Associate Waste Consultant

Bath, England, United Kingdom

11/9/2024

We are looking for an Associate to join the Waste Operations, Logistics, and Flows team in support of developing innovative client solutions that foster the circular economy in the built environment.

Buro Happold’s Waste, Operations, Logistics and Flows team is comprised of a diverse group of waste and environmental consultants who work with clients to develop bespoke solutions for waste management and goods flows. Our team comes from a range of backgrounds, including environmental studies, engineering, and operations. Collectively the team has worked on over 260 buildings and cities projects across 40 different countries. A typical day includes optimising architectural designs to make the segregation, storage, and movement of goods and waste materials as efficient, resilient, and environmentally positive as possible.

We are looking for an individual to join our team in one of our central city UK offices. The role of Associate will include working with team members to review waste and logistics strategies, waste generation calculations, back of house route planning, waste and goods storage and transport methods and waste treatment options. The role will require someone who is capable of bringing their extensive knowledge and understanding of the resources and waste management industry to our team, demonstrating an ability to analyse and evaluate complex problems, develop customized solutions for our clients, and integrate the latest industry standards and guidance into our work.

As a leader on the team, you will ensure projects are properly reviewed, stay on schedule, meet contractual deliverables, and work within agreed budgets. As an Associate you will provide specialist waste and logistics consultancy advice to clients, architects, collaborators, and key stakeholders involved on projects.

In addition, an integral part of our work involves establishing and maintaining strong internal and external relationships which contribute to winning future work and expanding current service offers. Close collaboration with internal teams such as People Movement , Transport and Mobility , Infrastructure and Sustainability will evolve the quality of our work, align with long term strategic goals across the company, and will elevate our current and future service offerings .

Buro Happold takes a people centric approach to cross discipline working. Some of our work involves working with colleagues and clients overseas, creating opportunities to travel and experience new systems, cultures, and ways of living - all adding to your unique experience and career progression. As such, we encourage you to be focused on new thinking, tackling waste, and reducing resource use,

We are looking for candidates to demonstrate the following:

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to senior consultants, consultants, and graduate consultants in development of waste and logistics strategies with architects and engineering design teams for buildings and cities;
• Produce and review reports, presentations, models, drawings as required to an excellent technical standard with a high level of detail and accuracy;
• Review and ensure compliance to national and local policies and best practices;
• Review waste and goods generation forecasting;
• Review and appraise solutions for the storage and transportation of goods and waste;
• Review spatial planning of waste and goods facilities to building and city scales, in coordination with consultants and architects;
• Explore innovative technologies and solutions for waste and goods management;
• Technical report writing and bid preparation;
• Mentoring junior members of the team;
• Leading and managing select projects both technically and commercially;
• Collaborate across other disciplines throughout the organisation to contribute towards future work winning and development of new service offers;
• Lead the development and improvement of team processes and workload.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Academic background in waste management, engineering, logistics, environmental science, or equivalent field;
• Chartered membership in applicable field;
• Extensive experience in waste management, masterplanning, or related fields;
• Passion for circular economy.
  
  
  

Why Join Us?

• Work on global projects spanning sports venues, hospitals, airports. museums, as well as new district and city level masterplans.
• Gain exposure to diverse systems, cultures, and career-enhancing experiences.
• Be part of a people-centric, cross-disciplinary approach to problem-solving.
  
  
  

What's in it for me?

The chance to take on a leadership role in a growing team, working alongside various environmental and engineering disciplines on some of the most significant projects in the UK.

Join us to find out what you’re really capable of.

What We Offer You

Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world's most respected consultancies.

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Attractive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements
• Generous company pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies
• A strong commitment to continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities
• An opportunity to support your local community and those in society that are most in need, wherever they are located in the world through our Share Our Skills (SOS) programme
• A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won't be far from exceptional.
  
  
  

Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry . We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.