Senior Managing Consultant Environmental Risk & Occupational Hygiene

We are seeking an experienced Senior Managing Consultant with a strong background in contaminated land environmental remediation pollution incident investigation and environmental liability to lead complex projects across the insurance commercial industrial infrastructure and public sectors.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership on environmental losses pollution incidents contaminated land assessments remediation projects and environmental liability claims. Working closely with insurers loss adjusters brokers solicitors corporate risk managers and property owners the role will involve investigating environmental damage determining cause and extent of contamination developing remediation strategies and providing expert technical advice to support claims and risk management decisions.

This role requires a commercially focused environmental professional with proven consulting experience strong technical expertise and the ability to manage key client relationships.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and manage environmental consulting projects including contaminated land investigations environmental risk assessments remediation projects pollution incident response and environmental liability assessments.
• Support insurers loss adjusters legal professionals and corporate clients with environmental and occupational health-related insurance claims investigations.
• Conduct and oversee environmental and occupational hygiene assessments including workplace exposure monitoring indoor environmental quality investigations and health risk evaluations.
• Design and manage sampling programmes for a range of environmental and occupational hazards including asbestos lead mould respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust fibres volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Legionella indoor air quality contaminants soil groundwater surface water sediment and hazardous substances.
• Provide technical advice on environmental compliance occupational health risks contamination issues and remediation strategies.
• Prepare and review technical reports risk assessments remediation plans and expert advisory deliverables.
• Manage client relationships and act as a trusted advisor to insurers property owners industrial clients legal professionals developers and public-sector organisations.
• Support business development initiatives through proposal preparation client meetings presentations and networking activities.
• Manage project schedules budgets resources and financial performance while ensuring high-quality client service and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications :

Required

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Environmental Science Environmental Engineering Occupational Hygiene Industrial Hygiene Geology Hydrogeology Earth Sciences Environmental Health & Safety or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant consulting experience in environmental consulting occupational hygiene contaminated land environmental risk management or related fields.
• Experience designing and overseeing environmental monitoring and sampling programmes involving soil groundwater surface water sediment air quality and hazardous substances.
• Strong understanding of contaminated land assessment pollution incident response remediation and environmental liability management.
• Experience supporting insurers loss adjusters legal professionals or corporate clients on environmental claims liability investigations or property damage matters.
• Working knowledge of relevant UK regulatory frameworks including environmental occupational health and hazardous materials legislation.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects budgets schedules and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong client relationship management and business development skills with experience identifying opportunities and contributing to revenue growth.
• Excellent technical report writing communication presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel throughout the UK and internationally as required.

Preferred

• Chartered status or membership with a relevant professional body such as BOHS IEMA CIWEM Society for the Environment Geological Society IOSH ICE or CIH.
• Professional qualifications in occupational hygiene industrial hygiene asbestos environmental management or health and safety.
• Demonstrated experience conducting and managing environmental and occupational hygiene investigations including sampling and risk assessments for asbestos lead mould respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust fibres VOCs Legionella and indoor air quality contaminants.
• Experience supporting environmental liability pollution construction property damage or occupational exposure claims within the insurance sector.
• Experience providing expert advisory services litigation support or technical input to legal proceedings and dispute resolution matters.
• Existing relationships within the insurance legal loss adjusting environmental consulting or occupational hygiene sectors.
• Demonstrated success in winning work developing client accounts and supporting the growth of a consulting practice.

Additional Information :

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all of our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our teams needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely when needed
• Generous Annual Leave Policy
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time