Environmental Consultant - Nuclear Energy

Bristol, United Kingdom / Reading, United Kingdom / Southampton, United Kingdom

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.

About the business unit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

About the role

Mott MacDonald’s Nuclear business is growing, and we’re seeking a motivated Environmental Consultant to join our team and make a real impact in the environmental field. This role is based in the UK, with a preference for our Bristol or Altrincham offices, but we offer flexibility in location to suit the right candidate.

As part of this role, the successful candidate will:

• Provide environmental permitting and consenting support to clients across the civil nuclear and defence sector.
• Work collaboratively within project teams and the wider Mott MacDonald business to provide clients with a comprehensive offering.
• Ensure that Mott MacDonald is kept up to date internally on key developments in nuclear environment and permitting legislation, regulations, policy and best practice.
• Contribute to business development activities, such as research and thought leadership, attendance at industry events and visiting clients.
• Promote Mott MacDonald’s environmental and sustainability goals, both internally and externally.

Requirements:

• A degree in an environmental or STEM subject, or equivalent academic or industrial experience.
• Chartership to a recognised environmental or engineering institution, or a commitment to working towards chartership.
• Understanding of the UK nuclear sector and its current trends and opportunities.
• Knowledge of UK legislation, policy, regulatory guidance, and best practice relating to environmental aspects of nuclear licensed sites.
• Experience of permitting and consenting, preferably within the nuclear sector, or another regulated industry.
• Communication skills appropriate for client facing interactions as well as interactions with colleagues of various levels and disciplines.
• An understanding of nuclear safety culture.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Alignment with Mott MacDonald’s core values.

Experience or knowledge of the following would also be considered beneficial:

• Proficiency within one or more individual environmental assessment topics.
• Radioactive waste management and/or radiation protection.
• Best Available Techniques and Environmental Safety Cases.
• Generic Design Assessment.
• Development Consent Orders.
• Working with nuclear or other industry regulatory bodies.
• Sustainability, including carbon management and industry standards such as BREEAM and PAS 2080.

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance. We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

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 can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments. Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues. A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family. Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary. Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury. Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing. As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme. Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service. Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Enhanced family and carers leave: Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay. Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription. A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• Networks, communities, and social outcomes: Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.

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