Environmental Consultant
15 days ago
Cambridge
Job Title: Environmental Consultant Location: Cambridge Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading multidisciplinary environmental and engineering consultancy in their search for a proactive and enthusiastic Environmental Consultant to join their Sustainable Land and Resource Management team. This is an excellent opportunity to take the next step in your materials management, waste, and contaminated land career, working on high-profile UK and international infrastructure projects within a collaborative and supportive environment. Overview • Join an established, award-winning environmental team, • Work across major sectors including transport, energy, water, and the built environment, • Flexible hybrid working with multiple UK office locations, • Prepare and deliver technical reports, including:, • Material Management Plans (MMPs), • Verification reports, • Permit applications, • Waste sampling plans, • Ground investigation and contaminated land reports, • Design, organise, and undertake site investigations and waste assessments, • Audit contractors to ensure compliance with environmental permits, MMPs, and waste legislation, • Manage implementation and verification of MMPs on client sites, • Liaise with clients, regulators, contractors, and internal multidisciplinary teams, • Support integrated project delivery across environmental, engineering, and planning disciplines, • Ensure compliance with Health & Safety policies, including preparing site-specific plans, • Manage personal workload to support on-time, on-budget project delivery, • Degree qualified in a relevant subject (e.g. geology, environmental science, chemistry, geography), • Working towards Chartered status with a relevant professional body, • Previous consultancy or relevant industry experience, • Strong understanding of materials management and waste regulations (e.g. DoWCoP, WM3), • Experience in site-based work, including:, • Soil and rock logging, • Environmental monitoring and sampling (soil, gas, groundwater, etc.), • Supervising ground investigations (trial pits, drilling), • Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage varied workloads, • Willingness to undertake outdoor site work in all weather conditions, • Strong team player with a proactive approach