Senior/Principal Consultant - Chemicals
Job Details
Full Job Description
Results to be achieved by this position:
Project Delivery and Management
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Takes responsibility for a number of client facing duties:
o 1st
point of contact for projects
o Confidently interacts with client
on difficult issues such as scope changes, changes in timescales and
budget
o Manages clients' expectations and meeting their
requirements
* Leading, undertaking and producing project outputs
to highest quality
* Successfully managing several projects
simultaneously
* Managing staff - ensuring they have defined tasks
that match their abilities and an understanding of their role in
project's purpose.
* Managing subcontractors, including associates
- timing deliverables, relations and general project organisation
*
Continues to enhance the Firm's reputation
* Delivering project
outputs to time and budget
Staff development
* Seeks to share and develop knowledge with junior staff
working on projects/proposals
* Presents at technical lunch
meetings to share and enhance knowledge of the team
Business Development
* Actively
contributes at board meetings and business days
* Contributes and
encouraged to take ownership of particular area(s)/sector(s) of
work
* Promotes the Firm at all opportunities; i.e. networking,
conference presentations, etc.
* Prepares and submits successful
tenders
* Generates follow-up work from ongoing projects
Standards for this position:
* Deliver
work to 'the Firm' standards
* Deliver work on time and to
budget
* Clients are happy with content and project management and
communication as evidenced throughout the project and in the final
project evaluation questionnaire
* Staff (core and associates) in
projects managed are happy and their team work is facilitated
*
Success rate on tenders (50-70% for the company) (lower percentage is
acceptable for wider business development - from lead generation
downwards)
* Success on generating follow-up work with existing
clients based on producing work to highest standards that maintains
and enhances the Firm's reputation and meets all client expectations
and is delivered on time and to budget.
* Shows dedication as well
as willingness to learn.
Work requirements
(duties/responsibilities) for this position:
Technical
* Understand policy context
for clients, e.g. EU, UK, regional, sector, etc. levels
* Applies
concepts from economics and environmental valuation to a wide range of
policy issues
* Reads and understands highly technical papers in
quantitative economics and econometrics as part of literature reviews
* Follow research development in a wide range of areas to be able
to contribute to projects
* Microsoft office applications - Word,
Excel, Power Point
Project Management
* Organised, flexible and innovative approach to anticipate
project management and work issues
* Contributing to sustaining the
Firm morale and motivation
* Contributes to business strategy and
development, and to the positive marketing of the Firm
* Network
with current and potential clients - maintains favourable
relations
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities needed for this position:
Professional skills in project delivery:
*
Excellent writing and speaking skills in English.
* Degree in
economics and post-graduate degree in environmental economics or
relevant degree and post-graduate degree (chemicals)
* Ability to
apply the appropriate economic concepts (e.g. from environmental
valuation and appraisal) and theory to a wide range of environmental
and policy issues.
* Ability to develop innovative solutions to
environmental-economics problems.
* Ability to execute work
rapidly and with high standard.
* Ability to work on several
requirements and projects in parallel.
* Ability to convey key
concepts, analysis and recommendations to a wide range of clients;
e.g. policy advisors, economic advisors, project managers, engineering
and related science experts, social science experts, etc.
Staff Management:
* Recognise abilities of
junior staff and allocate project tasks accordingly.
* Provide
junior staff with project context so they understand purpose of their
tasks.
* Understand staff development process and provide input on
staff appraisals.
Personal Development:
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Continue own professional development of technical skills, experience
and knowledge.
* Keep up to date with policy developments and
changes in client organisations
Experience needed for this
position:
* 5-7 years consultancy experience in field for range
of client and project types
* Experience in chemicals policy and
regulations (UK/EU) REACH, CMRD, Checkpoint S
* Experience in
chemicals risk assessments, risk management.
* Experience in
Experience in economic assessment of alternatives, social economic
assessments.
* Maintained contact with core network associates,
collaborators and client project managers and steering group members
For details on company benefits and additional information,
please apply or submit your CV to:
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Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.