Job description

Principal Environmental Due Diligence

Deliver insight. Drive sustainable investment.

📍 Location: Hybrid, London/ Manchester/ Leeds

A leading environmental consultancy is seeking an experienced and commercially astute Principal Environmental Due Diligence Consultant to join its fast-paced Environmental Transaction Services (ETS) team. This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly capable professional to work at the intersection of environmental risk, corporate transactions, and sustainable investment across the UK and Europe.

Operating at principal level, the successful candidate will play a key role in delivering complex, multi-site environmental due diligence for major mergers, acquisitions, and property transactions. With a broad remit and direct exposure to high-profile clients, this role offers both strategic influence and hands-on impact.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the delivery of environmental due diligence projects for clients in real estate, private equity, and corporate sectors.
• Producing and reviewing technical reports, ensuring consistency, clarity, and commercial relevance.
• Advising clients on environmental risk and regulatory compliance within investment frameworks.
• Supporting junior team members through mentoring, training, and peer review.
• Managing project finances, timelines, and quality assurance to ensure high standards and client satisfaction.
• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and external specialists to deliver integrated solutions.

Ideal candidates will bring:

• Extensive experience in environmental due diligence, ideally within a consultancy setting.
• A sound understanding of Phase I and Phase II assessments, environmental compliance, and sustainability risk in transactional contexts.
• Chartered status with a relevant professional body (e.g., CIWEM, IEMA, CGeol, or similar).
• A degree in environmental science, geology, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong project management and client-facing skills, with the ability to distil complex information into clear, actionable insights.
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset and a collaborative approach to problem-solving.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across the UK and occasionally within Europe.

Why join this team?
This is a purpose-led consultancy committed to protecting both people and planet. With a strong track record in delivering environmental insight for high-stakes decisions, the team is known for its technical excellence, client-focused service, and positive, values-driven culture.

The role offers the opportunity to work on influential projects, grow professionally, and help shape the future of sustainable development in investment and property markets.

Interested?

For those ready to make a meaningful impact and grow their leadership credentials, this is the next step in a rewarding environmental consultancy career.

Allen & York - delivering Sustainable Recruitment Solutions since 1993.

About us

Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all.

Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.

Let us help build a better world, together.