Location
Birmingham

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At BWB Consulting, we’re more than engineers – we’re trusted partners, innovators, and problem-solvers. Recognised as ACE Best Large Consultancy of the Year 2022 and proudly accredited with Investors in People and Investors in Wellbeing, our award-winning culture is built on excellence, collaboration, and sustainability. We push boundaries to deliver exceptional results for our clients and create meaningful impact for the communities we serve.

BWB Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Air Quality Consultant to join our growing air quality team. The successful candidate will be highly motivated, with a desire to contribute to a growing team and develop their professional career with BWB.

Sitting within our Air Quality team, you will undertake detailed dispersion modelling of road traffic emissions and modelling of point, area, and volume emissions for a range of projects including residential, commercial, industrial (e.g., data centres), and transport developments. A good understanding of odour and dust assessments would be beneficial.

The Air Quality team is a rapidly expanding part of BWB’s environmental service offering. You will have the opportunity to work on projects from proposal stage through to completion, with involvement at all stages of the planning cycle from feasibility through to master planning, planning application support, discharge of planning conditions, and environmental permit support. Projects vary in size from small scale to national infrastructure schemes.

There is also the opportunity to undertake project management, contribute to managing project finances, and mentor and train more junior team members. You will have the chance to engage in business development activities and contribute significantly to the direction and growth of our team.

We value innovation while always seeking to provide commercial solutions to complex environmental issues. Our projects include new road and rail schemes, new residential settlements, high-rise city centre buildings, supermarkets, leisure developments, and industrial and commercial schemes.

We aim to create a working environment that provides challenge, enjoyment, and a real sense of satisfaction, encouraging personal and professional development in all our staff.

Experience
At least five years of experience in a consultancy setting.
Proven knowledge of the air quality assessment process and relevant standards and guidelines.
Experience with the UK planning and Environmental Permitting process.
Familiarity with Environmental Impact Assessment.
Proficiency in air dispersion modelling software including ADMS-Roads and ADMS 6.
Experience using ArcGIS, QGIS, and AutoCAD.
Knowledge of air quality monitoring and the design and management of monitoring strategies.
Effective collaboration with design teams, project managers, and clients.
Project management and strong report writing skills.
Business development and client relationship management experience is desirable.
Experience with odour sniff tests, odour modelling, dust monitoring, indoor air quality plans, and indoor air quality monitoring is desirable.
Experience in air quality policy and supporting local authorities with air quality action plans and annual status reports is desirable.

About you
Enthusiastic, confident, self-motivated, and willing to take initiative.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Willingness to travel.
Full driving licence and access to a car are essential.

Qualifications
A relevant science-based air quality or environmental sciences degree.
Associate or Full membership of the Institution of Environmental Sciences and Institute of Air Quality Management.
An appropriate master's degree is highly desirable.