EIA Consultant | Senior Principal/Lead

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Belfast; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consulting firm is seeking a Senior Environmental Impact Assessment Consultant to join their Belfast team. This role offers opportunities to tackle complex environmental challenges in the water sector, providing governance for EIA projects. Ideal candidates will be chartered professionals with substantial experience in environmental consulting and a desire to lead and grow teams. Strong stakeholder engagement and project management skills are essential. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Free private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Flexible working arrangements

Industry-leading training and development

Qualifications

• Chartered member of CIWEM, CIEEM, or IEMA.
• Experience in the regulated water industry is essential.
• Broad EIA technical and legislative knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and governance for EIA development projects.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the UK and Ireland.
• Grow and develop environmental teams, mentoring and managing project teams.

Skills

Environmental consulting

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

EIA delivery

Team leadership

Education

Environmental or related degree

Job description

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.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues across the UK and 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 in providing strategic environmental advice and/or EIA delivery (including screening, consultation, scoping, and ES delivery) and in building strong relationships with key stakeholders. You should have a wide-ranging understanding of environmental constraints management and all facets of EIA. A background as an environmental generalist, town and country planner, or with particular technical specialisms is desirable to complement our existing spectrum of technical teams. All environmental technical disciplines are represented in-house and available for collaboration. We have a team of over 400 environmental and planning professionals delivering impactful projects across the UK&I, with strong growth prospects in the regulated water industry.

About You

You have an environmental or related degree and are chartered (e.g., through CIWEM, CIEEM, IEMA). You possess a good understanding of the environmental consulting market across the UK and demonstrate entrepreneurial and commercial flair to help us expand our teams within a collaborative environment. Experience working within the regulated water industry is essential.

You enjoy a diverse, technically challenging workload and delivering innovative, high-quality solutions for clients while working collaboratively towards shared goals. You are people-oriented, enjoy working with multidisciplinary teams, and are passionate about the environment and doing the right thing. You have experience in growing and developing environmental teams, mentoring, and managing people and project teams.

You have broad EIA technical and legislative knowledge, with in-depth understanding of one or more environmental technical areas, such as geo-environmental, ecology, archaeology, landscape, acoustics, or the coastal/marine environment. Experience in undertaking EIA as part of the DCO process and Strategic Environmental Assessment is advantageous but not essential.

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 was awarded the International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best Place to Work - Large Consulting Firms at the 2024 NCE awards, and is consistently recognized 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 more.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Great Projects: Leading transformational projects in water, infrastructure, and residential sectors, with positions secured on nearly all UK Water Frameworks for AMP8. Delivering projects that make a real difference to communities.
• Industry-leading training and development, including paid professional subscriptions.

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