Principal Air Quality Consultant

Principal Air Quality Consultant
Location: Remote (UK-wide)
Salary: 50,000 - 65,000 + benefits

A market-leading environmental consultancy is looking to appoint a Principal Air Quality Consultant to join its UK team on a fully remote basis. This senior role suits an experienced air quality specialist with strong EIA credentials who can lead major schemes, shape technical delivery, and support growth activity across a broad portfolio of nationally significant projects.

The role
You will take ownership of EIA air quality workstreams, steer dispersion modelling and compliance projects, and act as a key point of contact for clients and planning bodies. You will provide technical leadership to distributed teams, uphold quality standards, and contribute to proposals and business development.

What's on offer

• 50,000-65,000 DOE + annual bonus

• Fully remote anywhere in the UK, with travel to sites when needed

• Pension & private healthcare

• 25+ days annual leave plus bank holidays

• CPD support & clear progression to Associate

Key responsibilities

• Lead delivery of air quality assessments and EIA chapters

• Manage dispersion modelling (ADMS/AERMOD) and impact assessments

• QA / peer-review technical outputs

• Contribute to bids and proposals

• Mentor and develop junior consultants in remote teams

• Represent the business with clients, developers & regulators

About you

• 6+ years in air quality consultancy or regulation

• Track record producing EIA air quality chapters for planning

• Competent with ADMS, AERMOD & IAQM/EPUK guidance

• Degree in environmental science/chemistry/geography or similar

• Chartered (CEnv/IAQM) or working towards (advantageous)

• Strong communicator, organiser and team leader

• Full UK driving licence

To apply - or to discuss other air quality vacancies - contact Abi King at Penguin Recruitment. Further roles are listed on our website.