Senior Air Quality Consultant

Overview

In this Senior Air Quality Consultant role, you lead air quality monitoring, data management, and QA/QC projects across the UK, ensuring high-quality outputs for clients. You provide technical oversight on measurements and data validation, manage mid-scale programmes, and translate complex datasets into actionable insights. You will mentor junior staff, collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, and help win new work through strong client engagement. The position sits within WSP’s Air Quality Measurements team, contributing to better air quality outcomes at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of air quality monitoring, QA/QC projects across the UK
• Provide technical expertise on measurements, monitoring technologies and data validation
• Manage small to medium-sized projects and work packages to meet scope, schedule, and budget
• Analyze complex datasets, identify trends, and present findings to clients
• Develop and implement innovative air quality assessment approaches
• Build and maintain client relationships and deliver practical solutions
• Support business development through proposals and opportunities to win work
• Mentor junior team members and enhance technical capability
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated environmental solutions
• Travel to client sites and monitoring locations as needed

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, civil, mechanical or environmental engineering, or in physics, chemistry, or environmental science
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in air quality consulting or a graduate degree in meteorology or air quality
• Current, clean driving licence
• Electro-mechanically inclined; instrument/lab-based experience
• Field-based monitoring and sampling experience in VOCs, Dust, PM and Odour
• Proficient in MS Outlook/Word/Excel; familiarity with Python, R or MATLAB
• Willingness to travel and work in a collaborative, diverse team environment

• client-facing and stakeholder management
• strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• excellent written and verbal communication
• air quality measurements and monitoring technologies
• data validation and QA/QC processes
• statistical analysis and interpretation of environmental data

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