Job Description

Binnies are delighted to be expanding our team in the vibrant and historic City of Birmingham.

You will get the opportunity to work on interesting and varied flood, coastal and maritime projects for our clients including the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and local authorities.

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join a new office, where we can grow and develop our flood, coastal and maritime business together across the Midlands and further afield. We have numerous opportunities from Senior to Associate Director Level Environmental positions with the position offered dependent on the applicants\xe2\x80\x99 academic qualifications, any professional accreditation achieved and their skills and experience to date.

You would become an integral part of our multi-disciplinary National Environmental Services Team, which also works on other large infrastructure projects across sectors such as transport and renewable power and there would be opportunity to work on these projects if these are of interest. There is also opportunity to support our growing portfolio of water and catchment work including natural capital projects and Solutions By Nature; a joint venture providing nature-based solutions via blue-green infrastructure to the water industry.

We are a close team and have an active Environmental Community of Practice and pride ourselves on being at the forefront of environmental best practice and innovation, including digital EIA. Binnies hold the IEMA EIA Quality Mark which is a benchmark of our high standards in EIA delivery.

About the Role

• Leading environmental support on a wide range of fluvial and coastal flood risk management projects as well as water utility, rail, renewable/ energy projects and other large-scale infrastructure depending on individual interest
• Managing all stages of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) including SEA, feasibility, screening/scoping, and Environmental Statement chapters
• Managing the range of other environmental assessments and consenting applications such as WFD, HRA, planning, Development Consent Orders and Environmental Permits
• Supporting construction stage delivery
• Liaising with project teams, clients, stakeholders and the public
• Supporting business development and tenders
• Providing a mentoring/supervisory role to more junior members of our team
• Helping to grow our Midlands environmental team

Essential Requirements

The role is suitable for an experienced environmental professional with full professional membership (such as IEMA, IES or CIWEM) or close to achieving. You should possess and be able to demonstrate the following qualifications, skills and knowledge:

• An environmental related degree
• Either are chartered or close to achieving chartership with a relevant institute and/or be a Registered EIA Practitioner with IEMA
• A sound understanding of environmental assessment
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Hold a full UK driving licence

Desirable Requirements

• Experience working on flood and/ or coastal projects

Why join us

Would you like to work in a business where you feel empowered to grow? Where there is no place for criticism or discrimination? A place where people are mindful and respectful? If so, then Binnies is the place for you.

We have a strong \xe2\x80\x98ENGAGED\xe2\x80\x99 culture that runs through everything we do. Evolved over 100 years, we have a culture of caring, where our employee\xe2\x80\x99s wellbeing and work-life balance are priorities, in fact we have industry leading flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We pride ourselves on providing an inclusive working environment, where a diverse workforce is supported to grow and develop.

The successful applicant will go from being great alone to truly amazing with Binnies.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working (part time available, remote working for part of the role)
• Two professional institute fees paid annually
• Flexible benefits e.g. buy annual leave, varying pension contributions, options for private healthcare

We develop intelligent solutions using our award-winning integrated planning and design approach to deliver functional infrastructure and lasting environmental and social legacies. This is backed by a culture that has stayed true since our foundation over 100 years ago. We create new possibilities for humanity through our innovative approach to delivery.

Together with our clients, we are always striving to find a smarter way to deliver projects. From providing low carbon, sustainable and resilient water solutions, flood alleviation and environment services, to connecting people with insights and data. Our business exists to improve the quality of life for our local communities today and for generations to come.

Binnies is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK\xe2\x80\x99s growth commenting, \xe2\x80\x9cFew companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.\xe2\x80\x9d Today, RSK Group consists of over 120 businesses and employs over 7,000 specialists. The group is headquartered in the United Kingdom and has an established presence in more than 40 countries around the world.

RSK Group