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Form of workPRINCIPAL CONSULTANT / ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSENTS
Salary: £42,000 (negotiable dependant on experience)
Location: Birmingham
Overview
Our work portfolio includes: Environment Management and Consents Support for HS2, Crossrail and Transport for London; iconic large scale property developments and urban regeneration schemes such as Barking Riverside and consents support for the construction delivery of HS2 Curzon St, Birmingham. We carry out a wide range of bespoke planning and environmental assessments – everything from air quality monitoring, Environmental Statement reviews, through to environment management and consents on large scale projects.
We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and experienced Principal Consultant/Associate Director to work within our Environmental Management and Consents team in Birmingham (or alternatively a London location could be considered), delivering and managing projects and helping to grow our business in this area as well as to further build our clients market presence.
The Role
The positions are for enthusiastic and motivated Principals/ Associate Director who will be part of the Environmental Management and Consents team and work closely with the business unit lead.
The ideal candidates will be comfortable in attending client’s sites, travelling to them and conducting meetings with their staff as necessary. We are looking for Environment Management and Consents experience in delivery, delivering training to a range of audiences and ideally construction experience.
All roles will work closely with our internal teams (including Planning, Acoustics, Air Quality, Digital Delivery, Ecology and EIA Infrastructure and Property) and a wide range of external partners, to deliver
We would expect the candidate to have specialist knowledge in one or more of the following:
Preparation and delivery of Environment Management Plans and Consent Management Plans and maintaining consents registers;
Preparation of material to support pre- submission discussions;
Liaison with Consenting Authorities; and Construction knowledge and background working through design and
construction sequencing; and Integrated Management Systems including Environment management processes.
Principals will be expected to lead or contribute to bids for projects of all scales. Their role within project delivery may be as project director, project manager, framework manager and/or technical lead. They would also be expected to assist with the training / mentoring of junior members of the team. Demonstrable knowledge of environment management and consents.
Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget.
TheCandidates
We expect the successful Principal candidates will:
Have 8+ years of relevant experience within the environment, planning and sustainability sectors;
Demonstrable experience of writing CoCPs
Ability to monitor and report on consents KPI data;
Ability to develop and provide consent related supporting materials such as consent briefings/handovers and consent plans;
an active network of contacts in Environmental Management and Consents sectors; and
have project management and people management experience.
