day per month CPD
- Company pension
- Discretionary Team bonus
- Private medical insurance
- Access to mental health support services
- 28 days annual leave (increasing with length of service)
- Annual leave sale / buyback scheme
- On-site Parking
- Travel and expenses allowance
- The opportunity to work as part of a progressive and friendly environment
- To develop professionally
- Opportunity to expand the role and team
- An emphasis on personal responsibility and management

**The Person**
- Excellent communication skills - Customer contact is vital. Every client is as valuable as the next and we strongly believe in keeping each client up to date on the progress of their project on a regular basis. Working closely with colleagues is a significant part of what makes us so successful and clear communication is a major part of that success.
- Eye for detail - reviewing and editing documents is an essential part of this role. Peer review and providing constructive feedback allows less experiences team members to progress and develop their skills.
- Strong organisational skills
- Professional manner, verbally and in writing
- Interested in developing and improving company processes
- Friendly and approachable demeanour
- **Essential Criteria**_
- Minimum 2 years’ experience within a Planning or Environmental Consultancy
- Relevant Degree/Masters qualification
- Ability to produce high-quality, accurate reports
- Experience of Environmental Impact Assessment process
- Experience of fee proposal/quotation preparation
- Attention to detail and good organisational skills
- High level written language skills
- Driving Licence
- Access to own vehicle
- **Desirable Criteria**_
- Member of RTPI or IEMA
- Experience of ArcGIS
- Experience of AutoCAD
- **How to apply**_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- Do you have a valid Driving Licence?
- Have you included a cover letter that demonstrates how you align with our Core Values?

Work Location: In person