Lead Environmental Consultant

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Competitive Salary, Knutsford, Cheshire.

Stopford have a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Environmental Consultant, with responsibility for managing its environmental consultancy services across industries transitioning to net:zero, including renewable energy generation, power to liquid processes and the nascent hydrogen sector.

Reporting to the Consultancy Group Director, you will have expertise in impact assessment and environmental regulation. The role provides an excellent opportunity to further develop your skills across the low carbon economy and be actively involved in shaping and promoting Stopford’s environmental activities across their client base and its application to Stopford’s own technology.

• Provide regulatory advice: supporting clients to understand legislative and regulatory requirements and provide support to implement regulatory requirements such as IED and BAT.
• Lead or support permitting requirements: lead the application process or support the application by provision of assessments such as SWIP, MCP.
• Scope, prepare and submit environmental assessments for planning applications, permit applications or to meet other regulatory requirements such as air quality, containment review or flood risk. This will often involve managing specialist subcontractors.
• Act as Technical Advisor on all environmental matters.
• Liaise directly with clients and maintain client confidence.
• Ensure key performance indicators are in place, managed and reported on.
• Line management responsibilities ensuring that everyone is contributing to the ambition of Stopford while adhering to the values.
• Manage resources to ensure projects can be delivered on time and within budget.

• Degree in a relevant environmental discipline.
• Excellent knowledge of environmental legislation and policy.
• Professional affiliation with or membership of appropriate body.
• Significant relevant experience in a consultancy environment or other relevant industry experience.
• Experience providing competent advice to clients and colleagues.
• Customer focused by striving for excellence through understanding, anticipating and meeting the needs of others.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Exceptional time management skills, including ability to manage/deliver several projects at once.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Strong IT skills with knowledge of Office 365 including One Drive and SharePoint.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Eligible to live and work in the UK.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (SC clearance) for this role.

Stopford is an international energy and environmental engineering company, our professional services span Consultancy, Technology and Innovation and Project Delivery. We are an industry leader with a portfolio spanning research and development through to design and commissioning of process, power, and renewables technology. With a worldwide clientele in emerging and existing industries, we provide a full range of project management and engineering services.

• Competitive salary
• Profit related bonus payment (10)
• Pension (5 employer and 5 employee)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional day off to celebrate your birthday
• Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Free on‑site parking
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Management and Manufacturing
• Industries:
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