Principal Air Quality Consultant

Job Title: Principal Air Quality Consultant
Location: Fully Remote - UK Wide
Salary: 60,000 - 70,000 + Excellent Benefits

Are you ready to take the lead in shaping the future of air quality consultancy?
We're proud to be working with a leading environmental consultancy seeking a highly experienced Principal Air Quality Consultant to help drive the growth and success of their UK air quality team.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an accomplished and commercially minded professional to step into a strategic leadership role, combining technical excellence, business development, and team mentorship within a forward-thinking, collaborative organisation.

As a Principal Air Quality Consultant, you will oversee and deliver complex air quality and dispersion modelling projects across the UK. You'll play a key part in guiding project strategy, developing client relationships, and driving business growth. Working closely with clients, regulators, and planning authorities, you'll deliver high-quality, impactful solutions while supporting and mentoring a growing team of consultants.

• Lead and manage the delivery of major air quality and dispersion modelling projects

• Provide expert technical input to EIAs and environmental assessments

• Build, maintain, and expand strong client relationships and identify new business opportunities

• Develop high-quality proposals, bids, and commercial strategies

• Mentor and support junior consultants within the expanding air quality team

• Liaise effectively with regulators, planning authorities, and multidisciplinary project teams

• Minimum 8 years' experience in air quality consultancy or a related regulatory role

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

• Proven ability in business development and client management

• Experience in leading, mentoring, and developing teams

• Degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Geography, or a related discipline

• Chartered status (CEnv / IAQM) desirable

• Excellent communication, leadership, and commercial awareness

• Fully remote position - work from anywhere in the UK

• Flexible working hours and genuine work-life balance

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

• Private healthcare, pension scheme, and performance-based bonus

• Continued professional development funding and a clear pathway to Associate / Director level

If you're a driven professional looking to lead, inspire, and shape a national air quality team, while making a meaningful impact in a respected consultancy, we'd love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, contact Abi King at Penguin Recruitment, or apply directly today.

This is a permanent position. Penguin Recruitment is operating as an Employment Agency on behalf of our client.