At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead environmental assessments and collaborate with teams to enhance sustainability in transport projects.
- Company: Join M Group Highways, the UK's top highway maintenance contractor focused on innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, a company car, healthcare, and generous leave policies.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional growth and a supportive work culture.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in environmental strategy while working on impactful projects.
- Qualifications: Degree in environmental discipline with strong consultancy experience and leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 47250 - 57750 £ per year.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Environmental Consultant for our client on a permanent basis. Our client: M Group Highways, they are supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK. You'll be joining the Transport Division, as the UK's number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.
We are seeking a Principal Environmental Consultant to join our consultancy and lead Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) support during design. You will work on a portfolio, collaborating with engineers, project managers, regulators and clients to manage risks, resolve challenges and deliver improvements to our Environment Strategy. You and your team will provide technical leadership across assessment, compliance and practice, ensuring handover to delivery and develop the consultancy, strengthening standards and performance.
Responsibilities include:
- Environmental consulting and leadership across stages
- Coordinating internal and external inputs
- Implementing carbon reduction, nature-based and climate resilience solutions
- Embedding requirements through stakeholder engagement
- Managing fees, budgets, programmes and resources to achieve commercial targets and support team development
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Degree qualified in an environmental or related discipline, with Chartered Environmentalist or equivalent accreditation
- Strong consultancy experience in highways, construction or infrastructure
- In-depth knowledge of EIA processes, assessment methods and planning legislation
- Proven delivery of environmental assessments, consents and sustainability inputs on complex projects, supporting carbon, biodiversity and sustainability initiatives
- Strong report writing, technical review and project management skills, with a collaborative, solution-focused approach
- Experience leading teams, communication, stakeholder engagement, organisation, flexibility to travel, and a UK driving licence
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
- Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Personal Accident Cover
- Private Healthcare
- Flexible working arrangements
Please note: Occasionally, we may close job adverts before the stated closing date. We'd encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of our hiring process. Some of our roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of our induction.
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