Environmental Permitting Consultant/Senior Consultant
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Environmental Consultancy | Mainly Remote Working with Regular office attendance and UK site travel| Salary £35000-£60000 DOE
The Opportunity
Our client is a specialist environmental consultancy focused on waste management and land contamination, providing technical advice and solutions across a range of sectors, including construction and demolition waste. Their core expertise spans waste classification, waste assessment, land quality assessment, remediation management, the CL:AIRE Definition of Waste: Code of Practice and Technically Competent Management of permitted waste sites, supported by in-house sampling, chemistry and geoenvironmental capability.
As part of their continued growth, they are looking to recruit an experienced an Environmental Permitting Consultant or Senior consultant to strengthen their technical offering and help develop a dedicated environmental permitting service.
Initially, the role will focus on the preparation of standard rules and bespoke environmental permit applications and variations, particularly for soil treatment facilities, household, commercial and industrial (HCI) waste transfer and treatment sites, metal recycling and endo-of-life (ELV) sites, and deposit for recovery operations. As the business and team grow, there will be opportunities to expand into additional areas, including hazardous waste and other specialist permitting requirements driven by client demand.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong, hands-on permitting professional who wants to do more than deliver projects. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the service, develop client relationships and, over time, build and lead a dedicated team of environmental permitting consultants as Head of Permitting.
The Role
You will take a leading technical role in the preparation and delivery of environmental permit applications and amendments, providing practical, commercially aware advice to clients operating across the waste management and contaminated land sectors.
Key responsibilities will include:
Preparing, writing, submitting and managing standard rules and bespoke environmental permit applications, variations and amendments end-to-end, including responses to EA request for further information.
Supporting clients with permitting requirements for soil treatment facilities, HCI waste transfer and treatment sites, metal recycling/ELV sites and deposit for recovery operations.
Preparing supporting documents, including waste recovery plans, environmental risk assessments, site condition reports and management system documentation.
Liaising with the Environment Agency and other relevant regulatory bodies throughout the permitting process. xgikmsk
Providing technical advice on environmental permitting, waste management and regulatory compliance.
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Environmental Permitting Consultant/Senior Consultant in Newton employer: WasteRecruit Ltd
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