Senior Environment and Sustainability Consultant - Aberdeen, United Kingdom - BMT Group

BMT Group
BMT Group
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Aberdeen, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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The Role


Senior Environmental and Sustainability Consultant

Why Work for Us?
Joining BMT means gaining access to a comprehensive set of employee benefits designed to empower your success.

In addition to a competitive salary, our offerings encompass health, family, finance, and personal development, including:


  • Private Medical (family coverage)
  • Enhanced Pension
  • Flexible Working
  • Wellbeing Fund an annual fund for personal hobbies or interests
  • 26 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)
  • Holiday Trading
  • Retail Vouchers
  • Professional Subscriptions
At BMT, we pride ourselves on being a verified flexible workplace, providing freedom and choice. Learn more about our flexible status at Flexa Careers.


About the role


We are increasingly using our knowledge and expertise to drive transformative designs, technology and solutions around the world that will contribute towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

BMT's focus SDGs are Climate Action and Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure.

These goals matter most to our stakeholders and are where we believe we can have the greatest impact towards a better future.


We are seeking individuals who are passionate about addressing these global challenges and are proactive in finding opportunities to integrate sustainable practices as part their role.


This role forms part of our growth plans, we are looking for a Senior Environmental and Sustainability Consultant to support the Environmental Management and Sustainability capability within the Environmental Services Team.

You will play a key role in delivering environmental and sustainable project, enhancing our capabilities in relation to environmental management and sustainability within the Defence sector but also in a wider market.


As a Senior Environmental and Sustainability Consultant you will enjoy a varied role as you will manage and deliver environmental management and sustainability projects to schedule and budget, while meeting client and corporate expectations.

You will be responsible for the technical input into environmental management and sustainability projects including maintaining and identifying measures to grow our capability in environmental aspects of ship design and operation.


You will also support senior colleagues with business development pursuits and liaise with clients and end users on environmental management and sustainability issues.


In this role you will actively participate in engagement with academia to provide expertise and advice on the future of the environmental and sustainability discipline in the Defence sector.

You will join a growing Environmental Management and Sustainability team engaged in consultancy projects in the following areas:

  • Defence Environmental Assessments
  • Defence projects across Domains
  • Support and preparation of Strategic/ Outline Business Cases to help with the Environmental Management and Sustainability Capability
  • Environmental management and sustainability in wider markets such as other government departments.


The role presents the opportunity to work from time to time with colleagues working in Australia and Canada, on aspects of Environmental Management and Sustainability.


This role will also provide technical leadership for more junior team members and has a high potential for career progression as the team grows.

This role includes an expectation to undertake a Quality Assurance role for projects in which you have experience in.


About you
We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and flexible team members, who share our values of trust, respect and collaboration.

The experience and competencies required for the role are as follows:


  • Bachelor's degree or Master's degree (or equivalent), from a recognised institute or university, preferably in an Environmental Discipline and an MSc or PhD would be beneficial.
  • At least 4 years' experience in at least one of the following areas: Shipping Industry, Environmental Consultancy, Environmental related discipline and/or including defence related domains etc.
  • Be a member of an appropriate professional body, such as IEMA, and be proactive in managing their own professional CPD, and we can provide support, training, and tailored experience for you to achieve these, if not already held.
  • Experience and understanding of the Maritime (Ships) Domain both commercial and defence.
  • Experience and understanding of the requirements of environmental protection legislation.
  • Experience of environmental aspect and impact identification and prioritisation/assessment.
  • Experience of authoring environmental management focused documents (e.g., environmental policy, environmental assessment, environmental case reports and legislation compliance.)
  • Effective communicator, with a strong ability and enthusiasm to present professionally through verbal and written communication.
  • A willingness to undertake further development in line with the role require
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