Ground & Water EIA Lead - Strategic Environmental Integration

WSP USA; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Thrive wellbeing programme

Gymflex and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

WSP is seeking an experienced Ground & Water EIA Lead to coordinate Ground & Water inputs into Environmental Impact Assessments across the UK. You will act as a key interface between EIA and Ground & Water disciplines to ensure technical excellence and consistent project delivery.

You will work with EIA Project Managers and Market Leaders to plan resources, develop scopes of work and support bids and major projects, while mentoring teams and promoting best practices across the business.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Earth Sciences or a related discipline.
• Chartered status (or working towards chartership) with a relevant professional institution.
• Strong understanding of the UK EIA process and environmental planning framework.
• Significant experience in one or more Ground & Water disciplines, including contaminated land, hydrogeology, geology, groundwater, water environment or environmental permitting.
• Experience working on multidisciplinary infrastructure or development projects.
• Strong understanding of how Ground & Water assessments support environmental assessment and planning processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to coordinate technical teams across multiple offices and disciplines.
• Strong commercial awareness and project delivery experience.
• Ability to build networks, influence stakeholders and foster collaboration across the business.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the primary liaison between the Ground & Water and EIA teams across the UK.
• Coordinating Ground & Water support for EIA projects from bid stage through to project completion.
• Working with EIA Project Managers to identify resource requirements and secure appropriately qualified specialists.
• Supporting the development of scopes of work, fee proposals and project programmes.
• Providing technical oversight and quality assurance of Ground & Water inputs to Environmental Statements and supporting assessments.
• Promoting consistency in assessment methodologies, significance criteria and mitigation strategies across projects.
• Maintaining visibility of future EIA opportunities and supporting resource forecasting.
• Working with regional leaders to optimise utilisation and balance workloads across the Ground & Water business.
• Supporting strategic bids and major pursuits requiring significant environmental assessment input.
• Facilitating knowledge sharing, lessons learned and best practice between Ground & Water and EIA communities.
• Helping develop technical capability through mentoring, training and professional development initiatives.
• Identifying opportunities to grow Ground & Water involvement in major environmental assessment programmes.

Skills

EIA coordination

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Environmental planning

Education

Geology / Hydrogeology / Environmental Science degree

Job description

WSP is seeking an experienced Ground & Water EIA Lead to coordinate Ground & Water inputs into Environmental Impact Assessments across the UK. You will act as a key interface between EIA and Ground & Water disciplines to ensure technical excellence and consistent project delivery.

You will work with EIA Project Managers and Market Leaders to plan resources, develop scopes of work and support bids and major projects, while mentoring teams and promoting best practices across the business.