EIA Consultant | Technical Director / Team Lead

Stantec; Moor Side; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consulting firm is seeking an experienced Environmental Impact Assessment consultant at the Technical Director level. This role will lead EIA advice and delivery for major water sector projects across the UK and Ireland. Candidates should have over 20 years of expertise in strategic environmental advice and team leadership. A strong understanding of the UK environmental consulting market is essential. This position offers a collaborative work environment with project autonomy and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in strategic environmental advice and EIA delivery.
• Chartered professional (e.g., through CIWEM, CIEEM, IEMA).
• Experience with UK environmental consulting market.

Responsibilities

• Oversee water sector EIA development projects.
• Collaborate to deliver the Environmental Assessment Training Academy.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Strategic environmental advice

EIA delivery

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Technical oversight

Education

Environmental degree

Job description

Overview

Are you a passionate environmental leader looking to make a genuine impact? Do you thrive on tackling complex environmental challenges and building successful teams? We are seeking a passionate and highly experienced Environmental Impact Assessment consultant at Technical Director level to lead our water sector major projects EIA advice and delivery across the UK and Ireland.

The 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 with the discipline lead to set strategic direction and to help deliver the Environmental Assessment Training Academy, a funded learning programme intended to enhance capability and capacity in the business. You will work alongside our existing practitioners and champion further growth and capability strengthening. You will also have the opportunity to work on a variety of non-EIA projects and programmes with significant environmental components and will enjoy the level of autonomy appropriate to this environmental leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and governance for water sector EIA development projects across the UK&I, reporting to the discipline lead.
• Collaborate with colleagues to set strategic direction and help deliver the Environmental Assessment Training Academy to enhance capability and capacity within the business.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams, champion growth and capability strengthening, and contribute to a range of non-EIA projects and programmes with significant environmental components.
• Promote autonomy appropriate to an environmental leadership role and work with existing practitioners to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications and experience

• Substantial demonstrable experience (20+ years) in providing strategic environmental advice and EIA delivery (including screening, consultation, scoping and ES) and in building strong relationships with key stakeholders and regulators.
• A broad understanding of environmental constraints management and all facets of EIA, with potential background as an environmental generalist or with specific technical specialisms.
• Understanding of terrestrial consenting regimes; experience in the marine environment and marine consenting is advantageous.
• Hold an environmental or related degree and be chartered (e.g., through CIWEM, CIEEM, or IEMA).
• Strong understanding of the UK environmental consulting market and the entrepreneurial and commercial acumen to grow teams within a collaborative environment.
• Demonstrated experience working within the regulated water industry.
• Ability to manage diverse, technically challenging workloads and deliver innovative, high-quality solutions for clients while working collaboratively to achieve shared goals.
• People-oriented with experience mentoring and managing individuals and project teams; broad EIA technical and legislative knowledge with depth in areas such as ecology, landscape, or coastal/marine environments.
• Experience undertaking EIA as part of the DCO process and of Strategic Environmental Assessment is helpful but not essential.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees across 450 locations on 6 continents. We have been working with clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years, planning, designing, delivering and managing development and infrastructure to support sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide solutions that translate clients’ visions into valued consents, deliverable plans and efficient designs based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We aim for a fairer, better tomorrow by delivering clean growth and supporting radical changes in our economy to meet future needs.

Work Arrangement

You may be based in any Stantec office with hybrid working combining home and in-office arrangements while maintaining close ties to colleagues and clients.

EEO Statement

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, and employment decisions. Stantec complies 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 central to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.