Senior Environmental Consultant

Our energy team is working on a variety of exciting, innovative projects and opportunities, around the UK and across the world.
We are keen to hear from enthusiastic individuals with an interest and relevant experience in environmental impact assessment and/or consents management, ideally in this sector, to join our team and be a vital part of our plans for growth.
Mott MacDonald’s energy environment and social team is at the leading edge of delivering environmental services for energy projects.
We are recruiting at all levels although have specific, immediate needs, for a senior level environmental consultant.
The focus of the role will be the environmental assessment of energy projects in the UK.
However, there will also be opportunities to work on projects in Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. We are involved in some of the most significant generation projects in the world, including solar, hydro, wind, and thermal generation technologies.
Key elements of the role will include:

- Coordinating specialists’ inputs
- Working closely with our engineering colleagues to ensure environmental considerations are made during project development
- guiding junior team members
- managing projects
- liaising with clients
- managing sub-consultants
- preparing proposals
- travel

You’d be part of a truly multidisciplinary team; working alongside some of the best environmental specialists, social specialists and engineers in the industry.
- Fluent in English
- Experience of key roles in EIAs for UK energy projects such as solar, hydro, wind, and thermal generation technologies
- able to review complex documents, summaries and present the key issues in a clear and concise way
- understanding of the technical aspects of energy projects
- ability to travel
- strong interpersonal, communication and writing skills
- aptitude in identification, progression, delivery and success in tendering for new project opportunities
- able to work within a team and motivate others to deliver to high standards
- able to meet challenging budgets and timescales
- membership of a relevant professional institute.

Desirable:

- A high standard in an environmental specialism and a broader awareness of other environmental or social disciplines
- Fluent in French or Spanish
- experience of options appraisals and iterative design processes
- Experience of environmental permitting
- understanding of the technical aspects of other major infrastructure projects #LI-MM2

Job Profile
- Mott MacDonald is a £1.2 billion management, engineering and development consultancy with 16,000 staff and a global reach spanning six continents. Our network of 180 principal offices in 140 countries gives us local market insight backed by world class expertise to deliver excellence for every client.

**Benefits**:
We can offer:

- Pension matched up to 7%
- Competitive annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leave
- An annual professional institution subscription
- Life insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
- Annual company performance bonus scheme - Subject to company performance
- Flexible benefits scheme to suit you, including cycle to work & Interest free season ticket loans etc.

Other Information
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.
More about Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence