EIA Consultant

Ramboll Group A/S; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an EIA Consultant to join their Impact Assessment team. This role offers the chance to work on diverse projects that contribute to sustainable development across various sectors including energy and infrastructure. You will leverage your expertise in environmental impact assessments to coordinate and deliver high-quality evaluations, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The company fosters a supportive environment that encourages professional growth and values individual contributions. If you're passionate about making a positive impact on society and the environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Matched pension contributions

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Investment in your development

Qualifications

• Degree in environmental sciences or related field required.
• Prior EIA coordination experience on complex projects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate environmental assessment processes across major development proposals.
• Manage project teams and assist in business development.

Skills

EIA coordination

Excellent communication skills

Environmental assessment processes

Data collection and interpretation

Education

Degree in environmental sciences

Master’s degree in environmental discipline

Job description

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 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 EIA Consultant and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

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

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Supporting project team management and client liaison, together with assisting on business and client development
• Working in multidisciplinary teams on the coordination, management and delivery of EIAs including taking responsibility for leading elements of smaller projects and delivering parts of larger schemes
• Desk-based environmental baseline data collection and interpretation, including site visits
• Report writing and preparation of figures, including drafting Environmental Statement introductory chapters, undertaking cumulative assessments and preparing non-technical summary documents
• Stakeholder liaison including preparing materials for, and assisting with, stakeholder meetings and public consultations

We recognise that some candidates only apply when they tick every box. However, passion and potential often outweigh a perfect resume and Ramboll’s supportive learning culture can help you grow. So, if this role resonates with you but you don't meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit for this opportunity or another within our team.

Your new team

You will be part of our UK Impact Assessment team, which forms part of our Global Impact Assessment Service Line. The Service Line 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. Our UK business employs 300 environmental science professionals in 14 locations and covers a breadth of consulting services structured around impact assessment, compliance, strategy and transactions, ecology and biodiversity, 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, or a related environmental or scientific discipline
• Master’s degree in an environmental discipline (advantageous)
• Prior EIA coordination experience on complex projects (advantageous)
• 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
• Being valued for the unique person you are
• Never being short of inspiration and support from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
• Flexible work environment
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Matched pension contributions
• Private medical cover and life assurance

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV, cover letter, etc.

Thank you for taking the time to apply! We look forward to receiving your application.

Ramboll in the United Kingdom

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. Ramboll has a proven track record of sustainable and responsible business and is a top ten engineering and environmental and sustainability consultancy in the UK, with more than 1,800 employees across 17 offices working towards a more sustainable future. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health, and Energy. Strong values guide what we do and drive an inclusive, collaborative, and highly flexible culture that values people and ideas. Explore and nurture your own passion, expertise, and creativity at Ramboll through work that benefits our people, partners, nature, and society.