Consultant - Environment & Sustainability (Emiratization)

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We have an opening for an Environment & Sustainability Consultant to join our team in the UAE. The role could be based in either Sharjah or Dubai.

Your new role, what's involved?

• Provide technical inputs within Environmental (and Social) Impact Assessments, CEMPs, EMS and other environmental related documentation
• Support my immediate team and wider WSP group for inputs into projects and proposals
• Coordinate with subconsultants where necessary and undertake baseline surveys for inputs into EIAs and monitoring
• Ensure that all environmental and sustainability permitting requirements are achieved during design and construction phases
• Have a good understanding of environmental management plans and systems and how they are implemented on a practical level
• Assess environmental performance on projects
• Have a reasonable commercial acumen and familiarity with writing on proposals and project work
• Ensure the progression of my professional development, through involvement in different types of projects, mentoring and internal/external support and training where necessary
• Coordinate with necessary internal and external stakeholders to support the successful delivery of projects as appropriate within the environmental scope
• Experience in liaising with international lenders for lenders’ technical advisory roles and international assessments would be beneficial

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Minimum 2 years post graduate experience
• Degree in one of the following fields:
• Process engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Occupational health
• Environmental Engineering
• Architecture
• Geology
• Geography
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Comfortable liaising directly with contractors and undertaking site work
• Speciality in an environmental field would be beneficial
• Experience of working in consultancy or as environmental specialist on large infrastructure projects
• Good understanding of a range of technical environmental disciplines
• Good understanding of Middle East environmental legislation and practices
• Stakeholder and public engagement experience
• Great communication and team working skills
• Professional level of written and speaking English
• A reasonable level of sustainability knowledge would be beneficial
• Emirati family book

What's in it for you?

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.

Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognise the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.