Senior Consultant - Permitting and Compliance

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

12/14/2024

RPS is looking for a Senior Consultant to join the Permitting & Compliance team and are able to offer this role from various UK locations.

The Team supports a range of projects including waste management, conventional and renewable energy, oil and gas and other major industrial clients. The RPS permitting team is a leading consultancy in this field and is actively supporting projects that will deliver the UKs Net Zero commitment. We are proud to have led the market by successfully securing the first permit for a carbon capture and utilisation project in the UK.

RPS is a leading global environmental consultancy. We specialise in all areas of the built and natural environment, shaping the future of our environmental, social and economic landscapes. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. Here you’ll find work that is challenging and rewarding, and you’ll be supported every step of the way.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Preparing applications for environmental permits, licenses and approvals from regulatory agencies – including new applications and variations to and surrender of existing permits.
• Developing environmental management system documents and supporting management plans required by our Clients environmental permits
• Overseeing permit monitoring and reporting to the UK Regulators
• Discharging pre-operational conditions and permit improvement condition items
• Responding to and dealing with technical queries on projects as required and in a professional and timely manner
• Preparing proposals with review from senior staff
• Ensuring quality control of the output of projects in accordance with the approved QA system
• Supporting and being the potential lead role for aspects of work delivery reporting to more senior staff for approvals
• Supporting more senior staff in the delivery of the permit and compliance team marketing strategy and business development.
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

• Previous experience in preparing permit applications
• A good understanding of UK regulators permitting guidance and requirements
• Strong project management skills
• Ability and confidence to build and maintain working relationships with clients, external bodies and internal teams.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Valid UK driving licence.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We will provide you with a competitive salary, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year, Company pension scheme, Group Disability Scheme, Share Incentive Scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Screening, Employee Assistance Programme (including numerous wellbeing initiatives and mental health support), Dental Cover, Professional Memberships and access to BenefitHub offering discounts, cash back offers and rewards.

We’re an accredited training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.

RPS, A Tetra Tech Company

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With over 28,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

Here you're part of the solution

RPS is where you come to build a career, where you'll find true support, encouragement and the opportunity to grow. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. People who believe they can shape a more sustainable future, who build lasting relationships and who embrace new ways of working. And where you’ll be supported every step of the way.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing. A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.

We know we develop better solutions together. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to ‘make complex easy’ – for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.

Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Mindful that a truly inclusive organization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion principles in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communities and clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.

Our approach to Diversity and inclusion Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.

‘Stronger Together’ is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:

‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’

Recruitment Agencies We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.