Your new company

Hays has been retained to recruit a Senior Environmental Scientist for our client - A large, well-known Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancy.

Your new role

This role primarily involves managing reporting and overseeing scientific environmental projects from a Construction standpoint. Duties include:

• Can organise and manage input to environmental projects including EIARS and nonstatutory reports.
• Has experience in project management, including delivery and client liaison for smaller projects.
• Can work closely with project managers on larger projects to manage timelines and resources.
• Can work collaboratively across teams as well as independently.
• Has strong organisational, technical, numerical and communication skills and can demonstrate logical thinking and concise reporting.
• Can support engineering project managers in the delivery of key infrastructure projects.
• Has a technical specialism in an environmental discipline (air, climate, noise & vibration or other relevant discipline) and can apply this specialism on projects.

What you'll need to succeed

• Degree qualified in a relevant science or environmental engineering subject (e.g. environmental science, sustainability, air and climate, noise, geology, hydrogeology etc).
• You must have relevant post-graduate experience within a similar consultancy environment, specifically in assisting with the preparation of EIAR and non-statutory environmental reports etc.
• Chartered Membership of relevant professional body
• Demonstrable and proven experience working on different types of projects (Transport, energy tec)Masters qualified in a relevant specialism preferred, but not essential.
• Good working knowledge and demonstrable understanding of relevant planning and ecological / environmental legislation, and technical guidance and industry standards / best practice, particularly in the preparation of EIAR and non-statutory reports
• Experience in the preparation of high-quality reports to required best practice standards; including various chapters for Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIAR); nonstatutory report as well as EIA screenings.
• Proven track record in technical report writing and ability to complete technical reports to required best practice standards.
• Experience of providing technical support and mentoring as part of a team.
• Experience of project and budget management.
• Experience of the design and co-ordination of environmental surveys.
• Knowledge of managing data using GIS (QGIS, MapInfo or ArcGIS) is desirable.
• Experience in engaging with external stakeholders as necessary.
• A full clean driver's licence.

What you'll get in return

Excellent salary and package on offer.

What you need to do now

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