Senior Environmental Consultant

Job Description

About the roleFor more information about BWB and the role please click here.BWB Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Environmental Consultant joining the Environmental Planning team as an Environmental Project Manager based in Birmingham.This is an exceptional and unique opportunity to join an ambitious business with significant growth plans. The teams success has been built on helping Clients deliver sustainable, viable and implementable schemes on complex sites across multiple sectors.This is a great opportunity to join a small, dynamic team with ambitions for continued growth.As part of the CAF Group, and working with their own engineering arm CAFTE, BWB also provide large scale international opportunities with environmental requirements from the procurement process, through to tender and award of contract, and ultimately theconstruction phase.We have a strong nationwide presence. Our work covers a wide range of skills and offers opportunities across a range of projects and disciplines, co-ordinating environmental management at the pre-planning, planning and construction stages.As a Senior Environmental Consultant, you will be responsible for delivery of services across a range of projects, including major urban regeneration schemes, mixed-use, residential and rail across the UK and helping to build our international offering withCAF Group. You will be assisting with the management of forecasting and invoicing, fee proposals and, alongside environmental project management, this role affords you the opportunity to enhance your skills through involvement in EIA and non-EIA projects.This will include co-ordinating project finances, the production of deliverables in line with Client expectations in a timely manner, assisting with tender submissions and ensuring all project work is completed to a high standard. You may be required to assistin public consultations with preparatory materials, attend public events in support of wider Client proposals, attend and monitor committee and other hearings.This is a fast paced, Client facing role in which you would have the opportunity to grow your expertise and specialism. We value innovation and encourage thinking outside of the box, while always seeking to provide commercial solutions to complex environmentalissues. Good financial and project management skills are a must as are great communication skills to build, maintain and consolidate strong working relationships both internally and externally to BWB.In return, we offer a competitive salary, and all the benefits of working for a dynamic and growing organisation including generous holidays, company pension and employee benefits. BWB offers ongoing training as well as great scope for progression and reward.You will have significant input into the growth and development of the business.About the teamYou will be joining a sociable team, with (under normal circumstances) company events and regular sport events. The company also offers a generous salary and benefits package. Progression is tangible, with clear frameworks and competencies from the outset,so the role would suit an ambitious consultant who is looking to develop their career within the organisation.About youWe invite you to bring your business development, analytical and management skills into play as part of contributing to innovative and high quality environmental and sustainability solutions across a variety of projects. BWBs involvement in these projectsrange from early feasibility, pre-planning surveys and assessments through to supporting the construction of schemes. To succeed in this role you must have demonstrable experience in successfully leading or contributing (depending on the level) environmentalinput to complex projects in a range of sectors.Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include: enthusiastic, practical, self-motivated, strong oral and written communication skills in English. Well organised and able to prioritise your own workload with minimal supervision. An excellentcommunicator and ability to work dynamically across different teams and offices.The successful candidate will have strong knowledge and understanding of the principles of the UK environmental regulatory framework and how this is applied. By the nature of environmental co-ordination, the candidate will have strong organisational andcommunication skills and excellent attention to detail, as well as good administrative skills.Key Requirements:

• Degree in environmental science or a related subject;
• A minimum of 4-6 years consultancy experience;
• Detailed knowledge of the planning system including EIA;
• Excellent report writing and verbal communication skills;
• Demonstrable track record of developing Client relationships;
• Demonstrable track record in environmental project management;
• Membership of a relevant professional body, such as IEMA. Ideally, practitioner or better.
• Experience and proficiency in using GIS and AutoCAD packages would be advantageous but not essential;
• Experience in delivery of one or more of the following is advantageous but not essential.
• Health Impact Assessment;
• Climate Change Appraisal;
• Sustainability Statements;
• Socio-Economic Statements; and
• Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs).
• Ability to deliver projects on time and within budget with a strong focus on Client care in project management and delivery;
• Willingness to travel and a full driving license are essential to the role; and
• International experience would be beneficial, but not essential.

Reasons to join BWB:At BWB, we invest in our people and give them fantastic career opportunities. Look at what we have been recognised for recently:

• Investors in People Platinum standard.
• A Sunday Times Top 100 Best companies to work