EIA Consultant | Senior Principal

Stantec; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is looking for an experienced EIA Consultant at the Senior Principal level to lead environmental assessments for water sector projects. The role involves providing strategic advice, mentoring staff, and ensuring quality governance in a collaborative environment. Join a team dedicated to impactful environmental work across the UK while enjoying flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Free private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Flexible working arrangements

Industry-leading training and development

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in EIA delivery and environmental consulting.
• Strong understanding of the regulated water industry.
• Experience in team management and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic environmental advice for water sector EIA projects.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the UK.
• Ensure technical oversight and governance for EIA development.

Skills

Environmental Impact Assessment

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Education

Environmental Degree

Chartered Membership (e.g., CIWEM, CIEEM, IEMA)

Job description

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The Opportunity

Then come and join us at Stantec.

We're seeking a passionate and experienced Environmental Impact Assessment consultant at senior/ principal level to support our water sector EIA advice and delivery across the UK and support team growth.

The Opportunity

Are you a passionate environmental leader seeking a challenge to make a real impact? Do you thrive on tackling complex environmental challenges and building successful teams? Then come and join us at Stantec.

We're seeking a passionate and experienced Environmental Impact Assessment consultant at senior/ principal level to support our water sector EIA advice and delivery across the UK and support team growth.

T he successful candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues across the UK and island of Ireland and be responsible for technical oversight and governance for water sector EIA development projects, reporting into our UK&I Environmental Advisory, Assessment and Planning discipline lead. You will work alongside our existing practitioners and support further growth and capability strengthening. You will also have the opportunity to work on a variety of non-EIA projects with significant environmental components.

You will have substantial demonstrable experience (15 years+) in full providing strategic environmental advice and/ or EIA delivery (including screening, consultation, scoping and ES delivery) and in building strong relationships with key stakeholders. You will have a wide-ranging understanding of environmental constraints management and all facets of EIA but you might have a background as an environmental generalist, a town and country planner or have particular technical specialisms to bring to the role alongside those of our existing spectrum of technical teams. All environmental technical disciplines are represented in house and are available to work with you. We have a team of over 400 environmental and planning professionals delivering impactful projects across the UK&I with exceptionally strong growth and look ahead in the regulated water industry.

You can choose to be based in any of our Stantec offices in the South of England and with hybrid working allowing for a mix of home- and in-office working but always ensuring close ties to your colleagues and clients.

About You

You have an environmental or related degree and you will be chartered (eg through CIWEM, CIEEM, IEMA). You have a good understanding of the environmental consulting market across the UK and have the combination of entrepreneurial and commercial flair that will help us further grow our teams within a collaborative and supportive environment. You will have a good understanding and experience of working within the regulated water industry

You relish a diverse and technically challenging workload, and enjoy delivering innovative high-quality solutions for clients, while working collaboratively to deliver shared goals. You are people-oriented, enjoy working with multi-disciplinary teams and are passionate about the environment and doing the right thing. You will be experienced in and focussed on growing and developing environmental teams and mentoring and managing people and project teams.

You have broad EIA technical and legislative knowledge and experience and most likely in-depth understanding of one or more environmental technical areas, such as geo-environmental, ecology, archaeology, landscape, acoustics or the coastal / marine environment. Experience of undertaking EIA as part of the DCO process and of Strategic Environmental Assessment would be helpful, but not essential to the role.

Why Join us?

• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!
• Awards: Stantec were awarded the International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work - Large Consulting Firms at the 2024 NCE awards as well as being consistently recognised in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great Projects: We are leading on transformational projects in water, infrastructure and residential sectors and have secured positions on nearly all UK Water Frameworks for AMP8. We are delivering a wide variety of projects that will make a real difference to our communities
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions
  
  

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About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact careers.UK& [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

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