Environmental Consultant
Environmental Consultant
Location: Blackburn (Home Based)
Salary: Up to £32,000 per/annum
Expires: Monday 06 May 2019
How to apply
Please send a CV and a covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the requirements of the person specification to gill.lomax@newground.co.uk
Please note that CVs sent without a covering letter will not be considered.
Applications close 6th May.
The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity to appoint an Environmental Consultant tasked with supporting our enviable list of private and public sector clients to comply with legal and management system requirements.
This post will be home-based but require some time in our Blackburn-based head office, as well as travel (and some overnight stays) throughout the UK and Ireland.
A typical week could include:
- Carrying out an environmental legal compliance audit at a client site
- Supporting a client with implementation of an environmental management system
- Supporting development and delivery of a training course, workshop or webinar
- Developing proposals to win work
- Providing support and guidance to trainee consultants
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- A degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate subject
- Experience of working in a consultancy surroundings in the environmental field
- Good working knowledge of environmental legislation and best practice
- Knowledge of management systems standards such as ISO 14001 and ISO 50001
- Experience of supporting development and delivery of training courses, workshops or webinars
- Relevant professional environmental qualifications with demonstrable Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Membership of a relevant professional body, such as the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA)
What we offer:
We offer a competitive salary and a range of other benefits including:
- Flexible working options, such as flexible start and finish times and part time working
- 27 days annual leave, (with an additional 1 day per year up to 5 days)
- Pension scheme with a 10% company contribution
- Paid professional membership subscriptions
- Health cover
- Childcare vouchers
- Car allowance
- Volunteering opportunities
It matters to us that our employees feel valued, experience job satisfaction and have a good work/life balance. We offer all of our employees training and support from day one and encourage a team-orientated atmosphere where successes are celebrated and progress is rewarded. Our highly experienced multi-disciplinary team will be there to provide support as you grow with us, enhancing your skills and knowledge to further develop your career and take advantage of the progression opportunities available.
Who we are:
We are proud to be part of an award winning social enterprise with a passionate and dedicated work force. Our Compliance Services division is highly regarded with over 25 years’ experience. Our team is made up of legal compliance and management systems specialists committed to delivering professional, high quality services in an honest and approachable way. We pride ourselves on our reputation for building strong client relationships who stay with us.
There is one key difference between us and our private sector competitors; instead of our profits going to shareholders, they are gift aided into our Newground Together charity to support environmental and community projects.
How to apply
Please send a CV and a covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the requirements of the person specification to gill.lomax@newground.co.uk
Please note that CVs sent without a covering letter will not be considered.
Applications close 6th May.