Senior Waste Consultant
Reference: WM.08.04.019
Salary: Up to £29,000
Location: North West
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Consultant to provide project support and management in the areas of waste strategy, recycling and composting and general waste management. This will involve managing projects including strategic work for local authorities and providing waste management advice to waste management companies.
Our Client is a well-recognized, reputable company within the environmental industry. They are a large multidisciplinary consultancy dealing with operation in 50 countries worldwide. Within the UK they have employed over 500 employees in eleven offices. This leading international company has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Waste Consultant to join their expanding waste team.
Responsibilities will involve:
• Offer and deliver technical solutions to meet the business and client expectations.
• Maintain and develop waste expertise and continue to increase technical breadth.
• Act as a technical lead on a range of projects and proposals and communicate complex issues to colleagues and clients. Responsible for the technical work of less experienced consultants.
• Responsible for client care as required on projects (under instruction from the project director and manager) including communication of progress, complex issues and any financial arrangements.
• Manage projects including costs, performance and spend against budget, quality, deadlines, delivery of reports, presentations and other deliverables.
• Prioritise work, define and allocate tasks, regularly communicate and provide updates and direction by regularly meeting with the project team.
• Maintain senior level client contacts and negotiates and agrees commercial terms where appropriate, consulting with Project Managers on large scale projects. Support the Consulting Group Manager in the annual budgeting and planning process.
• Proactively seeks business development opportunities and develops these under guidance from Commercial Managers and Directors where appropriate.
• Encourage and motivate the team by supporting the Consulting Group Manager at team meetings.
• Support the Consulting Group Manager by clearly communicating progress, employee performance targets and the necessary actions required.
Experience, Skills & Education:
• Relevant experience gained within either a consultancy or Local Authority.
• Knowledge should include waste strategy, waste management, recycling or
composting.
• Proven report writing, data manipulation, numeracy and communications
skills are essential.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Sound project management as well as business development skills
including client care.
• A flexible attitude, positive outlook and attention to detail are essential,
along with an ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent or be able to demonstrate
equivalent level of understanding) in a relevant discipline.
• Ideally hold membership of a professional institution however this is not essential.
• Current driving licence
This is an excellent position that involves having a high level of client contact and offers an excellent chance to contribute to the general development of the Group. It offers the opportunity to join a strong team and develop technical and/or commercial consultancy skills in the waste management market. Our client actively encourages membership of professional institutions and will support employees who wish to pursue this. As well as a competitive salary our client will also provide a car plus flexible benefits package.
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