Job Title: Principal Air Quality Consultant
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £55,000 - £70,000 + Benefits

A highly respected environmental consultancy is looking for a Principal Air Quality Consultant to lead its expanding team in Birmingham. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to deliver complex projects, mentor junior consultants, and play a key role in business development.

The successful Principal Air Quality Consultant will take responsibility for the management of a wide portfolio of projects, from transport and infrastructure to urban development and energy schemes. You will liaise with clients, regulators, and local authorities, while ensuring the highest technical standards and timely project delivery.

Benefits for the role of Principal Air Quality Consultant include:

Competitive salary and bonus scheme

Private healthcare and pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Flexible and hybrid working options

Clear progression to Associate or Director level

Duties for the role of Principal Air Quality Consultant include:

Leading the delivery of dispersion modelling, air quality impact assessments, and LAQM projects

Managing client relationships and supporting business development

Preparing and reviewing technical reports for major projects

Mentoring and developing junior team members

Contributing to bids and proposals to secure new work

Skills and experience required for the role of Principal Air Quality Consultant:

6+ years of consultancy or regulatory experience in air quality

Strong technical knowledge of ADMS, AERMOD, IAQM/EPUK guidance, and UK air quality policy

Degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Geography, or related discipline

Chartered status (CEnv/IAQM) or working toward it

Full UK driving licence

If this role is of interest, or you are looking for other roles in Air Quality, please contact Aidan Morgan at Penguin Recruitment. There are many more vacancies available on our website.

This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position