Nature and Environmental Consultant

Location/s:Any UK location
Recruiter contact: Emma Cantley

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the division 

Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott MacDonald’s Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors. 

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. 

Overview of the role:

The legislative and investment-driven focus on nature is accelerating, with increased recognition that economies and societies depend on thriving and resilient ecosystems. Mott MacDonald are leading the way in Nature Services, and we are looking for people to join our Natural Capital Team, helping clients to recognise the intrinsic value of the natural environment and account for the benefits that it provides.  

We pride ourselves on developing and driving innovative approaches to better incorporate environmental risks and opportunities into decision-making. We have developed our bespoke Natural Capital Assessment, underpinned by the Mott MacDonald UK Natural Capital Map, to support clients with strategic assessments. Our assessment methodology was recently used to support a number of water companies across the South East to deliver hundreds of option appraisal assessments for the 2024 Water Resource Management Plans (WRMPs).

We have a large portfolio of projects and a healthy forward-order book, as clients are shifting their focus from simply minimising environmental impact to pursuing more ambitious environmental and social outcomes. Our recent projects include undertaking carbon sequestration assessments for Heathrow Nature Networks, Oxford University, and East West Rail, appraising environmental benefits for schemes like Cranbrook Counter Drain and Hebden Bridge, undertaking large-scale natural capital assessments for major developers in the Middle East, developing environmental net gain assessments for NPR and London Water Recycling, and appraising decision-support tools for the 10,000 Raingardens for Scotland Project.

Joining our team as an Nature and Environmental Consultant, you will have a balance of technical-based work, environmental coordination, and business development. You will lead natural capital and environmental net gain assessments, working with clients to respond to new and forthcoming legislation, and collaborate across environmental discipline teams to help projects identify potential benefits that can be delivered by good environmental design, such as carbon sequestration and storage, air pollutant removal, clean water, flood protection, food production, and recreational opportunities. 

The projects you will be working on can span all stages of a project’s life cycle, from design conception to implementation; giving opportunities to positively influence scheme design, and enhancements and promote best practice.  

Although you will be a member of the Natural Capital team, you will also be connected to the much larger team delivering Nature Services. There are excellent opportunities to progress your career through promotion, as well as develop a key role within our Natural Capital team. Our team is continually looking to expand our technical expertise and there will be opportunities to explore new methods in Opportunities and Constraints Mapping, Scenario-Analysis, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Net Gain, and Natural Capital Assessment.   

The role will suit a dynamic, proactive team-player who wants to work in a growth area of the business and help support the delivery of Mott MacDonald’s Nature Services in a fast-moving, client-focused, commercial environment. 

Essential: 

• A degree in Environmental Science (or a directly related subject). An additional higher degree would be an advantage 
• Experience in Environmental Consultancy (or equivalent with transferable skills) 
• Member of the Institute of environmental Management and Assessment, Institution of Environmental Sciences, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, or equivalent.   
• Proven project management skills and coordination experience 
• Knowledge of environmental legislation including planning processes for medium- to major-projects.   
• Experience in delivering environmental reporting, including for example option appraisals, screening, scoping and/or EIA to fulfil project requirements. 

Desirable: 

• Experience on Middle East projects 
• Experience in environmental coordination across multi-disciplinary teams 
• Experience in GIS or similar geospatial analysis 

Closing date: Sunday 20th April at Midnight - Advert may close earlier if we receive a high volume of applications.

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UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working  

We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace. 

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.