Description
As a Principal Environmental Permitting Consultant at WSP, you will play a leading role in delivering complex permitting, compliance, and regulatory projects across a diverse client base within the energy, energy transition, waste, industrial, manufacturing, and utilities sectors.
You will provide technical leadership on major projects, oversee the preparation of Environmental Permit applications, including supporting reports such as environmental risk assessments and management plans, undertake legal compliance and audit assessments, and act as a trusted advisor to clients navigating regulatory requirements.
Working closely with multidisciplinary teams across WSP, you will manage project delivery, support business development activities, and help build and maintain long-term client relationships. You will also mentor and support the development of junior team members, sharing your technical expertise and industry knowledge.
The Environmental Permitting, Compliance & Nuclear Regulation team sits within a wider Sustainable Resources Discipline of over 100 specialists working across a variety of sectors providing deep and broad technical advisory services to translate sustainability strategy into compliant, resilient, low-risk operational change.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership on major projects
- Oversee the preparation of Environmental Permit applications
- Undertake legal compliance and audit assessments
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients navigating regulatory requirements
- Manage project delivery and support business development activities
- Mentor and support junior team members
Requirements
- Extensive experience working within environmental permitting, compliance, and regulatory frameworks
- Strong technical expertise in Environmental Permitting Regulations and associated guidance
- Proven experience leading the preparation and delivery of complex permit applications and regulatory submissions
- Ability to manage multiple projects, budgets, and programmes of work effectively
- Experience developing and maintaining trusted client relationships
- Strong commercial awareness and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for growth
- Experience mentoring, coaching, and supporting colleagues
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage confidently with clients, regulators, and project teams
- Chartered status or membership of a relevant professional institution
Benefits
- Purpose-driven work contributing to nationally significant projects and the UK's net zero ambitions
- Inclusive culture working with a diverse group of professionals
- Career growth opportunities with access to sector experts, mentoring, and structured development pathways
- Collaborative team environment with a friendly, respected, and expanding environmental permitting and compliance community