Overview
SLR Consulting is a leading global provider of environmental consultancy and advisory services to the waste and recycling sector, providing advice to a range of clients including local authorities, waste producers, the waste management industry, its regulators and investors.
We are in a period of ambitious and rapid growth and to meet client needs we are looking for someone with experience and a passion for working in the resource management, sustainability, and circular economy fields. SLR’s diverse nature, centred firmly on sustainability themes, presents an exciting opportunity for the post holder to work across multiple disciplines, both in the UK and overseas.
We offer a hybrid working environment, but also see the benefit in our staff having access to one of our offices to engage with colleagues, particularly early on in careers and to support a smooth induction into SLR – in this instance we can be flexible on location, and will provide opportunities to work with our multidisciplinary teams across our UK offices.
About us
SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 3,000 employees across 6 regions, including over 1,000 across Europe. SLR’s ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.
Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 days’ annual leave, SLR offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.
Our Sustainable Waste Management team has extensive experience of providing practical advice on all waste types, including municipal, commercial, industrial, hazardous, agricultural, and mining wastes. Our specialisms have expanded in recent years to meet the challenges associated with sustainability, circular economy and climate impacts, allowing us to provide comprehensive resource management services to clients across all sectors.
Our client & technical service offerings include:
• Public sector waste support (e.g. strategy, options analysis and contract procurement)
• Private sector waste companies (e.g. bid development, waste processing)
• Advice to the financial sector (e.g. due diligence)
• Circularity, sustainability and life cycle assessment studies
• Waste strategy, options appraisal and action plan development
• Waste logistics
The Role
Working with support from our experienced and expert team, you will be given the opportunity to lead project management and technical delivery tasks, while supporting business development activities including bid development. You will be confident in the management of technical data and the development of high quality reports and other project related outputs, and will be comfortable and confident in engaging with internal and external clients and stakeholders at all levels, in both written and verbal formats. You will have the opportunity to assist senior members of different disciplines (for example the Process Engineering, ESG and Energy Advisory teams) within SLR in undertaking similar tasks, potentially including site-based work.
In addition, you will also be given the opportunity to:
• Support the ongoing growth of the Sustainable Waste Management team, leading and contributing to proposals for a wide range of clients.
• Support local authority clients through service reviews, using models to understand the implications of service change and researching best practice and innovation.
• Support clients to develop solutions to meet sustainability objectives.
• Provide day to day support on a wide variety of projects, helping to meet client and business objectives.
• Support and manage projects to ensure client and business objectives are achieved, maintaining budgets and forecasts.
• Support junior staff to provide capacity within the team and widen capabilities.
This position offers a fantastic opportunity to further your career within an established, recognised and respected environmental consultancy. You will join us at an exciting time in the company’s growth and development and will be given the opportunity to make a difference by supporting clients in developing solutions in response to resource management, sustainability, climate impact and many more challenges.
About you
We are looking for someone with the right mindset to learn and bring enthusiasm in all they do. You will have a passion for sustainable development with up-to-date experience and technical knowledge within the resources and waste management sector. Furthermore, you have experience of, and an interest in, working for public and private sector clients across diverse projects.
Everyone is different and can bring different skills to a post, but these are the sorts of qualities we expect the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
• Degree qualified in a relevant field
• Good knowledge and understanding of the resource management, circular economy and sustainability market
• Business development and client management skills
• Good communication and research skills
• Well developed MS Office and analytical skills
Due to the requirement to travel to sometimes remote sites, a full driving licence is essential for this position.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional DE&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.
We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently underrepresented at SLR, such as: LGBTQ+ people, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.
Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.
