Principal Marine EIA consultant

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. 

Overview of the role:

We are expanding our Marine Team and seeking support for our UK and international marine assessment, spatial planning, consenting and specialist assessment work. This role will allow the individual to play their part in shaping quality development that supports the national net zero commitments whilst integrating nature so that together with our clients we can build a better future. 

We pride ourselves on setting and maintaining high standards and are at the forefront of providing sound environmental advice. Our team has successfully supported our clients in delivering projects in sectors including renewables, water, ports, flood risk management, and the public sector. In doing so we have supported planning applications through different regimes (TWAO, TCPA, DCO) including studies to inform HRA, BNG, and WFD assessments. We have completed largescale marine spatial planning exercises, as well as being involved in specialist studies to support regulators in their statutory activities to safeguard marine environments. 

Although we work in consenting, permitting and licencing support for complex maritime infrastructure developments we also recognise the importance of smaller specialist commissions in maintaining a breadth of skills and expanding the knowledge within our team.   

As part of our growing team, you will have the opportunity to work on a range of interesting and challenging projects both in the UK and beyond. Understandably, as there is a pressing need to advance the delivery of projects to transition our energy supply, there is a focus on renewables including offshore wind and cable landfall, port adaptation in addition to innovative marine spatial planning, and smaller studies understanding challenges to meeting UK Marine Plan objectives. 

The projects you will be working on may span all stages of a project’s life cycle, from feasibility and business cases studies, design development to post consent implementation; giving opportunities to positively influence design, developing meaningful mitigation and enhancements and promote best practice. 

You’ll be part of integrated teams taking projects through licencing and consenting processes including DCO, providing strategic advice to clients, and ensuring that projects are delivered to schedule and budget. You will help to maintain and enhance existing client relationships, as well as helping to develop business with new clients.

You will support more junior members of staff, including as a line-manager if people management is an area you are interested in developing. You could also progress your project management experience if this is an area you are keen on. 

Joining our team at a Principal level will mean office and client office based working, but may also allow for involvement in some site work, especially in your area of technical expertise and managing specialist sub-contractors. 

Although you will be a member of the Marine Team, you will also be connected to a much larger team of environmental specialists from ecologists to climate and carbon specialists. There are excellent opportunities to progress your career through promotion, as well as developing a key role within our business. 

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 marine environmental services in a fast-moving, client-focused, commercial environment.   

Essential 

• A degree in Marine Science, Marine Conservation, Environmental Science (or a directly related subject). An additional higher degree would be an advantage. 
• Chartered (or near Chartership) with an appropriate professional body.
• Experience in the UK or International marine consultancy market with a strong client facing approach.
• Proficiency in report writing skills and a track record in acting as a checker / reviewer.   
• Technical specialism e.g. marine mammals, underwater noise, marine planning, marine fisheries, marine natural capital. 

Desirable

• HRA for offshore wind, coastal and port developments.
• GIS skills.
• Experience of People Management.
• Proven Project Management skills.
• Experience of preparing costs and text for bids.
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK and potentially occasionally internationally.  

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds

Mott MacDonald
Position location: Scotland, UK / England, UK / Wales, UK

Recruiter contact: Emma Cantley

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. 
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. 

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

We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence. 

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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 

Happy to talk 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.

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