Principal EIA Consultant

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

Job summary

A global infrastructure consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Principal Environmental Consultant to lead environmental assessments and manage EIA inputs across various projects. Candidates should have strong consultancy experience, an excellent understanding of EIA processes, and the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders. Flexible hybrid working options are available in this dynamic role.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid work options

Compensation and benefits programs

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and coordinating multidisciplinary environmental inputs.
• Excellent understanding of EIA processes and applicable planning legislation.
• Confidence engaging with diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental inputs to EIA reports and assessments.
• Ensure deliverables meet high quality standards.
• Actively manage client relationships and promote services.

Skills

Consultancy services

EIA processes

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Project management

Education

Degree in a relevant environmental discipline

Job description

Overview

Company: AECOM. We are a global infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services across the project lifecycle. Our work supports transportation, buildings, water, energy and the environment. We are a Fortune 500 firm with a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and sustainability through environmental, social and governance priorities.

Job Description: Are you passionate about improving the environmental performance of infrastructure development projects and helping the UK deliver its net zero commitments? If so, we’d love to hear from you at AECOM. You will work daily with technical experts within our Environmental Impact (EIA) team across the UK and Ireland. We are a founding member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) EIA Quality Mark and align with our ESG strategy. We offer flexible hybrid working and multiple office locations in the UK and Ireland.

What you’ll do

• Provide Expertise: As a Principal Environmental Consultant, manage environmental inputs to EIA screening and scoping reports, environmental assessments/Environmental Statements (and future Environmental Outcomes Reports) and supporting documents. Include technical review of specialist chapters. Involve across project life stages from strategy and site identification through feasibility, option selection, outline and detailed design, conditions discharge, construction and operation/maintenance. Work across a portfolio of development projects with multiple consenting regimes (DCO, TCPA, TWA, hybrid Bill, etc.).
• Ensure Quality: Ensure deliverables meet high quality standards and comply with rigorous quality management procedures.
• Project Management: Apply project management skills to effectively manage resources and budgets (with support as applicable).
• Collaborate: Work within integrated design teams to improve environmental outcomes, identify constraints, mitigation solutions and opportunities to deliver benefits.
• Client Contact: Manage client relationships and internal supply teams.
• Growth: Promote AECOM’s environmental services to internal and external audiences and lead business development opportunities and fee/technical proposal development.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

To apply, demonstrate experience in managing and coordinating multidisciplinary environmental inputs to infrastructure development projects. You should also have:

• Experience of providing consultancy services
• Excellent understanding of EIA processes, environmental assessment methods and applicable planning legislation
• Detailed understanding of relevant consenting and licensing regimes
• Confidence engaging with diverse stakeholder groups
• Ability to work collaboratively within a 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 budgeting
• Degree in a relevant environmental discipline (Masters preferred) and 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

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services from advisory and planning to design, engineering, program and construction management. Our teams support projects across transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment. We are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through unrivaled technical and digital expertise, an inclusive culture, and a commitment to ESG priorities.

We offer flexible hybrid work options and a safe, respectful workplace. We provide compensation, benefits and wellbeing programs to meet diverse employee needs. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and offer accommodations for applicants with disabilities per the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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