Senior/Principal Environmental Consultant

Job Title: Senior/Principal Environmental Consultant (EIA)
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid Working)

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading global multi-disciplinary consultancy in their search for a Senior or a Principal Environmental Consultant to join their established UK Environment Practice, based in Birmingham.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of cities and environments by leading the coordination and delivery of environmental services across major infrastructure projects. The role offers excellent scope for career progression within a highly respected and fast-growing team.

Our client operates one of the UK's most established Environment Practices, with a network of over 600 environmental professionals delivering world-class consultancy and advisory services.

They work with major infrastructure and public sector clients across the Midlands and beyond, including Network Rail, the Environment Agency, National Highways, Anglian Water, Yorkshire Water, Homes England and local authorities. Their work addresses some of the most pressing challenges facing society today, including climate change, urbanisation and sustainable development.

Collaboration is central to their success, bringing together environmental, engineering and design specialists to deliver innovative and sustainable outcomes.

As Principal Environmental Consultant, you will lead the coordination and delivery of environmental inputs across complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.

• Leading the coordination and delivery of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), options appraisals and environmental management inputs.
• Line managing and mentoring a team of environmental professionals.
• Championing high standards of environmental performance within multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Influencing project development to deliver optimal environmental outcomes.
• Collating, editing and reviewing technical inputs to produce clear, high-quality reports.
• Managing project budgets and programmes, ensuring delivery to time and cost.
• Confidently managing client relationships and responding to client needs professionally.
• Leading and supporting bid preparation and contributing to business development activities.
• Undertaking Continued Professional Development (CPD) in line with professional body requirements.

You will work collaboratively with specialists across environmental, planning and engineering disciplines, contributing to nationally significant infrastructure projects.

We are seeking an experienced environmental professional with strong leadership capability and technical expertise.

• Degree or Masters in an environmental or science-based discipline.
• Chartered status and experience working on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong post-graduate experience, ideally within a consultancy environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the EIA process and associated environmental technical disciplines.
• Demonstrable leadership experience within multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent report writing, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to review the work of others and ensure quality assurance standards are met.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and work under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Highly self-motivated with a strong commitment to delivering sustainable outcomes.

Flexibility to work from alternative office or client locations as required is also expected.

The successful candidate will benefit from:

• Competitive salary (commensurate with experience)
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Generous holiday allowance
• Comprehensive and flexible benefits package
• Structured training, mentoring and ongoing professional development
• Clear progression opportunities within a large and established Environment Practice

Interested?

The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)