Our Environmental Permitting Team is growing and we are looking for a professional to lead our team with experience in environmental permitting and environmental consultancy.
About the Role
We are a team based out of Pell Frischmann’s Exeter office with a core of regulated water sector permitting, however, with aspirations to grow the scope and scale of the Environmental Permitting team’s work nationally. The ideal candidate will be experienced at working with sector specialists and preparing environmental permits across different sectors in the UK including water, waste, industry, energy, minerals, and construction, and contribute to growing our business’s capability and recognition.
Environmental Permitting and regulatory compliance projects are likely to be diverse and will include associated regulatory environments and regimes (e.g., Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP), Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD), Water Framework Directive (WFD), and Environmental Protection Act (EPA) Part 2A, to name just a few). The role will also likely extend to wider waste, environmental, and compliance advisory support to projects through planning, EIA, and ongoing client operations.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
As a result of a collaborative and engaging environment, you will be responsible for a range of tasks incorporating the following elements, with a goal of progressing your career with us and enabling you to excel within a diverse environment:
* Preparing Environmental Permit applications for activities and discharges to water, land, and air
* Advising on and auditing Environmental Management Systems
* Producing technical and interpretive reports
* Undertaking Environmental audits
* Providing ongoing/specialist compliance support to clients
* Leading technical and other work whilst ensuring high levels of quality and environmental responsibility
* Coordinating technical input from across Pell Frischmann and our partner companies
* Ensuring deliverables meet the client’s and regulator’s needs and are provided cost-effectively and to an exemplary standard
* Engaging in business development, client, and third-party liaison successfully leading to enhanced reputation, new and repeat work
* Contributing to and preparing bids
* Line management and mentoring of individuals within the team
* Advocating the team’s services internally to our framework managers and technical leads
* Assisting with the promotion of the capabilities of the company to current and prospective clients.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills that are required to be successful in the role
Essential
* Environmental Science degree or similar
* Member of relevant environmental professional body
* Min 10 years’ relevant experience including work for an environmental consultancy
* Sound knowledge and experience of the environmental permitting regime and management of permit applications
* Highly effective verbal and written communication skills with attention to detail
* Successful negotiation and presentation skills
* Strong analytical, critical thinking and organisational skills
* Be able to work well in a team and provide effective direction to all members of the team
* Full UK driver’s licence.
Preferred
* Chartered Environmentalist or Chartered Scientist
* Experience of working for the UK environmental regulators (e.g., EA, NIEA, NRW or SEPA)
* A collaborative nature, demonstrating strong relationships with other teams within the business
* Excellent commercial understanding of environmental consultancy
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