Principal Sustainable Waste Management Consultant
About this role
SLR is a global sustainability consultancy helping clients deliver practical, sustainable solutions within a collaborative, people-first culture.
Our Sustainable Waste Management team is seeking an experienced waste and resource management specialist to support market due diligence, assessment and modelling projects for waste management companies, infrastructure developers and investors. You will help clients make informed investment and strategic decisions through robust analysis, modelling and clear presentation of findings.
This is a key role within an established team, with responsibility for project delivery, client management, business development and mentoring junior colleagues. We are looking for someone with strong experience across the waste, recycling and bioenergy sectors, ideally supported by an established industry network.
Hybrid working is available. Preferred locations are Bradford-on-Avon, Bristol, Birmingham and Edinburgh, although applications from candidates based elsewhere in the UK are welcome.
This is an excellent opportunity to take a leading role in a growing team, helping clients address resource management, circular economy and climate challenges through evidence-based, sustainable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver market analysis and commercial due diligence for private sector clients, investors and developers
- Lead complex waste flow, carbon and market modelling projects, using large datasets to generate insight
- Provide technical advice on waste services, infrastructure, strategy, procurement and service improvement projects
- Manage projects, budgets and client relationships to ensure successful delivery
- Support business development through opportunity identification, bid preparation and client engagement
- Stay informed on UK waste sector policy, infrastructure, market trends and emerging technologies
- Mentor and develop junior team members
Rewards & Benefits
SLR's ‘One Team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment where people can develop and grow. Through a structured career framework, regular performance reviews, and support towards chartership, professional qualifications and licences, we offer excellent opportunities for long-term career progression. Our flexible benefits and reward package includes:
- Competitive salary with discretionary bonus
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Life, income, and travel insurance
- Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle‑to‑work schemes
- Volunteering and Community Giving
- Flexible, hybrid and agile working
- 25 days’ annual leave plus flexible public holidays
- Buy or sell leave options
- Core working hours
- Cross‑border remote working and sabbatical opportunities
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay
- Workplace Nursery benefit
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Specialist support for mental health, stress and menopause - supporting our people both professionally and personally
About You
We are looking for someone with significant experience in the waste, recycling and/or bioenergy sectors, gained within consultancy, local government, contractors or commercial organisations. As well as:
- Strong expertise in waste and resource modelling, including mass flow, carbon and financial modelling.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with Power Query, dynamic arrays and LAMBDA functions would be advantageous.
- Experience delivering data-driven analysis to support investment, infrastructure and service development decisions.
- Knowledge of waste contracts, technologies, legislation and industry best practice.
- Business development experience, including supporting bids and winning new work.
- A relevant degree (environmental science, engineering, geography or similar); postgraduate qualifications and chartered status are desirable.
- A full UK driving licence.
Experience with Python, R and/or QGIS would be beneficial but is not essential.
Culture & Inclusion
Inclusion is fundamental to who we are. We are committed to equal opportunities and foster a workplace where everyone can thrive, supported by active Culture & Inclusion Committees and Employee Networks. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
Company at a glance
SLR is a committed partner in our clients’ sustainability journeys.
We help them move from influence to impact, turning intent into purposeful, practical action that delivers real-world results.
Guided by our philosophy of Rational Sustainability, we focus on what truly drives long-term value. By viewing decisions through the lenses of risk, reward, and resilience, we help clients act with confidence, balancing environmental and social responsibility with commercial and strategic success.
Our purpose - Making Sustainability Happen - means delivering outcomes that are grounded in evidence, shaped by experience, and built to last.
SLR has been advising clients for over 30 years at every point of their project life-cycle. Starting as a UK business, we now operate as a global company with more than 4,500 people delivering client solutions across six regions. We have grown both organically and through welcoming other like-minded businesses with a similar One Team culture into the SLR group. We are ably supported by our principal investor, Ares Management, and will continue to build a balanced, successful and growing business.
We’ve designed working life at SLR to look a little different. Because we know talented people often feel restricted by the rigid systems, lack of cross-functional collaboration and limited options for growth on offer elsewhere.
Our One Team culture promotes meaningful professional and personal growth, our flat management structure provides many opportunities to progress, and our collaborative approach means you’ll get the chance to work on projects you care about and make a real difference.
If you’re purpose-driven, self-motivated and keen to make an impact on a global scale, we want to hear from you.
Top Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Discretionary Bonus
- Company Pension
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Income Insurance
- Travel Insurance
- Salary Sacrifice Car Lease
- Cycle-to-work Schemes
- Volunteering and Community Giving
- Flexible Hybrid and Agile Working
- 25 Days Annual Leave
- Flexible Public Holidays
- Buy or Sell Leave Options
- Core Working Hours
- Cross-border Remote Working
- Sabbatical Opportunities
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave Pay
- Workplace Nursery Benefit
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health, Stress and Menopause Support
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