Consultant: Environmental Permitting and Regulatory

1 week ago


Exeter, United Kingdom Stantec Full time

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Have you ever thought about joining a multidisciplinary team where you get to work in a diverse, welcoming, and fun environment, on amazing projects? Then look no further than Stantec. As part of continued and ambitious UK growth, Stantec has identified an opportunity to grow its Environmental Permitting and Regulatory Compliance team who works from the Exeter, Shrewsbury, and Warrington offices.

The role will be within or closely aligned to Stantec’s Environmental Permitting and Regulatory Compliance team but also delivering work on projects for clients across our Environmental Consulting Community of Practice which brings together our 300-strong team of Environmental Consulting staff in the UK.

Environmental Permitting (EP) (and its equivalents in devolved UK nations) has an essential role to play in ensuring a wide range of activities are undertaken in compliance with prevailing environmental legislation and in a manner which is protective of the environment.

Operations falling under the EPR regime include activities across multiple sectors including waste, industry, water, energy, minerals and construction and requires a broad environmental understanding with inputs from technical specialists where required.

Environmental Permitting and regulatory compliance projects are likely to be diverse and will include associated regulatory environments and regimes (e.g. Industrial Emissions Directive (IED); Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD); Water Framework Directive (WFD); and Environmental Protection Act (EPA) Part 2A, to name just a few.). The role will also likely extend to wider waste, environmental and compliance advisory support to projects through planning, EIA and ongoing client operations.

**About You**

We would anticipate that you will have achieved an Honours Degree (2:1) in Environmental/Earth Science or broader Environmental Management. You may currently work in environmental or engineering consultancy, directly for waste or industry operators, for the UK environmental regulator(s) (e.g. Environment Agency, NRW, SEPA or NIEA) or be a recent or future graduate keen to kick start your career.

You should be willing to learn and be a good communicator and support clients and projects across our UK teams. Experience in managing client and regulator relationships would be beneficial.

Travel will be required between Stantec’s UK offices but also to attend client meetings, site visits and industry events (workshops, conferences, etc.) where these cannot be otherwise attended via remote means. Some overnight stays may be required as part of the role.

**About Stantec**

Stantec is a professional services firm. Our team of 25,000 global experts provides engineering, architecture, environmental, and project management services across all phases of the project life cycle.

We’re designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

From large-scale developments to challenging neighbourhood projects, we stretch across our global network to learn from others, offer our support, and gain new experiences along the way. So while we work to help the communities around us thrive, our own people thrive too.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.



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