Circular Economy Consultant
Help businesses redesign products, materials and supply chains around reuse and recycling.
This UK circular economy consultant career guide covers what the role involves day to day, typical salary at each stage, the usual entry route, the skills employers expect, and related careers worth comparing.
Quick facts
- Starting salary
- £32,000 - £42,000
- Mid-career salary
- £50,000 - £70,000
- Senior salary
- £80,000 - £120,000
- Work environment
- Mixed site / office / field work
- Time to entry
- 1 - 4 years
- Degree required
- Often helpful
- Category
- Green Energy and Sustainability
What a Circular Economy Consultant does
Help businesses redesign products, materials and supply chains around reuse and recycling.
- Product Circularity - Help manufacturers redesign products for circularity.
- Construction Circularity - Material passports and reuse strategies for buildings.
- EPR and Take-back Schemes - Design extended producer responsibility schemes.
- Circular Strategy - Corporate circular economy strategy advisory.
How to become a Circular Economy Consultant
- Look up Circular Economy Consultant roles on LinkedIn or Indeed and read 5 real job ads
- Talk to someone already working as a Circular Economy Consultant - even a 15-minute call helps
- Find one beginner course or qualification used by people in this role
- Build one small piece of evidence you've explored this (project, shadowing, short course)
- Apply to one entry-level role or related opportunity within the next month
Key skills
- Lifecycle assessment
- Materials
- Strategy
- Stakeholder mgmt
- Reporting