Job Description

Binnies are pleased to be recruiting for Environmental Consultants to join our growing multi-disciplinary Environmental Services team. You will get the opportunity to work on an interesting and varied portfolio of work including flood, coastal and maritime projects for our clients such as the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and local authorities and a range of other sectors such as ports, water utilities, transport and renewable power.
One of our newest projects is SESRO (South East Strategic Reservoir Option). SESRO is a 150 million cubic metre reservoir near Abingdon, which is also seeking to provide opportunities to create new habitats and increase biodiversity, as well as providing new leisure and recreation facilities. .
We are a close team and have an active Environmental Community of Practice and pride ourselves on being at the forefront of environmental best practice and innovation, including digital EIA. Our environmental professionals are empowered to work closely with our multi-disciplinary teams and shape projects to deliver smarter and more sustainable solutions. Binnies hold the IEMA EIA Quality Mark which is a benchmark of our high standards in EIA delivery and are a sponsor of the Association of the Environmental Clerk of Works.
We will also ensure you will be mentored as required to develop your environmental assessment skills, and work towards full membership and chartership with IEMA, IES, CIWEM or another professional institute if not already obtained. We can help you develop any particular specialism in environmental and sustainability assessment to match your career aspirations and interests.
About the Role
We are looking for candidates to work closely with other environmental and engineering disciplines to:

• Contribute to all stages of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) including SEA, feasibility, screening/scoping, and Environmental Statement chapters
• Provide input into the range of other environmental and sustainability assessment and consenting applications such as WFD, HRA, planning, Development Consent Orders and Environmental Permits
• Assist with coordinating technical input from environmental specialists across Binnies, wider RSK family of businesses and our specialist supply chain
• Support construction stage delivery
• Support stakeholder engagement and communication with clients, stakeholders and the public
• Provide input to bids and proposals.

Essential Requirements
The role is suitable for an Environmental professional with several years of relevant environmental assessment experience. You should possess and be able to demonstrate the following qualifications, skills and knowledge:

• An environmental related degree
• Be a member of IEMA, IES, CIWEM or another professional institute
• Be working towards Chartership
• A sound understanding of EIA
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Have previous consultancy experience
• Have the ability to organise, manage and prioritise work, with or without supervision, in order to meet tight deadlines and deliver well-planned work schedules

Why join us
Would you like to work in a business where you feel empowered to grow? Where there is no place for criticism or discrimination? A place where people are mindful and respectful? If so, then Binnies is the place for you.
We have a strong 'ENGAGED' culture that runs through everything we do. Evolved over 100 years, we have a culture of caring, where our employee's wellbeing and work-life balance are priorities, in fact we have industry leading flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We pride ourselves on providing an inclusive working environment, where a diverse workforce is supported to grow and develop.
Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working (home working for part of the role)
• Two professional institute fees paid annually
• Flexible benefits e.g. buy annual leave, varying pension contributions, options for private healthcare

We develop intelligent solutions using our award-winning integrated planning and design approach to deliver functional infrastructure and lasting environmental and social legacies. This is backed by a culture that has stayed true since our foundation over 100 years ago. We create new possibilities for humanity through our innovative approach to delivery.
Together with our clients, we are always striving to find a smarter way to deliver projects. From providing low carbon, sustainable and resilient water solutions, flood alleviation and environment services, to connecting people with insights and data. Our business exists to improve the quality of life for our local communities today and for generations to come.
Binnies is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK's growth commenting, "Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK."
RSK operates as a group of synergistic businesses with a growth strategy centred on diversification to build a resilient business that can withstand external pressures while also bringing more value to clients and opportunities to employees.