Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices
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About the division
Environmental considerations are central to Mott MacDonald’s Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors. We typically work on projects of scale or a high degree of complexity across the energy, water and transport sectors.
Overview of the role
Mott MacDonald is seeking an Environmental Scientist/Consultant to join the environmental team in Ireland. This role offers the opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary environment, giving access to a broad knowledge base with the support of experts across the business. It is anticipated that the role will include supporting the delivery of a broad range of environmental work streams, to deliver integrated environmental services across our project pipeline of work for a range of sectors including energy, water and transport.
Key responsibilities and duties include:
- Co-ordination and preparation of environmental reports to support the design development and consenting for major infrastructure developments e.g. constraints / feasibility studies / optioneering studies, screening and scoping reports and other environmental assessments including environmental impact assessment reports
- Preparation and management of planning and environmental compliance registers, action logs, decision registers and monthly reporting
- Supporting stakeholder engagement activities (internal and external) including engagement with statutory authorities
- Collaborate and coordinate with other teams across Mott MacDonald to successfully deliver projects in a timely manner
- Supporting in management of sub-contractors, project management, and preparation of project costings and budgets
Candidate specification
Essential:
- A Degree level or equivalent education in a related field
- Experience supporting on the delivery of EIA and other environmental reporting for major projects in Ireland
- Excellent reporting ability with examples available
- Some experience of consenting regimes in Ireland
Desirable:
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Strong data and document management skills
- A broad understanding of planning and environmental risks and the initiative to identify those risks and develop solutions
- A collaborative and supportive approach to working with both colleagues and clients
- A commitment to technical excellence
- Experience co-ordinating multi-disciplinary inputs into the delivery of environmental and planning deliverables in Ireland
