Marine Environmental Consultant Vacancies: Principal and Senior

We are seeking a Principal Marine Environmental Consultant and Senior Marine Environmental Consultant to join our growing team, to help deliver a diverse portfolio of marine and coastal projects for our clients.

Type: Permanent

Closing date: 25 August 2025

Location: Southampton / hybrid working (some travel required)

About us

ABPmer is a consultancy and survey company with a 75-year history helping clients sustainably develop, manage, protect and operate in the marine environment.

We deliver for clients across all marine and coastal sectors, including conservation bodies, fisheries, coastal developers, dredging companies, ports and marina facilities, renewable energy providers and utility companies, as well as government and its agencies.

We provide a wide range of services to help clients achieve their objectives. Our specialists advise on consents and licensing, infrastructure design, habitat creation and restoration, maritime risk, and marine planning and policy, supported by quality in-house data and information, including on-site physical and ecological data collected by our experienced survey team.

Our success is thanks to the knowledge, experience and skills of our people, working in an environment focused on collaboration, continuous learning and career progression.

We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable about the UK marine planning and consents regime and has demonstrable project management experience, preferably within a consultancy environment.

You are highly organized, collaborative and self-motivated, with excellent report writing and engaging presentation skills. You have a strong commitment to sustainable development in the marine environment.

You have a degree or postgraduate degree in a marine environmental discipline, and at least five years’ relevant experience in a consultancy or regulatory background.

You will help our clients achieve their goals as they develop, manage and operate in the marine environment. This will involve managing and contributing to environmental assessments, marine policy and planning studies, and a wide range of related projects that support sustainable development.

Responsibilities

You will contribute to a range of different projects, where responsibilities may include:

• Researching environmental literature and writing evidence reviews
• Delivering environmental assessments
• Assisting with field surveys
• Contributing to reports, presentations and other deliverables
• Project management and client engagement