Senior Air Quality Consultant

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Closing date: January 16th

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries. We work across a variety of industries, delivering projects that have a significant societal impact.

Our Energy business offers a Senior Air Quality Consultant position in Brighton, Bristol, Manchester or Inverness. The role involves delivering large‑scale air quality projects for governments, international financial institutions and private banks.

As a Senior Air Quality Consultant you will:

• Lead UK and international air quality assessments for planning, permit and EIA applications.
• Provide policy advice, monitoring and modelling support.
• Manage project technical reviews and overall project management.
• Supervise and train junior team members.
• Participate in business development and production of proposals.

We are looking for someone with:

• Significant experience leading air quality assessments.
• Experience in bidding and project management.
• Academic qualifications such as a Degree or Masters in a relevant subject.
• UK transport assessment experience with ADMS-Roads, ADMS, AERMOD and GIS platforms.
• Ability to produce high‑quality reports for both stand‑alone and EIA assessments.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written) with excellent communication skills.

• Degree or Masters in a relevant air‑quality related subject.
• Leadership of diverse air quality assessments for large infrastructure projects.
• Delivery of assessments for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects in the UK.
• High proficiency with AERMOD or ADMS, including ADMS‑Roads.
• Experience with energy generation projects (UK or international).
• Capability to produce air‑quality focused proposals.
• Strong written communication skills.

• Knowledge of monitoring approaches for various pollutants.
• Experience developing emissions inventories for regional scale projects.
• Knowledge of operational monitoring reporting and CEMS data analysis.
• Training of junior team members.
• GIS system experience.
• Experience with Open Air and Python.
• Membership of a professional body such as IAQM or IEMA.

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan for everyday health costs.
• Access to Peppy – menopause expert support.
• Wellbeing program for you and your family.
• Private pension match between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life and critical illness assurance, income protection, and flexible benefits.
• Annual bonus schemes.
• Holiday entitlement of 33–35 days, increasing to 35 after 5 years.
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave.
• Professional development subscriptions and training opportunities.
• Employee saving schemes, discounts, and social outcome initiatives.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce.

UK Immigration:
Mott Mac Donald does not offer sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes.

Location(s):
Manchester, Brighton, Inverness, Bristol (UK)

Contract Type:
Permanent
Work Pattern:
Full Time