Environmental EIA Specialist — Hybrid & Flexible Hours

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy across UK

Inclusive workplace and belonging

Thrive health & wellbeing program

Gymflex discounts

WSP My Hour

Flexible working options

Chartership and career development

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking environmental professionals across all levels to support our Environmental Management and Assessment Team across the UK. The role spans feasibility to planning, detailed design, construction and handover, across rail, energy, and infrastructure projects.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, promote sustainable design, and help deliver environmental inputs from EIA to Environmental Statements, while developing your career in a collaborative, inclusive

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

Chartered status (IEMA)

EIA experience

Environmental legislation knowledge

Coordination of EIA

Project management awareness

Cross-disciplinary liaison

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental field

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking environmental professionals across all levels to support our Environmental Management and Assessment Team across the UK. The role spans feasibility to planning, detailed design, construction and handover, across rail, energy, and infrastructure projects.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, promote sustainable design, and help deliver environmental inputs from EIA to Environmental Statements, while developing your career in a collaborative, inclusive