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Senior Environmental Consultant
May 16, 2025 | Comments Off on Senior Environmental Consultant
Senior Environmental Consultant
Glasgow or Perth
£35 - £45k DOE
Our client is a specialist environmental consultancy offering ecology, hydrology, environmental engineering and ECoW services across the UK from offices in Central Scotland, Gloucestershire and London. Their aim is to make a positive impact on the environment while helping clients navigate the challenges of responsible development.
They are seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Environmental Consultant, reporting to the ECoW and Aquatics Business Manager, to join the team, working closely with other disciplines including the Construction Aquatics and Hydrology teams who work across the UK.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to take the next step in their career development. You will have a natural flair for working with people, confident providing technical advice and thrives in a problem solving environment. You will be primarily responsible for ensuring excellent service is provided to our clients during the construction phases of their projects, applying technical knowledge and expertise within the national policy and legislation guidelines.
What You’ll Do
• Input and production of the construction phase documents
• Oversee compliance on site in conjunction with the client, the delivery of all measures detailed in the Site-Specific Environmental Management Plans and supporting method statements
• Site checks for protected and notable species
• Investigating and reporting on ecological incidents
• Monitoring and advising on, pollution prevention measures
• Completion and on occasion reviewing of ECoW logs and reporting
• Production and delivery of toolbox talks to the site team and sub-contractors
• Liaising with stakeholders, statutory bodies other organisations as and when required
• Mentoring and training of junior members of the team
• Assist the team lead and Business Manager in the scoping, tendering and management of projects
• Have an excellent understanding of health and safety, and biosecurity matters
What do we seek?
• Two to five years’ experience as an ecological/environmental consultant with construction site based roles on a variety of different projects
• An understanding of water environment regulations, relevant guidance and environmental legislation
• Competent in a variety of ecological survey techniques and mitigation design for protected species
• Knowledge and practical experience of peat and surface water management on construction sites
• Higher Education Certificate, or Degree equivalent in an environmental subject area
• Full and valid driving licence
• Appropriate professional membership (or ability to obtain this)
• Holder of a CSCS card
• IT proficiency, particularly within Microsoft applications and project management and planning software
• Protected species licenses would be advantageous
• Full and valid driving licence
With an absolute commitment to their team our team and ambitions, you will benefit from:
• 20 days per annum CPD
• Paid Professional Membership
• 25 days per year plus the standard Scottish bank holidays (normally 9 days). Enhanced with service length
• Paid Lunch
• Flexible Toil/Balancing Hours policy
• Private healthcare plan
• Company Pension Contribution
• Excellent career progression opportunities
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For a confidential chat, call Steve Halliday on 07908 440589