Senior Environmental and Sustainability Consultant

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Overview of the Role

Are you passionate about delivering innovative environmental solutions and shaping the future? Mott MacDonald’s Environment, Nature & Consents business is looking for an experienced Senior Consultant to contribute to a growing pipeline of exciting opportunities. This UK‑based role could be based in any of our 20+ offices, with a preference for Altrincham, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Reading & Southampton. Potential travel is anticipated within the UK and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Leading EIA screening and scoping, the production of Environmental Statements and other environmental reports
• Coordination of technical input from multi‑disciplinary specialists
• Assisting with monitoring programmes, resources and finances on environmental projects
• Supporting business development and proposal writing for environmental services, either as stand‑alone services or as part of integrated services offered by Mott MacDonald
• Client liaison and engagement with stakeholders
• Mentoring and line management of environmental team members
• Opportunities to develop an environmental technical specialism, in addition to environmental coordination

Candidate Specification

Essential

• Relevant academic/professional qualifications
• Chartership recently achieved through a relevant organisation (IEMA, IES, CIWEM or similar), or working at an equivalent level with demonstrable progress towards Chartership
• Experience in environmental assessment, EIA, SEA, relevant UK environmental planning legislation and/or ESG, sustainability strategy and appraisal development for infrastructure projects and national and local sustainability priorities
• Experience of working in a client‑facing environment with ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders to deliver positive outcomes
• Well organised with strong planning and management skills, with ability to produce high quality deliverables and monitor budgets and programmes
• Experience working in diverse multi‑disciplinary teams and leading teams to produce environmental and sustainability deliverables to a high standard

Preferred experience

• Bid/tender delivery experience including development of cost and quality responses
• Experience of working on TWAO and/or DCO schemes, and experience of the Water, Defence, Energy, Marine or Rail sectors, would be beneficial
• People management experience and supporting staff development including progression with professional qualifications
• Confident delivery of environmental and sustainability workshops or training, both online and in person

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is 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.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

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.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with day‑to‑day 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 programme, 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 × your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 × 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 wills 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.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Apply Now

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, contact Emma Cantley or email reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com.

Location(s): Cambridge, Altrincham, Manchester, Reading, Cardiff, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Southampton, Birmingham, Leeds. Contract Type: Permanent. Work Pattern: Full Time. Market: Environment and society. Discipline: Environment. Job Ref: 12652. Recruiter Contact: Emma Cantley