Senior Environmental Consultant

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 34years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the energy transition. Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators.

We have over 175employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our team by recruiting an environmental consultant, to be based out of our Stockport office.

The successful candidate will have worked on industrial projects, environmental permit applications and planning for renewable energy infrastructure projects in a previous role. There will be development support towards Chartered status, if not already achieved.

We are looking for:

• A good degree in Environmental Science or a very closely related discipline
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of UK environmental legislation including the Pollution and Prevention guidelines
• Significant experience of industrial permits and permitting processes
• Demonstrable understanding of life cycle analysis and carbon assessments
• Excellent data analysis skills
• Experience gained in the use of GIS software packages
• Exposure to the timely production of high-quality technical documents/reports
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Right to work in the UK with no restrictions;
• Full driving licence and the ability to travel within the UK and Ireland; and
• Able to work as a part of a multi-disciplined technical team on infrastructure projects.

What you can expect from us:

• A competitive salary package, with leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
• Further vocational qualification support/Chartership support
• Company electrical vehicle car leasing scheme
• Private medical & life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Team and company social events
• Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!