Principal Environmental (EIA) Consultant

Apex Contracting Co.; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal EIA Consultant to join their Environmental Management and Assessment Team. This role offers the opportunity to lead and influence environmental elements across diverse engineering projects, spanning sectors like rail, highways, and energy. You will be at the forefront of promoting sustainable design and enhancing environmental performance while managing complex projects from feasibility to maintenance. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and thrive in a collaborative environment, this position is perfect for you, allowing you to shape innovative solutions and drive performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Degree in EIA or similar with Chartered Environmental Status.
• Experience in EIA processes and multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental teams on large, complex projects.
• Provide environmental advice and support to clients and teams.
• Develop innovative techniques to enhance business performance.

Skills

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Project Management

Communication Skills

Client Relationship Management

Sustainable Design

Education

Relevant Environmental Degree

Chartered Environmental Status

Job description

At WSP, you’ll find yourself challenged in more fascinating and far-reaching ways than ever before. You’ll explore new and inspiring opportunities to make the most of your expertise, broaden your professional horizons and create exciting new possibilities for people, organisations and society in general.

We are looking for a Principal level environmental professional to support our Environmental Management and Assessment Team in the UK, based from any of WSP’s UK offices. We have an exciting portfolio of projects which span a number of sectors such as onshore and offshore renewables, aviation, nuclear, and rail. We need people with creative spirit, a dedicated approach and a solid grounding in environmental design, assessment, and management at any stage of the development project lifecycle.

As one of the largest environmental consultancies in the UK, WSP gets involved in some of the most challenging and high-profile projects. Our Environmental Management and Assessment Team oversees and manages the environmental inputs to these schemes, with involvement through their lifecycle.

As a Principal EIA Consultant within WSP’s Environmental Assessment and Management team, you will work with a range of technical environmental specialists and design teams across multiple sectors to lead environmental teams and inputs to project designs and assessments. You will be instrumental in improving the environmental performance for a diverse range of projects across multiple sectors.

The role would suit an enthusiastic individual looking to influence, lead and deliver environmental elements of engineering projects, within a wide range of sectors including rail, highways, energy, and commercial/residential, from feasibility through to planning, detailed design, construction, and handover/maintenance. You will have responsibility for leading projects including tasks relating to bidding, project team management, project delivery, and financial management. A typical week could include:

1. Providing environmental advice and support to clients, project managers and colleagues.
2. Working with colleagues, diverse environmental specialists, clients and engineering teams to promote sustainable design and environmental enhancement.
3. Leading large, multiple, and complex projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety.
4. Building relationships with clients and identifying opportunities to provide support in areas such as resourcing, programming, strategy development, and project delivery.
5. Proactively seeking to develop new client relationships and actively seeking opportunities for marketing services and cross-selling.
6. Undertaking activities to secure new work, including developing proposals for complex opportunities and delivering strategic level bids.
7. Leading on and contributing to the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we do our business.
8. Driving performance improvement and career advancement opportunities across the team.
9. Promoting and building team culture and being identified as a ‘go-to’ person within the wider team.
10. Promoting an inclusive workplace, demonstrating an understanding of Health and Safety whilst living the values of our health, safety, and wellbeing culture.
11. Undertaking actions that contribute towards the success of the WSP business strategy.

Minimum Requirements:

• A relevant environmental degree level qualification in EIA, or similar.
• Achieved or demonstrably working towards Chartered Environmental Status and Full membership of IEMA, or similar qualification with a relevant professional body.
• Excellent experience of EIA and EIA processes and working with limited supervision within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Sound knowledge and experience of relevant environmental and planning legislation.
• First rate verbal and written communication skills including report writing and reviewing with an attention to detail.
• Experience in large scale infrastructure projects, for example, rail, highways, energy, commercial/residential.
• Comprehensive project management skills, including commercial and risk aspects, forecasting, and quality assurance.