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Principal Environmental Scientist/Consultant - Water
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Water Environment Consultant – Jacobs Scotland
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery, and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
To meet our growing UK business needs and future development aspirations, a number of new opportunities have been created.
As an experienced Water Environment Consultant, you will join our Water Catchment Management team in Scotland. You will become part of a highly respected, ambitious, and collaborative team. This is your opportunity to work on, lead, and deliver a portfolio of industry-leading solutions to some of the most significant high-profile infrastructure projects in the UK – where your expertise will have a real influence and impact on project outcomes.
You’ll take on a role where you’re trusted to lead, encouraged to innovate, and supported to grow—within a business known for technical excellence and clear career progression opportunities.
As a key member of the team, you will take a leading role in the delivery of water environment inputs, across a diverse range of industries, including:
- Road
- Energy
- Water utilities
- Flood management schemes
Combining technical leadership with collaboration, quality assurance, and mentoring, helping to shape both projects and people, your remit will include:
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- Coordinate and review Water Environment chapters for Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIARs), ensuring technical accuracy and regulatory compliance
- Serve as the technical lead on water environment topics such as:
- Water quality
- Hydromorphology
- Flood risk for major infrastructure projects
- Ensure all environmental deliverables of projects are maintained to a consistently high standard, on time and to budget
- Collaborate with engineering and design disciplines to maintain the overall integrity of infrastructure designs
- Support colleagues and peers during their personal and professional development, through mentoring, coaching, and knowledge sharing
- Foster and develop trusted, collaborative relationships with clients
- Promote a strong health, safety, and wellbeing culture within the team
Requirements
We would love to hear from candidates who bring a strong blend of technical expertise, project experience, and collaborative working, who have:
- A degree qualification in a relevant environmental subject
- Membership of a professional body, and are either a chartered professional or actively working towards chartership
- Proven experience of delivering Water Environment chapters for EIARs for major infrastructure projects
- A robust understanding of environmental impacts associated with major infrastructure projects
- A demonstrable track record in:
- Facilitating
- Reviewing
- Delivering high-quality outputs
- A sound working understanding of:
- Key environmental legislation
- Policy and issues
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Benefits & Culture
Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values are built on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion, and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business and offer:
- A supportive culture of caring, centred around positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees
- Flexible working arrangements, professional growth opportunities, and benefits:
- Well-being initiatives
- Participation in global giving and volunteering programs
- Innovation-driven solutions for clients
- Careers tailored to personal and professional goals
- Inclusivity: View every difference as a strength, fostering creativity and connectivity through employee networks and communities such as:
- Jacobs Employee Networks
- Communities of Practice
- Find Your Community initiatives
- A hybrid working policy, enabling you to split your week between in-office time and remote work based on your role and project needs
As a disability-confident employer, Jacobs interviews disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We also welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working and those who may not meet all listed requirements.
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