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Your new company
My client's team of technical professionals are all active members of their associated professional institute and are represented across a number of professional institutes.
They are committed to the provision of tailored, leading-edge technical professional services, their teams support clients through the planning process; deliver innovative design solutions; and achieve their Net Zero goals. They save clients money; reduce their risk; and keep them compliant.
Your new role
My client is recruiting for a Senior / Principal Environmental Consultant to join their growing team, with the potential to base yourself at any of their U.K. offices (Belfast, Cardiff, Carlisle, Dundee, Edinburgh, Forres, Glasgow, Inverness, Leicester or Manchester).
You will primarily work from home in the short term, unless this is unavailable to you. You will be provided with all IT equipment and software/services require to facilitate your efficient home working. Long term arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate - they are a flexible employer and are willing to consider any arrangement that is desirable to you.
You will coordinate the delivery of environmental permitting projects across the UK, and will have experience in one or more of the following preferably in a consultancy role; environmental permit applications and variations, environmental impact assessment using appropriate tools e.g. D1 Calculations, H1 Software Tool, SCAIL, ADMS and BAT.
What you'll need to succeed

• You will posses an Honours or Masters Degree in Chemical, Process, Mechanical, Civil or Environmental Engineering, the physical sciences, or similar, and
• Full U.K. driving licence
• Professional chartership(s) would be viewed favourably.
• Experience with Environmental permit (e.g. Industrial Emissions Directive, via PPC/EPR/IPC) applications and variations.
• Experience with regulatory liaison and negotiation e.g. SEPA, EA, NIEA, EPA.
• Experience with environmental impact assessment using appropriate tools e.g. D1 Calculations, H1 Software Tool, SCAIL, ADMS.
• Experience with best available technique (BAT) review of plant, equipment and processes.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary consistent with experience
• Hybrid and flexible working - remote options available
• Generous holidays
• Enhanced company pension
• Bonus schemes
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work and electric vehicle scheme
• Paid professional memberships
• Enhanced maternity / paternity leave

What you need to do now
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Your new company

Since 2005, my client has worked incredibly hard to shape a company that they think others would actually like to do business with. My client takes complete ownership of arboricultural and ecological site issues so their clients can get your planning consent as fast and hassle-free as possible.

Your new role
This role is home-based (although you're welcome in the office as much as you like) and would be ideally suited to a Senior Ecologist that wants to help drive the deliver BNG services to clients, including surveys, assessments and advice.

Naturally, you'll be familiar with best practice standards and legislative drivers that apply to UK habitats and species. However, you will be primarily responsible for the delivery of BNG services for wide array of their clients' projects and assisting with the QC of the BNG work of junior colleagues.

What you'll need to succeed

They envisage you bringing energy, enthusiasm and attention to detail. You will have a well developed "coaching" mindset and enjoy the challenge of bringing out the best in talented young people. You are unafraid to confront the status quo and enjoy the challenge and responsibility for the mentorship of the next generation of ecologists.

This role will suit you well if you can demonstrate decent consultancy experience across a broad range of assessments for habitats and protected species, and especially if you have the ability to author higher-level reports such as EPS licencing, HRA and ES chapters. However, it is essential for this role that you have a very strong grasp of the evolving developments in biodiversity net gain and are confident using UK Habs. You will need to demonstrate that you can produce BNG assessments as well as on/off-site management plans and associated supporting documents to a very high standard.

Non-technical skills:

• Coaching mindset
• Extremely well organised
• Incredible attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise competing demands on your time
• Sociable
• Excellent communicator verbally and in writing

Ideally, you will also have achieved:

• Professional membership of CIEEM/RSB and are working toward chartership
• FISC level 4

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary - Up to £40,000 DOE
• Flexible working (remote and part-time options)
• All required technology
• Clear development plans
• Overtime rates and no timesheets
• Service rewards
• Unlimited CPD
• Various social events
• Much more...

