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Specialist Consultant – Local Authority Waste Specialist
Location: Glengarnock, Scotland
Salary: Excellent + attractive benefits
Reference: AEA02611
THE COMPANY
AEA is a world leading energy and climate change consultancy delivering visionary, integrated environmental and IT solutions worldwide. With unrivalled sector insight and a reputation for producing innovative solutions from development through to implementation, we offer a stimulating and rewarding environment in which to work. Our dedicated team of waste and resource efficiency specialists is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the UK.
THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
To work within the larger UK waste and resource efficiency team but with a particular focus on Scottish based project work. Primarily to provide support, advice and mentoring, through both face-to-face and remote engagement, to local authorities to help develop their waste management operations and move towards a more resource based economy. We would anticipate that the right candidate would be able to lead on projects and have skills that are desirable to the market. In addition you will demonstrate experience and knowledge of:
- Local authority waste management strategies and processes
- Waste collection strategies
- Treatment technology option appraisals
- Conducting service reviews
- Service design and contract procurement
- Waste management and materials recycling
- Waste flow modelling and waste data manipulation
- EU, UK and Scottish environmental legislation
- The Scottish Government’s Zero Waste Plan and forthcoming regulations
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Technical report writing skills, including high standards of written English
- Presentation skills, including the ability to pull together and articulate information
- Technical analysis, including data collection, collation and manipulation using spreadsheets
- Project specification both management and delivery, using established methodologies
- The ability to interpret and apply QA processes
- The ability to maintain a clear focus and work to commercial priorities
- Educated with a Masters or honours degree qualification in a related scientific, engineering or business discipline and membership of an appropriate professional body e.g. IEMA, CIWA would be beneficial.
- The ability to work well with limited supervision, both independently or as part of a team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who has previous experience of working within a local authority or a consultancy who now wants to work in a growing international environmental consultancy.
In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer an attractive benefits package, a personal development plan, and the opportunity to make a difference in a challenging and rewarding field. Candidates should be aware that there will be an element of travel required across Scotland or to other parts of the UK, therefore individuals applying need to be flexible to adhere to this requirement.
To express your interest in applying for this role or any other opportunity which might be of interest that we have within our prestigiousorganisation please visit our careers page at www.aeat.co.uk and submit your online application.
The AEA group strives to be an equal opportunities employer.
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