Environmental Consultant - SC Cleared

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The successful candidate will be required to assess the potential environmental impact of defence procurement projects and operations, develop environmental arguments for novel and complex systems and develop policy and environmental management systems. The role is both technically and commercially challenging and you will be expected to be able to work independently, manage teams and interact with customers at a high level. Significant experience of the environmental legislation and standards applicable to the defence domain is essential.

You will work closely with our clients either in the office or on-site, so your communication skills are just as important as technical expertise. You will be primarily engaged in air, sea and land defence related projects, but may also support other sectors such as aerospace, transportation and energy. The diversity of work on offer means you will face different challenges every day, developing a range of experience and skills alongside our experts.

Responsibilities:

*Developing and driving innovative solutions to customer problems, drawing on your extensive skills and best practice from a range of domains.

*From time to time you'll be expected to lead other engineers or environmentalists, maintaining the quality of their work.

*Preparing detailed technical reports and presenting the findings of environmental work to both internal and external customers.

*Actively leading in generating new business, hence developing technical and commercial proposals, giving presentations and managing issues and risks are all part of the role.

*Building sustainable relationships with customers, seeking out future business opportunities and managing these through to new work.

*Leading the development of the environmental capability within the practice and providing a link to the capability in the wider business.

*Undertaking internal project manager responsibilities for environmental projects - understanding customer requirements, developing technical approaches, planning and management of activities and assurance of the outputs.

Essential requirements

*BEng or BSc (Hons) in an environmental discipline or equivalent environmental engineering experience

*Chartered environmentalist status or working towards this.

*Significant experience of working within the defence sector with a platform/equipment focus.

*Knowledge and understanding of Defence Environmental Policy and Regulations, such as POEMS, JSP418 and other environmental standards applicable in the Defence industry.

*Knowledge of environmental legislation & standards and experience in their application

*Experience of conducting environmental impact studies / risk assessments

*Experience of creating and maintaining effective environmental management systems.

*An interest in developing new business

*Strong team-working and interpersonal skills

*Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including giving presentations.

*A flexible and adaptable attitude to the role

Desirable requirements

*Experience of leading environmental projects.

*MSc in an environmental related discipline

*Experience of working in air or maritime would be a particular advantage. Experience in delivering safety management, human factors, training or another area of technical expertise in defence project environments.

*Experience of working across the full defence CADMID cycle.

*Demonstrable experience of managing environment programmes and implementing environmental management systems.

*Trained environmental auditor, with audit experience in a variety of audit types including compliance audits, management system audits, supply chain audits, & technical audits.

*Demonstrable project management skills.

*Business development experience

*A track record of undertaking business development activities within an environmental consultancy.

*Awareness of sustainability approaches in the Defence industry and more widely.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.