What you need to do now
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Your new company
A medium-sized, multidisciplinary consultancy providing a wide range of Asset Management, Engineering and Commercial services to clients across the water, energy and environment sectors.
Your new role
As a part of an emerging team, this will suit and require a self-starting environmentalist who is willing to work in multidisciplinary settings and can display a problem-solving and growth mindset. You will contribute ideas and specialist environmental skills, knowledge and experience to improve the functioning of the team and services, therefore contributing to their 3-year strategy.
You will help consolidate and expand the team and my clients' footprint in a diverse range of areas, including but not limited to regulatory programme planning and delivery, environmental assessment, asset management, environmental enabling of engineering and delivery schemes, biodiversity and catchment improvements, nature-based solutions and blue-green infrastructure.
You will therefore be given real autonomy, challenge and fulfilment by simultaneously shaping your own career whilst contributing meaningful change at a high level.
Responsibilities:

• Plan, programme and project deliverables as required by client or business need. Clients and frameworks include Welsh Water, South West Water, Yorkshire Water Southern Water, Sydney Water, Northumbrian Water, Canals and Rivers Trust, Scottish and Southern Energy Renewables, Ofwat, the EA and more. Workstream areas include WINEP, WRMP, DWMP, Price Review, ISO 55001 alongside more bespoke opportunities such as supporting clients develop and embed approaches to Nature-Based Solutions.
• Working alongside the Natural Assets team and other senior colleagues to consolidate and expand their environmental service offering.
• Travel to client offices as/when required.
• Liaising with internal colleagues, partners, clients and external stakeholders as part of deliverable and business development requirements (including tenders).
• Supporting the recruitment and the structural development of the growing environment team.
• Mentoring of and delegation to junior colleagues as/when required.

What you'll need to succeed

• An environmental-related undergraduate degree and postgraduate degree in a water-environment, ecology or sustainability specialism (advantageous).
• Working towards or have achieved Chartership (CEnv or C.WEM) with a relevant body (CIWEM, IEMA, CIEEM).
• Environmental sustainability experience within built and natural asset-owning organisations such as the water sector (advantageous), renewables and energy, land-use and transport.
• Proficient in Geospatial tools e.g qGIS, ArcGIS etc
• Knowledge and use of the BNG Metric.
• Knowledge and use of wider environmental and social valuation tools and methods e.g ENCA, CIRIA's BeST, ORVal.
• Evidenced experience of working with regulators (EA, NE) and stakeholders
• Evidenced experience of working within regulatory environmental legislation, consents and permit requirements.
• An understanding of the environmental receptor constraints and opportunities associated with engineering-infrastructure project planning and delivery.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.

My client recognises that individuals may not have all the above skills/qualifications required and are also interested in evidence of communication, team working, problem solving, strategic thinking, creativity, resilience and the ability to deal with ambiguity.
What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary (Circa £45,000) + discretionary bonus
• 24 days annual leave + Bank holidays + option to purchase additional leave
• Pension scheme (6% employer, 4% employee)
• Company mobile phone and laptop provided
• Training and career progression opportunities
• Professional Membership fees paid
• Life Assurance Scheme 4x annual salary
• Electric car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (with access to GP appointments, Physio appointments and Mental Health Support)
• Refer a friend scheme

What you need to do now
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Your new company

Would you relish the opportunity to be part of a company where you can work both autonomously, and as part of a wider professional team, where you will have genuine opportunities to develop your career further? My client currently has an opportunity for an enthusiastic professional to work in the company's Environment Department.

They are a fresh and dynamic multi-disciplinary consultancy, delivering engineering, environmental and town planning services throughout the UK to an impressive client base including many blue-chip organisations. Founded over 10 years ago, they are on track to meet an ambitious growth plan.

Currently, the company employs people operating from regional offices located across the UK with client-focused teams consistently delivering high quality services and support to the rapidly growing number of clients.

