Principal Air Quality Consultant

Job Title: Principal Air Quality Consultant
Location: Fully Remote - Open to applicants across the UK
Salary: 60,000 - 70,000 + Excellent Benefits

Ready to play a leading role in shaping the direction of air quality services?
We're delighted to be supporting a top-tier environmental consultancy in their search for a seasoned Principal Air Quality Consultant to strengthen and expand their UK air quality division.

This is a standout opportunity for an experienced, commercially focused specialist to step into a senior strategic position-bringing together technical expertise, business development, and team leadership within a progressive and collaborative organisation.

As Principal Air Quality Consultant, you will take responsibility for overseeing and delivering complex air quality and dispersion modelling assignments throughout the UK. You'll influence project direction, cultivate client relationships, and help drive wider business growth. Working with clients, regulators, and planning bodies, you'll provide robust, influential technical solutions while supporting and developing a growing team of consultants.

• Lead and coordinate major air quality and dispersion modelling projects

• Provide advanced technical contributions to EIAs and wider environmental assessments

• Build and maintain strong client relationships, identifying and securing new opportunities

• Prepare high-quality proposals, tenders, and commercial strategies

• Mentor, guide, and support junior and mid-level consultants

• Collaborate effectively with regulators, planning authorities, and multi-disciplinary teams

• At least 8 years' experience in air quality consultancy or a comparable regulatory environment

• Strong working knowledge of ADMS, AERMOD, and IAQM/EPUK guidance

• Demonstrable experience in business development and ongoing client management

• Confident leadership skills with experience developing and guiding teams

• Degree in Environmental Science, Geography, Chemistry or similar discipline

• Chartered status (CEnv / IAQM) is an advantage

• Excellent communication, organisational, and commercial skills

• Fully remote working - based anywhere in the UK

• Flexible hours and a genuine focus on work-life balance

• Competitive salary of 60,000 - 70,000 (DOE)

• Private healthcare, pension contributions, and performance-related bonus

• Funding for continued professional development and a clear route to Associate or Director level

If you're an ambitious professional keen to lead, inspire, and help shape a nationwide air quality function within a highly respected consultancy, we'd be delighted to hear from you.

For a confidential chat, get in touch with Abi King at Penguin Recruitment, or apply directly today.

This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.