Principal EIA Consultant

AECOM; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure consulting firm is seeking a Principal Environmental Consultant to manage environmental inputs for large-scale development projects. You will ensure the quality of EIA reports and engage with clients to promote environmental services. The role offers flexible office locations throughout Ireland and a commitment to professional development and innovation.

Benefits

Diverse compensation and benefits programs

Professional development opportunities

Flexible hybrid working model

Qualifications

• A detailed understanding of relevant Irish consenting regimes and environmental legislation.
• Efficient verbal and report writing skills, including technical reviewing.
• Interest in line management duties and staff mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental inputs to EIA Screening and Scoping reports.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards.
• Promote AECOM's environmental services to clients.

Skills

Project management

EIA consultancy experience

Technical reviewing

Communication skills

Education

Degree in a relevant environmental discipline

Chartered Environmentalist Membership

Job description

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

Job Description

Are you passionate about improving the environmental performance of infrastructure development projects and helping Ireland to deliver its net zero commitments? If so, we’d love to hear from you at AECOM.

By joining us, you will work daily with technical experts within our established Impact Assessment team which comprises over 170 staff across Ireland and the UK. We are a founding member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) EIA Quality Mark, whilst everything we do aligns with our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.

As we are a national team, we are flexible in terms of office location – this includes offices in Dublin, Cork and Galway as well as taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model.

At AECOM, we’re at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of projects brought through long-term partnerships with key clients. This position offers an opportunity to manage environmental inputs to large-scale development projects that are transforming our infrastructure – this includes:

• Energy generation projects, including renewables (solar farm and onshore windfarm projects), carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen;
• Energy distribution and transmission projects;
• Highway improvements and greenway projects;
• Carbon capture pipelines;
• Strategic national and regional rail projects;
• Regeneration projects, including portside developments;
• Developments within the e-commerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial/residential and industrial sectors.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Provide Expertise: As a Principal Environmental Consultant you’ll manage environmental inputs to EIA Screening and Scoping reports, Environmental Impact Assessment Reports, Environmental Considerations Reports and supporting documents, including the technical review of specialist chapters.
• Ensure Quality: Your role requires a critical eye for detail to ensure that our deliverables are produced to the highest quality standards and compliance with our rigorous quality management procedures.
• Project Management: Make effective use of your project management skills, appropriately managing resources and budgets (with support as applicable).
• Collaborate: You will be working as part of integrated design teams to improve the environmental outcomes of our projects – you will identify environmental constraints, identify impact avoidance and mitigation solutions, as well as opportunities to deliver benefits.
• Client Contact: Your role will require the management of client relationships and internal supply teams.
• Growth: You will promote AECOM’s environmental services to both internal and external audiences. You will identify and lead business development opportunities and associated fee and technical proposal development.

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant environmental discipline (preferably a Masters degree) and an appropriate professional membership (Chartered Environmentalists preferred).
• Comprehensive EIA consultancy experience, with proven skills in managing the preparation of environmental reports and the technical review of specialist chapters.
• A detailed understanding of relevant Irish consenting regimes and environmental legislation.
• The ability to lead collaborative technical teams, coordinating inputs from technical specialists.
• Project management skills, including programming, staff resource and budget management.
• A commitment to innovation and continuing professional development.
• Interest in line management duties and staff mentoring.
• Developing skills in leading business development opportunities.
• Efficient verbal and report writing skills, including technical reviewing, and confidence when engaging with a wide variety of stakeholder groups.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we believe in each person’s potential. We provide a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.