Environmental Consultant (Waste & Material Management)

Your new company

My client is a leading consultancy specialising in sustainable land and resource management, supporting major infrastructure projects across sectors including transport, energy, water, and the built environment. They offer a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment where environmental specialists work alongside engineers, planners, and scientists to deliver innovative and practical solutions.

With a strong focus on professional development, they provide a supportive platform for individuals looking to grow their careers in environmental consultancy while contributing to high-profile UK and international projects.

Your new role

As an Environmental Consultant, you will play a key role in delivering a range of material management, waste, and contaminated land projects.

Your responsibilities will include

• Preparing and delivering technical reports such as material management plans (MMPs), verification reports, permit applications, waste sampling plans, and contaminated land assessments.
• Designing, organising, and undertaking site investigations and waste assessments.
• Auditing contractors to ensure compliance with environmental permits, material management plans, and waste legislation.
• Managing the implementation and verification of material management strategies on site.
• Liaising with clients, regulators, contractors, stakeholders, and internal teams.
• Supporting multi-disciplinary project delivery, ensuring a consistent and integrated service.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety procedures, including preparing plans and overseeing site safety.
• Managing your own workload to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you should have

• A degree in a relevant discipline such as environmental science, geology, geography, chemistry, or similar.
• Progress towards chartership with a relevant professional body.
• Experience in environmental consultancy or a related field, with a track record of delivering projects successfully.
• A strong understanding of material management and waste regulations, including relevant codes of practice (e.g. Definition of Waste Code of Practice, WM3 guidance).
• Experience of site-based work, including sampling, monitoring, and supervising ground investigations.
• Strong organisational skills and a willingness to undertake both site-based and office-based work.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites and client locations.

Desirable (but not essential)

• Experience with HazWasteOnline.

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AIRE Definition of Waste Code of Practice training.

What you'll get in return

• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Pension plan with a double matched employer contribution, up to 10%
• Flexible leave (with the option to buy and sell annual leave)
• Medical and dental insurance
• Workplace and wellbeing benefits
• Eyecare vouchers
• Gymflex
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Discounts on a range of products and services
• Charity donations
• Service awards
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance, as well as the ability to work from home from a different country 20 days p/year.
• Structured training and professional development opportunities to support career progression.
• The opportunity to work on high-profile and technically challenging projects.
• A collaborative and inclusive working environment focused on personal growth and wellbeing.

What you need to do now

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