Your new role

Reporting to and liaising with the Environment Director, you will be required to support the expansion of the business, and work on a variety of environmental projects. Your responsibilities and duties will include although not be limited to;

• Technical lead in the provision of hydrogeological support to waste management, contaminated land and engineering projects
• Undertake peer review of hydrogeological and contaminated land assessments.
• Lead or assist with the development of capability statements and marketing and the submission of pre-qualification questionnaires and expressions of interest.
• Communicate in a fluent and positive manner with other team and staff members, contractors, regulators and clients.
• Providing technical guidance, constructive support and mentoring to junior staff and supporting their technical development.
• Development of new business and clients to win work including preparation of bids.
• Project management and technical delivery of a wide variety of projects including management of finances, and programme delivery.
• Developing own competence and maintain CPD necessary to fulfil the responsibilities of the role.

What you'll need to succeed

• MSc qualified (or higher) in Hydrogeology or similar, or equivalent - ideally.
• Chartered or working towards chartership.
• Thorough understanding of UK environmental legislation including the environmental permitting regime in England and Wales.
• Highly numerate with strong analytical / statistical skills.
• Experience in analysing large datasets.
• In depth knowledge of groundwater quality and contaminant behaviour is essential
• Proficiency in the application of hydrogeological software and environmental modelling (LandSim, EA hydraulic containment models and probabilistic modelling software (e.g Crystal ball)).
• Professional experience and proven track record of consultancy work related to understanding of geology and hydrogeology within the waste sector.
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Experience in contaminated ground risk assessments
• Ground gas / landfill gas risk assessment and the use of LANDSIM & PhreeqC
• Surface water pollution risk assessment
• Hazardous waste classifications

What you'll get in return

• £40k - £50k p/annum
• Remote/flexible working
• Full BUPA healthcare w/ existing conditions inc.
• Car allowance
• 25 days holiday, rising after years of service

What you need to do now
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Your new company
My client partners with their clients to make sure that environmental regulations, legislation, and goals are met.
With their head office in Sheffield (but various across the UK and remote options available), they function across the UK and have been doing for the past 20+ years. With an excellent track record and growing business, they are looking to expand with the key appointment of a Senior/Principal Environmental Consultant to join their dynamic team and lead other consultants.
Your new role
Based within the advisory team, you will develop and nurture your own client accounts and oversee delivery, providing environmental guidance and support for them to maintain compliance with legislation and enhance their environmental performance. This will include carrying out audits, applying for permits and licenses, advising on legislation, producing environmental procedures and documentation, and often act as the client's Environmental Manager.
Experience Required:

• Implementing, maintaining and/or auditing Environmental Management Systems to ISO14001 standards
• Environmental permitting, including preparing and submitting applications to the regulatory bodies
• Planning applications, preparing environmental statements for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
• Consultation and engagement with regulatory bodies (i.e. Local Authorities, Environment Agency)
• Carrying out environmental audits, including legal compliance
• Understanding UK and European environmental legislation and how this translates to clients
• Working knowledge of the construction, food and drink and manufacturing sectors
• Working with clients to identify cost effective ways to minimise waste and adopt sustainable solutions
• Problem solving and successfully managing projects to a conclusion within defined deadlines
• BREEAM, Construction Environmental Management Plans and CL:AIRE Materials Management Plans
• Delivery of accredited and non-accredited environmental training courses
• Desirable but not essential experience would be business development and accountability of delivering work in line with business plan targets

What you'll need to succeed
The position requires a wide range of skills including, but not limited to the following:

• Proactive, enthusiastic and conscientious self-starter, proven track record of understanding and interpreting client's environmental needs and responsibilities
• Ability to identify decision makers who could benefit from solutions and services
• High quality management reporting
• Good organisational and time management skills with demonstrable experience of managing several projects
• Excellent communication skills for effective cross-company liaison
• Effective line management skills including the desire and ability to develop, nurture and delegate to direct reports
• Effective use of customer relationship management systems
• A relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree in environmental science or equivalent
• Practitioner Membership with IEMA or equivalent
• Continuous Professional development including: Environmental Management Implementation course or equivalent, Advanced EMS Auditor Training course or equivalent, Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) / Award in Education and Training (EAT) / or equivalent, Train the Trainer or equivalent
• Full, clean UK driving licence

