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Senior Environmental Consultant

Cardiff

Posted 04/11/2024

Competitive

Top Reasons to Apply
  1. RPS is looking for a Senior Environmental Consultant to join our Environment & Infrastructure Team.
  2. This is a key position where you will facilitate the integration of environmental aspects of consents and consenting activities into project delivery, across design, assessment and construction.
  3. Your primary role will be supporting the environmental compliance and consent applications of infrastructure schemes including renewables.
Job Description

RPS is looking for a Senior Environmental Consultant to join our Environment & Infrastructure Team. This role can be based at multiple locations across the UK on a permanent, full time or part time basis. Your primary role will be supporting the environmental compliance and consent applications of infrastructure schemes including renewables. RPS is a leading global multi-disciplinary consultancy and we specialise in all areas of the built and natural environment, shaping the future of our environmental, social and economic landscapes.

Your Role:

This is a key position where you will facilitate the integration of environmental aspects of consents and consenting activities into project delivery, across design, assessment and construction. The Environment Manager is responsible for:

  • Management and delivery of multiple and multi-disciplinary consents applications
  • Working with clients and design teams to identify all relevant environmental consents required and advise on their management
  • Advising client of environmental risks during pre-consenting, design and construction of projects
  • Identifying consents and assessments required with stakeholders, regulators and client and negotiate agreements
  • Scheduling of priority activities and deliverables and managing or coordinating environmental site teams
  • Coordinate and chair relevant technical meetings with planning, design and environment teams, stakeholders and client teams
  • Produce high quality documents for submission to determining authority
  • Plan integration of consent conditions into design and working methodology
  • Communicate consent requirements to site teams/client/technical teams
  • Audit of consent conditions and compliance

Your Skills And Experience:

  • You’ll have a relevant degree (or equivalent) or MSc in environment and ideally chartered (CEnv, MIEMA, MCIWEM, CSci).
  • Be conversant in project planning and delivery of environmental aspects to satisfy planning requirements or conditions
  • Experienced in design and build stage of projects either as part of a contractor’s design team or working on behalf of the client
  • Demonstrable delivery of consent programme on major UK infrastructure projects
  • Experience delivering multi-disciplinary consent activities across (but not limited to) – water, biodiversity, cultural heritage and contaminated land remediation.
  • Knowledge and experience delivering consents under hybrid Bill, DCO, TWA and TCPA planning regimes
  • Experience with environmental impact assessments
  • Understanding of issues around consenting and risks to design process, with experience integrating consent requirements into design
  • Confident communicator to work with a range of clients, stakeholders and project teams Career expertise in multiple sectors desirable (rail, highways, energy, water)
  • Environment, multi sector delivery, major infrastructure, understanding of complex planning routes (TWA, hybrid Bill, DCO, TCPA)
  • Experience working with NEC3/4 contracts would be advantageous but not essential.

RPS Group
Company Information

Founded in 1970, RPS is part of Tetra Tech, a leading global provider of consulting and engineering services. Operating in 125 countries, working across six continents, our 5,000 consultants and service providers define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex urbanising and resource scarce world. 
We work in six sectors: property, energy, transport, water, resources, defence and government services, and our services span twelve clusters: project and program management; design and development; water services; environment; advisory and management consulting; exploration and development; planning and approvals; health, safety and risk; oceans and coastal; laboratories; training and communication and creative services.
These services are augmented by the wider global capabilities and expertise of the Tetra Tech business.
RPS is a great place to do great work. No day is the same and our people are integrally involved in defining our culture, behaviours and success. Working together, we challenge each other and seize opportunities to learn and grow, both professionally and personally. You can too.

Key Facts
  • Head Office:

    2 Callaghan Square,
    Cardiff
    CF10 5AZ

  • Nearest Train Station:

    Cardiff Bay Train Station 0.6 miles / 12mins walk

  • Nearest Bus Stop:

    Cardiff, Lloyd George Avenue 0.2 miles / 5mins walk

Location
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