Principal Environmental Consultant

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society. 

We are looking for a Principle Environmental Consultant to join our Infrastructure team in Leavesden, Hertfordshire.

What you’ll do:

• Support the Environment Consultancy Team Lead, and Lead in their own specialism, namely Air Quality and Carbon.
• Deliver high quality consultancy for given deliverables within projects.
• Lead the Environmental Consultancy team on business development, with respect to Air Quality and Carbon.
• Maintain and increase teams’ knowledge of key environmental standards, policies and legislation.
• Deliver projects Air Quality and Carbon
• Drive and promote the sustainability subject throughout the organisation.
• Independently plan day-to-day activities and resources appropriately managing the project resource projection.
• Represent the company at external meetings, engagements, and industry events.
• Work collaboratively with environmental and engineering specialists to improve the environmental performance on projects.
• Lead on tendering and business development activities.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• A relevant degree within Environmental Management, Sustainability, or equivalent.
• Sustainability knowledge, with over 15 years’ experience in the field.
• To be an associate or full member of the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM)
• Achieved or demonstrably working towards Chartered Environmental Status and Full membership of IEMA, IES or similar
• Experience in large scale infrastructure and Building projects, eg, rail, highways, energy, commercial / residential
• Dispersion modelling, clear knowledge and analysis in using ADMS, ADMS-roads, AERMOD, BREEZE or similar software.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska. 

Flexible working 

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role. 

Reasonable adjustments 

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application. 

More information about the role 

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date 

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business. 

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

Read Full Description