What you'll get in return

• £33k-£55k DOE
• Car allowance
• Flexible working / Remote options available / 4 day working options
• Standard pension and holiday
• Structured career development pathways
• Access to an employee perk scheme
• Commitment to supporting the causes which are important to employees
• Investment in professional development and accreditation
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Free winter flu jab

What you need to do now
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Your new company
You will be joining a truly innovative AI biotech company in the Oxford area are expanding their team off the back of recent funding and are looking to add an experienced Machine Learning / Computational Biology specialist to help propel their platform forward.
They are utilising advanced AI/ML approaches to transform cancer treatment and identify new approaches to make breakthroughs in treatment.
They have a highly collaborative and social atmosphere, with a mix of experience and backgrounds and a great working atmosphere.


Your new role
As a senior Machine Learning specialist you will be involved in the development and validation of the company's computational platform, working with a number of internal stakeholders and senior management to drive projects forward related to target identification and biomarker discovery.
You will help manage bioinformatics and computational projects within drug discovery & development, looking at algorithm and model development & implementation. You will also be working closely with biology and computer science / software colleagues to support them on cross-functional projects.
The role can be remote with the occasional day in the office.


What you\'ll need to succeed
Aside from the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team, you should have:

• A PhD (or equivalent experience) in maths, biology, bioinformatics, physics, statistics, data science or a related subject.
  Candidates without a PhD but with a background in the biotech/pharma industry are also encouraged to apply.
• Experience using Machine Learning (and ideally Deep Learning) approaches to model/predict or analyse biological data sets
• Hands-on expertise of designing, managing and delivering computational projects and analyses of large-scale biological data sets: eg bulk / scRNAseq, protein structural modelling or protein sequence data
• Good programming skills in Python and/or R, eg having developed or optimised tools, pipelines, algorithms or similar
• Experience with Pandas, PyTorch, TensorFlow or similar
• The ability to work well in a cross-functional team and explain concepts to non-technical stakeholders, eg biologists
• An interest in problem-solving

Candidates who have used advanced ML approaches, eg LLMs, transformers or similar approaches are at an advantage, as are those who have a track record of developing ML based algorithms.
An interest in, or experience of, structural modelling of proteins, eg using AlphaFold2, ESMfold, or similar would be a plus


What you\'ll get in return
You will get a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that aim to improve the lives of millions of people. You will also get the chance to grow your skills and career in a supportive and collaborative environment that values innovation, creativity and excellence. You will work in a modern office facility in London with state-of-the-art equipment and resources.


What you need to do now
If you are interested in this role, please apply online with your CV and cover letter. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new job in computational biology, please call me for a confidential discussion.

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Your new company

My client\'s team brings together a wide range of experience and specialisms to provide a comprehensive range of services. The team is dynamic and is selected specifically for each project to ensure a bespoke innovative solution to each challenge.
They are a new, refreshing consultancy but with a solid background in both large and small consultancies and experience with a wide range of clients. Their mantra is that if they cannot solve the problem, they know someone that can.
My client was established in 2015 and they have had consistent growth ever since. They were nominated for the 2021 CIEEM best small consultancy.

Your new role
They give their Senior Ecologists\' autonomy to deliver projects themselves from quoting to invoicing in a nurturing environment. This role routinely involves conducting:

• Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (habitat surveys and condition assessments)
• Biodiversity Impact Assessments
• Protected and priority species surveys
• Preparing quotations and tenders
• Ecological Impact Assessments and further detailed assessments.

