Principal EIA Manager

Irwin and Colton; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Benefits

Job summary

Irwin and Colton is seeking a Principal EIA Manager to lead environmental assessment activities on major UK infrastructure projects. The role offers hybrid working and is based across the south of the UK with offices in Oxfordshire and other locations.

You will drive EIA processes, coordinate inputs, and embed carbon reduction and resilience considerations from design through delivery, leading a team of environmental professionals.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in environmental or related discipline with UK driving licence.
• Strong knowledge of EIA processes and planning legislation.
• Proven experience delivering EIAs and sustainability inputs on major projects.
• Ability to lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide environmental advice and leadership across project stages.
• Deliver or oversee EIA processes and compliance to handover.
• Embed carbon reduction and climate resilience through engagement.
• Lead technical reviews and sustainability inputs on complex projects.

Skills

EIA expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Project management

Driving licence UK

Education

Degree in environmental discipline

Chartered Environmentalist (desirable)

Job description

Principal EIA Manager
£55,000 to £70,000 + company car + benefits
Hybrid working - South UK Based

Are you ready to lead Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) support during design on complex infrastructure projects? Do you enjoy turning environmental risk and compliance into practical, measurable improvements?

We're looking for a Principal EIA Manager to join a leading UK Principal Contractor, turning over in excess of £2bn. This is an opportunity to play a leading role in the environmental delivery of major infrastructure projects across the UK, helping to shape environmental strategy from design through to delivery, joining an existing team of over 30 environmental professionals.

This is a hybrid role, with offices based across Oxfordshire, Beaconsfield, Bristol, Exeter, Cambridge, Suffolk, Ipswich, Luton or Winchester.

Key responsibilities of the Principal EIA Manager:

• Provide environmental advice and leadership across key project stages, coordinating internal and external inputs
• Deliver/oversee EIA processes, ensuring high-quality outputs and compliance through to handover to delivery
• Embed carbon reduction, nature-based and climate resilience solutions through stakeholder engagement
• Lead technical review and support assessment, consents and sustainability inputs on complex projects

The successful Principal EIA Manager will have:

• Degree qualified in an environmental or related discipline, with Chartered Environmentalist (or equivalent) accreditation a desirable
• Strong knowledge of EIA processes, assessment methods and relevant planning legislation
• Proven experience delivering environmental assessments, consents and sustainability inputs across complex projects
• Strong report writing, technical review and project management skills; confident stakeholder engagement and UK driving licence

Irwin and Colton is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.