Associate / Associate Director – Minerals and Waste

A little more about your role…

We’re looking for an Associate / Associate Director to join our growing minerals and waste team. This post represents a challenging growth opportunity to direct, manage and deliver minerals and waste inputs to a range of projects for a wide client base. Our projects are varied in nature and at the leading edge of professional practice, so this is a great opportunity to use your experience to further develop your career and help guide and shape our continued growth.

This is a strategic role with responsibility for winning work, leading projects and shaping our sector growth, working with a diverse client base on complex and high-profile schemes.

What you’ll do

• Lead and deliver minerals and waste planning projects across the full lifecycle
• Provide expert planning and environmental advice to clients and project teams
• Manage project performance (technical, commercial, H&S and quality)
• Build strong client relationships and support business development activity
• Contribute to bids, frameworks and new opportunities
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver sustainable outcomes
• Mentor and support colleagues, fostering an inclusive team culture

What we’re looking for

Essential:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in planning, environmental or related discipline
• Experience delivering minerals and waste projects in the UK
• Strong understanding of UK planning systems and EIA
• Ability to lead projects and manage client relationships
• Excellent communication and report writing skills
• Proven people management experience and a track record of developing and upskilling internal teams.

Desirable:

• Chartered or working towards chartership (RTPI, IEMA, RICS or similar)
• Experience in business development and winning work
• Knowledge of emerging policy and stakeholder engagement

Why join us

You’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team working on complex, high-impact projects, with opportunities to lead, grow and shape the future of the minerals and waste sector.