Natural Capital Consultant

Natural Capital Consultant

WSP Exeter, United Kingdom Apply now Posted 25 days ago Permanent Competitive

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role...

This is an exciting opportunity to join an industry leading and supportive team doing innovative and challenging work with broad reach across sectors. Our dedicated Nature Advisory team sits within Nature Services in the Earth & Environment Business Unit. Nature Advisory works closely with technical specialists across the business to deliver challenging and innovative projects for our clients which enable them to take account of nature in decision-making.

We provide assessment and advisory services for a wide range of projects, sectors and clients, including corporates, local/regional government, water industry, developers and landowning clients. Working across thematic areas and at the forefront of how business incorporates nature into operations and decisions, we take on the most challenging projects focusing particularly on opportunities relating to biodiversity and nature strategy development, metrics and targets; nature finance; nature-based solutions and institutional level biodiversity strategy and governance.

Natural Capital is a core service offer at the forefront of our 2025-2027 Nature Advisory strategy and this role is central to the growth of our Nature Advisory service offer within the 250-person strong WSP Nature Services team. We're looking for a natural capital professional with experience of providing strategic and technical advice to private and public sector clients.

What's Involved?

• Involvement in natural capital work of all types including natural capital accounting, ecosystem service assessment and qualitative approaches to valuing nature in decision making (e.g. green infrastructure, place making);
• Using relevant natural capital guidance and tools (for example ENCA, NATURE Tool, NCRAT, InVEST, EcoServ-R, ORVal, Woodland Carbon Code and/or Peatland Code) to assist private and public sector clients with decision-making;
• Supporting with integrating natural capital and biodiversity metrics within frameworks such as TNFD and SBTN for a wide range of clients;
• Leading small to medium-sized projects with the support of senior staff;
• Contributing to client proposals, often in collaboration with other disciplines across WSP and externally;
• Supporting project managers & technical leads in client meetings, workshops, preparing presentations, and undertaking deliverables for projects; and
• Supporting with preparing concise, client friendly reports.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate...

• A good relevant degree in environmental/natural science, environmental economics or related field.
• Understanding and experience of applying biodiversity and/or natural capital tools and metrics.
• Effective communication skills including the ability to clearly articulate findings and recommendations to clients, both in writing and verbally.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• The ability to apply technical excellence in a commercially astute manner.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important - whether that's for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP's Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the "WSP Hour" which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that's why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that's chartership, training or mentoring.

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.