Consultant/Senior EIA Consultant

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative firm dedicated to sustainable change as a Senior Environmental Impact Assessment Consultant. In this role, you will lead and coordinate environmental assessments for major projects across various sectors, including energy and property development. Collaborate with a team of experts committed to making a positive impact on society and nature. With a strong focus on personal and professional development, this position offers the chance to work on exciting projects while contributing to a sustainable future. Embrace a flexible work environment and be part of a culture that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Matched pension contributions

Flexible work environment

Investment in your development

Qualifications

• Degree in environmental sciences or related discipline is essential.
• Prior EIA coordination experience on complex projects is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Manage project teams and liaise with clients on EIA processes.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams for effective EIA management.

Skills

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Report Writing

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Environmental Sciences

Master’s Degree in Environmental Discipline

Job description

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Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? Are you motivated by creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature? Are you our new Senior Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Consultant?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Impact Assessment team as our new Senior EIA Consultant and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role
As our new Senior EIA Consultant, you will bring your knowledge of EIA into play as you co-ordinate statutory and non-statutory environmental assessment processes required to support major development proposals across a range of sectors including onshore & offshore energy, property & development, data-centres and major projects. To succeed in this role, you must be able to apply environmental consenting processes in the UK as well as an understanding of wider planning processes and regulations.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Project team management and client liaison, together with assisting on business and client development
• Working in multidisciplinary teams on the co-ordination and management of EIAs including taking overall responsibility leading smaller projects and coordinating elements of larger schemes
• Desk based environmental baseline data collection and interpretation including site visits
• Report writing and preparation of figures, including drafting sections of Impact Assessment chapters and document reviews
• Stakeholder liaison including preparing materials for, and taking part in, stakeholder meetings and public consultations

Current Opportunities
Our current projects associated with this this role include the following opportunities:

• Major Projects and Programmes - To support our Major Projects and Programmes team working on a range of large-scale projects including supporting our long term frameworks with the British Antarctic Survey and the Ministry of Defence and new projects in the rail and road sectors working with our UK and Ireland transport team
• Property and Multi Markets - To support our Property and Multi Market teams on a wide range of projects supporting our frameworks with Homes England and work in the property, datacentre and ports & harbours sectors together with multidisciplinary work with our wider UK Buildings team
• Energy - To support our Energy team on projects in onshore and offshore wind, solar, BESS, transmission lines, hydrogen and carbon capture & storage.

Your new team
You will be part of our UK Impact Assessment team, which forms part of our Global Impact Assessment Spearhead. The Spearhead has been established to drive further growth and specialisation in Impact Assessment globally, building on our existing successes through a continued focus on national impact assessment work, alongside targeting large, strategic projects – no matter where these occur, within our geographic strongholds or beyond. Our UK business employs over 300 environmental science professionals in 14 locations and covers a breadth of consulting services structured around impact assessment, compliance, strategy and transactions, new initiatives and sustainability, product safety and stewardship, contaminated land, and Water. Our clients include UK and global multinationals, utilities, local and central government and international institutions. Ramboll operates a flexible working policy, and with this you will be part of an exciting team of experts, who respect each other and work towards a common goal

About you
From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

These include:

• Appropriate degree in environmental sciences, environmental engineering or a related environmental discipline
• Master’s degree in an environmental discipline (advantageous)
• Prior EIA coordination experience on complex projects (essential)
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Full clean driving licence

What we can offer you

• Strong company commitment and ethos centred on sustainable development
• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical cover and life assurance
• Matched pension contributions
• Flexible work environment
• Never being short of inspiration and support from colleagues, clients, and projects

Work at the heart of sustainable change
Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realise their full potential.