Overview
Our Sustainable Waste Management team is looking for an experienced waste and resource management specialist with demonstrable expert knowledge of the waste and resource management sector and experience of developing, leading and delivering resource efficiency and sustainability initiatives across a diverse portfolio of clients.
We provide a hybrid working environment but also see benefit in our staff having access to one of our offices to allow direct engagement with colleagues and other technical disciplines – the preferred locations for this role are Bradford-on-Avon, Bristol, Shrewsbury and Edinburgh, but SLR has offices across the UK.
The Role
You will have the opportunity to lead project management and delivery tasks and take an active role in bid development and business development activities. You will be confident in leading waste data management tasks, and developing waste flow modelling and carbon assessments.
- Play a leading role in the ongoing growth of the Sustainable Waste Management team, identifying and reacting to opportunities identified using both reactive and proactive approaches
- Keep abreast of latest developments across the UK waste sector, including policy / legislative drivers, new infrastructure developments, secondary materials market dynamics and commercial trends
- Support local authority clients through service reviews, identifying and presenting service improvement opportunities, legislative compliance, best practice and innovation
- Provide technical advisory support for local authority and private sector clients within contract procurement projects, including the development of tender documentation for contractors
- Contribute to the development of high quality, successful bid submissions to meet SLR’s strategic and financial objectives
- Manage projects to ensure client and business objectives are achieved, including proactively tracking budgets and forecasts
- Support and develop junior staff to provide capacity within the team and widen capabilities
The post holder must be comfortable and confident in engaging with internal and external clients and stakeholders at all levels, including managing and delivering workshops and presenting project outcomes.
This position offers a fantastic opportunity for an experienced resources and waste management specialist to play a lead role in driving the business forward. It will also provide the opportunity to make a difference by supporting clients in developing sustainable solutions in response to resource management, climate impact and many more challenges.
About You
We are seeking someone who is ambitious, with a proven track record in winning new work and leading projects, who can assist with pushing forward the development of this core business area.
- Experience of working with or for commercial entities, local authorities, contractors and / or consultancies
- Expert knowledge, both theoretical and in the field[GP3] , of resources and waste management and sustainability solutions
- A strong understanding of waste modelling and the use of MS Excel. While not essential, coding experience (Python, R or otherwise), and familiarity with QGIS, would be beneficial
- A good understanding of current and future challenges facing commercial and industrial entities as well as local authorities, including working knowledge of waste contracts and technologies
- Experience in business development, with the ability to identify, develop, win and deliver opportunities from existing and new contacts
- Degree qualified in environmental sciences / engineering or equivalent (ideally to postgraduate level)
- Chartered membership of a professional body
- Full driving licence
We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as LGBTQ+ people, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.
