Principal EIA Consultant

AECOM; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure consulting firm seeks a Principal Environmental Consultant in Bristol. This role involves managing environmental inputs to large-scale development projects, ensuring high-quality standards, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have consultancy experience, a strong understanding of EIA processes, and project management skills. Flexible hybrid working options available.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working model

Diverse compensation and benefits programs

Access to industry-leading technology

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in managing multidisciplinary environmental inputs.
• Ability to coordinate inputs from specialist technical teams.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental inputs to EIA screening and scoping reports.
• Ensure compliance with quality management procedures.
• Collaborate within integrated design teams to improve environmental outcomes.
• Manage client relationships and internal supply teams.

Skills

Experience of providing consultancy services

Excellent understanding of EIA processes

Confidence in stakeholder engagement

Excellent verbal and report writing skills

Project management skills

Education

Degree in a relevant environmental discipline

Masters degree (preferable)

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we\u2019re 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\u2019s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world\u2019s 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.

We\u2019re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Are you passionate about improving the environmental performance of infrastructure development projects and helping the UK to deliver its net zero commitments? If so, we\u2019d love to hear from you at AECOM.

By joining us you will work daily with technical experts within our established Environmental Impact (EIA) team which comprises over 165 staff across the UK and Ireland.

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 Basingstoke, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chesterfield, Croydon, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Plymouth, St Albans, Warrington as well as taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model.

At AECOM, we\u2019re 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 carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and renewables (such as large scale solar and floating offshore wind)


• Energy distribution and transmission projects (including projects forming part of the Great Grid Upgrade)


• Carbon capture pipelines


• Strategic national and regional rail projects


• Highway improvements and greenway projects


• Regeneration projects, including portside developments


• Developments within the ecommerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial/ residential and industrial sectors

Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll do:

• Provide Expertise: As an Principal Environmental Consultant you\u2019ll manage environmental inputs to EIA screening and scoping reports, environmental assessments/ Environmental Statements (and in the future Environmental Outcomes Reports) and supporting documents, including the technical review of specialist chapters. You\u2019ll be involved in all project life stages, from early strategy development and site identification studies, through feasibility, optioneering/ option selection, outline design, to detailed design, discharging of conditions, construction, and scheme operation/ maintenance. You\u2019ll have the opportunity to work across a portfolio of development projects covering multiple consenting regimes (DCO, TCPA, TWA, hybrid Bill etc.).


• 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 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\u2019s environmental services to both internal and external audiences. You will identify and lead business development opportunities and associated fee and technical proposal development.

Why not follow our AECOM Environmental services page on LinkedIn to stay updated on the impactful projects we\u2019re working on and see firsthand the difference we\u2019re making in the industry!

You will work daily with technical experts within our established Environmental Impact team. 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.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what\u2019s possible?

Here\u2019s what we\u2019re looking for:

To apply for this role, you\u2019ll need to be able to demonstrate interest and experience of managing and coordinating multidisciplinary environmental inputs to infrastructure development projects. You should also have:

• Experience of providing consultancy services


• An excellent understanding of the EIA processes, environmental assessment methods and applicable planning legislation


• A detailed understanding of relevant consenting and licensing regimes


• Confidence when engaging with a wide variety of stakeholder groups


• The ability to work collaboratively as part of an established team, coordinating inputs from specialist technical teams


• Excellent verbal and report writing skills, including technical reviewing


• Project management skills, including programming, staff resource management and budget management


• A degree in a relevant environmental discipline (preferably a Masters degree) and an appropriate professional membership


• Willingness to travel

The following would be a bonus:

• Chartered Environmentalist status


• Interest in line management duties and staff mentoring


• Experience of the DCO and/ or TWAO consenting regimes

Additional Information

About AECOM

AECOM is the world\u2019s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youu2019re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We\u2019re the world\u2019s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we\u2019re in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you\u2019ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person\u2019s potential, and we\u2019ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Optional: ReqID: J10128922, Business Line: Environment, Business Group: DCS, Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India, Career Area: Science, Work Location Model: Hybrid, Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited