Environmental specialist lays foundations for Cambridgeshire growth
A specialist environmental and planning consultancy has expanded its operations and is set to create up to ten new jobs in Cambridge within the next twelve months.
Enzygo provides a comprehensive range of services designed to help businesses navigate their way through the planning system by providing specialist planning, development and environmental support. In recent years, the company has delivered a wide range of public and private sector projects including major infrastructure, housing and renewable energy developments.
Based at Cambridge Business Park, the new regional hub will play a key role in Enzygo’s growth and expansion in the South East and will be headed by experienced geotechnical engineer Jamie Austin.
With over 20 years’ industry experience, Jamie joined Enzygo as the company’s head of geotechnical engineering in 2024. Throughout his career, Jamie has worked extensively in delivering a wide range of projects throughout the home counties and the South East, where he has specialised in undertaking ground investigations, land assessments and working with contaminated land.
The move follows a significant period of investment in the company’s operations in Cambridge. In 2023, the company acquired longstanding Cambridgeshire-based environmental specialists Brown 2 Green Associates, as well as strengthening and diversifying its core services to help businesses unlock the potential offered by future development sites.
Jamie Austin, Head of Enzygo’s Cambridge Regional Hub (pictured), said:
“We’ve got ambitious and exciting plans for our Cambridge site, and we are on course to double the number of staff we employ within the region. With significant developments planned across the South East, Enzygo is well placed to help businesses access the specialist support needed when it comes to navigating their way through the planning system.
Over the past two years, we have enjoyed a significant period of growth, and we hope that our new site will not just help to create new, skilled jobs within the local economy but also contribute to delivering a wide range of infrastructure projects by helping developers address local housing shortages, as well as boosting Britain’s green energy economy.”
Matt Travis, Managing Director, Enzygo, said:
“The expansion of our operations in Cambridge marks a significant milestone for Enzygo. When we launched the business in 2008, we wanted to challenge the industry norm when it came to accessing environmental support services, by helping developers access a wide range of support services from a single point of contact.
The expansion of our Cambridge site is a reflection of the success and growth we have enjoyed in recent years, which has seen our workforce across the UK grow by more than 20%, and the site forms part of our long-term future growth plans.”
Launched in 2008, Enzygo spotted a niche in the marketplace to deliver a full-service range of environmental and planning services support to help businesses navigate their way through Britain’s complex planning rules and regulations. Today, the company operates as a full-service consultancy, bringing together a comprehensive range of specialist environmental disciplines.
The company has enjoyed a significant period of growth and expansion, and having launched with just three members of staff, today, the company has firmly established itself as one of the UK’s leading environmental and planning specialists, operating from seven regional hubs across the UK, and employs 100 members of staff.
Main image- Matt Travis, Managing Director, Enzygo