This would be perfect for someone wanting to challenge themselves and develop well-rounded consultancy skills, albeit specialists are also welcome, as they are happy for team members to carve a niche for themselves and put their mark on the place. The project-based nature of our work means you must be willing to undertake travel and work away from home with some overnight stays, however, they work hard to ensure team members achieve a work-life balance, so they have caps on the numbers of nights away or antisocial hours worked.

What you\'ll need to succeed

• Genuine and demonstrable enthusiasm for ecology and the environment;
• Experience of phase 1 habitat surveys/ UK Habs and protected species surveys;
• Survey licence for at least one protected species e.g. bats, dormouse, GCN, barn owl, rare reptiles etc;
• Ability to lead field teams and manage projects;
• Willingness to be flexible as required by a new business;
• Excellent report writing skills;
• Motivated to work both independently and as part of a team, often in remote locations and sometimes during unsociable hours;
• Good communication skills both with colleagues, clients and third parties;
• Experience of writing or securing European Protected Species Mitigation licences (EPSM) for at least one protected species;
• Comfortable designing surveys and quoting for work; and
• Full driving licence and use of a car.

Desirable skills:

• Advanced skills in one or more specialist ecological area e.g. bats, dormouse, GCN, barn owl, rare reptiles etc;
• Member of CIEEM (or eligible if not currently held);
• Degree or equivalent in an ecology related discipline;
• Experience of using QGIS or ArcGIS;
• Experience of line managing and mentoring junior members of staff;
• Comfortable generating new work and networking; and
• Secured European Protected Species Mitigation (EPSM) licences for protected species e.g. great crested newt or bats.

What you\'ll get in return

• Competitive Salary: £35,000 - £41,000 p/annum DOE
• Flexible working - office days on Friday, otherwise can be home-based, 7.5 hour days with overtime returned via a TOIL system;
• Apple computer and IPhone;
• Professional memberships paid for;
• Unlimited in-house and external training budget;
• Colleague nominated bonus scheme;
• Generous pension;
• Unlimited annual leave and flexible approach to work time, balancing a healthy work life balance.

New perks added frequently, reflecting being part of an exciting and innovative young business.
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Senior Solutions Architect | £69-72k DOE

My client is looking for a senior solutions architect to join and lead their team. This amazing opportunity to work mainly remotely within a growing and developing team, the company is a friendly and well-known name in which a personable and driven individual would fit right in. This opportunity would be great for someone from a solutions background, looking to take their next step into leadership.

A solutions architect is a professional who designs, develops, and implements software solutions for various business needs. A solutions architect typically works with clients, stakeholders, developers, and other architects to understand the requirements, challenges, and goals of a project, and then creates a solution architecture that meets the technical and functional specifications.

Some of the responsibilities of the solutions architect are:

• Analyse the current state of both internal and client's business, systems, and processes, and identify the gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Define the scope, objectives, and deliverables of the project, and communicate them to the relevant parties.
• Design and document the solution architecture, including the components, interfaces, data models, security, performance, scalability, and reliability aspects.
• Evaluate and select the appropriate technologies, tools, frameworks, and methodologies for the solution, and ensure they are aligned with the best practices and standards.
• Collaborate with the development team and provide guidance and support throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring the solution meets the quality and compliance criteria.
• Conduct testing, validation, and verification of the solution, and resolve any issues or defects.
• Provide training, documentation, and knowledge transfer to the client and the end-users, and ensure the solution is successfully deployed and adopted.

Some of the skills and qualifications of a solutions architect are:

• Experience in development, architecture, or consulting, preferably in a variety of domains and industries.
• A strong knowledge of TOGAF or other architectural development methods.
• Strong experience within Microsoft platforms, including dynamics, power platforms and 365.
• A familiarity with various cloud platforms, ideally Azure, or alternatively AWS, or Google Cloud, and their services and features.
• A good understanding of the business and domain context, and the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• A creative, analytical, and problem-solving mindset, and the ability to handle complex and ambiguous situations.

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