Graduate Environmental Consultant (Glasgow)

RSK Environment Ltd is looking for a high-calibre Graduate Environmental Consultant to join our growing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Environmental Management (EM) team in Glasgow. We are looking for someone looking to pursue a career in EIA and the delivery and coordination of multi-disciplinary environmental and consenting projects.

You will be joining a dynamic and growing team within a leading multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy servicing a wide range of commercial, energy, government, property, transport and utilities clients. As a result of success over the past year our business is expanding and we are looking for a talented professional, seeking an exciting career opportunity and a fulfilling lifestyle to join our growing team.

Our EIA & EM teams are currently supporting clients on a range of national and major infrastructure projects in the onshore renewables, electricity transmission and transport sectors before, during and after construction. Our expectation is that you will contribute to the delivery of these projects from the outset and support our response to new market opportunities.

We anticipate the role will be a hybrid one, involving supervised work in the RSK Glasgow office, with opportunities for working from home in a blended working arrangement appropriate for both the successful candidate and the EIA & EM team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing and overseeing EIA projects and other environmental studies, including successful delivery, client management and financial control
• Coordination of multi-disciplinary teams
• EIA report, EIA screening and/or scoping reports and environmental report documentation preparation and editing
• Identification of environmental constraints - fieldwork and data collection
• Working with regulators and liaising with clients
• Pro-active business development to identify new opportunities and win profitable new business
• Client relationship management to support repeat business
• Assisting with production of proposals and tenders
• Working with regulators and liaising with clients
• Supporting other teams undertaking of specialist environmental surveys such as noise and air quality monitoring or ecology and peat surveys
• Developing individual capability to provide advice on a wide range of environmental issues

Desired experience:

• Graduate or Associate membership of IEMA would be desirable
• Working knowledge of UK legislation and the EIA process
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good team player, with the ability to work autonomously
• Enthusiastic and well organised
• Full UK driving licence

Person specification

• BSc degree level qualified in a relevant discipline
• Preferably MSc qualified in Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Management or related subject

Salary and benefits:

• circa £24,000
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays and private health care
• Regular training and career development.

We operate an open and relaxed management culture that nurtures continuous improvement and innovation. This also enables us to achieve a staff turnover rate that's consistently below the industry average. Adopting a proactive growth strategy helps us to run a sustainable and profitable business while providing new and exciting career opportunities for all. The company prides itself on providing employees with a rewarding and challenging career, encouraging Continuous Professional Development and enabling them to reach their full potential.

Furthermore, retaining our employees is the building block of a successful organisation and we want to ensure you maintain a healthy work life balance, with many opportunities for flexible working, social activities, and community involvement projects.

RSK is also committed to our Corporate Responsibility strategy. We seek to minimise our impact on the environment; to engage positively with the community and education groups; to provide a safe and supportive atmosphere in which to work; and to promote Corporate Responsibility throughout our supply chain.

All candidates applying for positions with RSK Group must be eligible to work in the UK/European Economic Area. Candidates should confirm this when applying via the RSK careers page.

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RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies.