Environmental EIA Specialist for UK Projects

WSP Global Inc.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. is seeking environmental professionals across all levels to support our Environmental Management and Assessment Team in the UK, from any WSP UK office.

The role covers diverse sectors from renewables to infrastructure, focusing on environmental design, assessment and management through the project lifecycle. We aim to deliver sustainable design and environmental enhancement, working with multidisciplinary teams to integrate environmental inputs from feasibility to handover.

Qualifications

• A relevant environmental degree level qualification.
• Achieved or demonstrably working towards Chartered Environmental Status and Full membership of IEMA, or similar qualification with a relevant professional body
• Experience of EIA and EIA processes and working with limited supervision within multi-disciplinary teams
• Knowledge and experience of relevant environmental and planning legislation
• Demonstrable post-qualified experience of coordinating environmental assessments on a variety of projects
• An appreciation of project management activities, including commercial and risk aspects, forecasting, and quality assurance
• Experience of liaising with cross discipline teams, clients, and with external bodies and organisations
• Verbal and written communication skills including report writing with an attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Providing environmental advice and support to clients, project managers and colleagues
• Working with colleagues, diverse environmental specialists, clients and engineering teams to promote sustainable design and environmental enhancement
• Managing the delivery of a diverse range of environmental inputs into projects including EIA screening requests and scoping reports, environmental constraints studies, environmental management plans and Environmental Statements
• Managing projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety
• Building relationships with clients and identifying opportunities to provide support in areas such as resourcing, programming, strategy development and project delivery.
• Undertaking activities to secure new work, including preparing proposals, contributing to strategic-bid preparation, and participating in business development opportunities.
• Supporting the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we do our business whether through Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA etc.
• Inspiring and upskilling junior colleagues to support their career development.
• Promoting an inclusive workplace, demonstrating an understanding of Health and Safety whilst living the values of our health, safety, and wellbeing culture.
• Undertaking actions that contribute towards the success of the WSP business strategy, whilst being self-motivated towards goals relevant to the role, team, and your projects.

Skills

Environmental degree

Comm/Report writing

Verbal communication

Education

Chartered Environmental Status / IEMA membership

Environmental degree (BA/BSc/MSc)

Job description

WSP Global Inc. is seeking environmental professionals across all levels to support our Environmental Management and Assessment Team in the UK, from any WSP UK office.

The role covers diverse sectors from renewables to infrastructure, focusing on environmental design, assessment and management through the project lifecycle. We aim to deliver sustainable design and environmental enhancement, working with multidisciplinary teams to integrate environmental inputs from feasibility to handover.