Principal Environmental & Sustainability Consultant

Location/s

Altrincham, Birmingham, Brighton, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Reading, Southampton.

Emma Cantley

We're a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs. We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor's top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Our values:
Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott Mac Donald's Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors.

Are you passionate about delivering innovative environmental solutions and shaping the future? Mott Mac Donald's Environment, Nature, and Consents business is looking for an experienced Principal Consultant to contribute to a growing pipeline of exciting opportunities.

Mott Mac Donald is a global management and development consultancy adding value to projects for public and private clients worldwide.

Our Environmental & Sustainability Services (ESS) team consists of over 100 environmental and sustainability professionals located across 18 offices throughout the UK and Spain. ESS is involved in a diverse range of projects across a variety of sectors, including energy, ports/marine, defence, water, rail, and urban development projects, for a variety of clients including local authorities, government agencies, utility companies, Network Rail, National Grid, contractors and many more.

We lead the coordination, delivery and management of environmental and sustainability work streams at all stages of the project lifecycle, from business case development and optioneering through to supply chain procurement and construction. Our team members are pivotal in advocating for environmental and social outcomes on projects and embedding sustainability into the decision‑making process, working closely with environmental technical specialists, stakeholders, design team and clients.

This UK-based role could be based out of any of 20+ offices, with a preference for Altrincham, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Reading, Southampton, with potential opportunities for travel both within the UK and internationally.

• Leading EIA screening and scoping, the production of Environmental Statements and other environmental reports.
• Coordination of technical input from multi‑disciplinary specialists.
• Managing programmes, resources and finances on environmental projects.
• Undertaking business development and proposal writing for environmental services, either as stand‑alone services or as part of integrated services offered by Mott Mac Donald.
• Client liaison and engagement with stakeholders.
• Mentoring and line management of environmental team members.
• Opportunities to develop an environmental technical specialism, in addition to environmental coordination are available.

You will have both a personal and professional passion for environmental outcomes. You will have an excellent track record at delivering projects in a variety of sectors for a range of public and private sector clients. You will be able to demonstrate the following skills, competencies and experience.

• Relevant academic/professional qualifications
• Chartership through a relevant organisation (IEMA, IES, CIWEM or similar)
• Highly experienced in environmental assessment, EIA, SEA, relevant UK environmental planning legislation and/or ESG, sustainability strategy and appraisal development for infrastructure projects and national and local sustainability priorities
• Experience of working in a client‑facing…