Senior EIA Consultant

AECOM; Moor Side; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy is seeking a Senior Environmental Consultant in the UK. The role involves coordinating environmental assessments, managing projects, and collaborating with design teams on various infrastructure projects. Applicants should have a degree in a relevant environmental discipline and EIA consultancy experience. This position promotes growth and innovation across multiple sectors including energy, transport, and regeneration.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant environmental discipline, preferably a Masters
• Experience in EIA consultancy and preparation of environmental reports
• Understanding of relevant environmental consenting regimes

Responsibilities

• Coordinate environmental inputs to EIA screening and scoping reports
• Work as part of integrated design teams to improve environmental outcomes
• Manage projects, coordinating resources and budgets

Skills

Environmental consultancy

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Technical report writing

Collaboration

Education

Degree in a relevant environmental discipline

Preferred: Master's degree

Tools

EIA software tools

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'd 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're at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of projects through long-term partnerships with key clients. This position offers an opportunity to be involved in large-scale development projects that are transforming our infrastructure - this includes:

• Energy generation projects, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and renewables (such 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 port side developments
• Developments within the ecommerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial/ residential and industrial sectors

Here's what you'll do:

• Provide Expertise: As a Senior Environmental Consultant you'll coordinate 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.
• Ensure Quality: Your role requires a critical eye for detail to ensure that our deliverables are produced to the highest quality standards.
• Project Management: Your role will enable you to develop your project management skills by coordinating resources and budgets (with support as applicable).
• Collaborate: You will work 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 direct contact with our clients and our internal supply teams.
• Growth: You will promote AECOM's environmental services to both internal and external audiences. You will support business development opportunities and associated fee and technical proposal development.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.

Ready to push the limits of what's possible? Here's what we're looking for:

• A degree in a relevant environmental discipline (preferably a Masters degree) and an appropriate professional membership.
• EIA consultancy experience, including coordinating the preparation of environmental reports and the technical review of specialist chapters.
• A developing understanding of relevant consenting regimes.
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of an established team, coordinating inputs from specialist technical teams.
• Developing project management skills, including programming and budget management.
• A commitment to innovation and continuing professional development.
• Experience of the DCO and/ or TWAO consenting regimes would be beneficial, but not essential.
• Efficient verbal and report writing skills, including technical reviewing, and confidence when engaging with a wide variety of stakeholder groups.

AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we believe in each person's potential. We'll help you reach yours.