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Your Impact:

To meet our growing business needs and future development aspirations we are looking for a Assistant Air Quality and Climate Change.

The successful person will become part of a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects and international opportunities.

Responsibilities will include;

• Working with members of our Air Quality teams across the UK delivering specialist input to support environmental assessment and consenting for a wide range of projects in the primarily highways, infrastructure, industry and energy sectors. This can include desk-based assessment, data analysis and dispersion modelling;

• Writing and checking reports;

• Communicating and liaising effectively with colleagues, clients and environmental regulators;

• Thinking both creatively and logically to resolve problems related to assessments and project delivery, including developing tools to assist the team;

• Helping project managers with financial monitoring of projects, document control, progress reporting and other project management tasks;

• Assist with business development tasks including writing or contributing to bids and proposals;

• Identifying potential health and safety hazards of specific projects and demonstrating a commitment to your own safety and that of those around you.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

ESSENTIAL:

• Strong mathematical ability;

• A Master’s degree ideally in an environmental discipline (e.g. atmospheric science related subject);

• Ability to work and manipulate data using spreadsheets and geographical information systems (GIS);

• An excellent understanding of pollution and climate changing environmental impacts associated with road transport and other infrastructure developments and industrial operations;

• Strong organisational skills;

• Strong team working capabilities as well as the confidence to take responsibility for smaller tasks allocated to you on a more individual basis;

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, the candidate will be working closely with the air quality team in the UK on a daily basis;

• Sound knowledge of standard IT programmes;

• The ability to produce well-presented reports is essential;

• Strong attention to detail and an ability to apply knowledge into practical schemes;

• A focus on results and project delivery; and

• Ability to work remotely and in an office environments

DESIRABLE:

• Previous related work experience with an environmental consultancy, an environmental regulator, or relevant industry sector company; and

• Graduate membership of other relevant professional body.

WE OFFER:

Full time, permanent employment ( office+remote work)

Opportunity to work on exciting international projects and programs

Commitment to your personal and professional development

Dynamic environment that encourages a healthy work life balance with flexible working conditions