Senior EIA & Environmental Strategy Consultant

WSP; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior EIA Consultant to support the Environmental Assessment and Management team across UK offices. You will work with technical environmental specialists and design teams to manage environmental inputs to project designs and assessments.

The role spans energy, aviation, nuclear, rail, property and local government sectors, offering leadership on EIA screening, scoping, environmental statements and risk-aware project management.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience of EIA and EIA processes and working with limited supervision within multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Knowledge and experience of relevant environmental and planning legislation.
• Demonstrable post‑qualified experience of coordinating environmental assessments on a variety of projects.
• An appreciation of project management activities, including commercial and risk aspects, forecasting, and quality assurance.
• Experience in work winning and bid preparation activities.
• Experience of liaising with cross‑discipline teams, clients, and with external bodies and organisations.
• Verbal and written communication skills including report writing with an attention to detail.
• Demonstrable experience of promoting a positive health, safety and wellbeing culture.

Responsibilities

• Providing environmental advice and support to clients, project managers and colleagues.
• Working with colleagues, diverse environmental specialists, clients and engineering teams to promote sustainable design and environmental enhancement.
• Managing the delivery of a diverse range of environmental inputs into projects including EIA screening requests and scoping reports, environmental constraints studies, environmental management plans and Environmental Statements.
• Managing projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety.
• Building relationships with clients and identifying opportunities to provide support in areas such as resourcing, programming, strategy development and project delivery.
• Undertaking activities to secure new work, including preparing proposals, contributing to strategic‑bid preparation, and participating in business development opportunities.
• Supporting the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we do our business through Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA, etc.
• Inspiring and upskilling junior colleagues to support their career development.
• Promoting an inclusive workplace, demonstrating an understanding of Health and Safety and living the values of our health, safety, and wellbeing culture.
• Undertaking actions that contribute towards the success of the WSP business strategy while being self‑motivated towards goals relevant to the role, team, and your projects.

Skills

Report writing

Communication

Team coordination

Business development

Health and safety awareness

Education

Environmental degree in EIA

Chartered status IEMA

Job description

WSP is seeking a Senior EIA Consultant to support the Environmental Assessment and Management team across UK offices. You will work with technical environmental specialists and design teams to manage environmental inputs to project designs and assessments.

The role spans energy, aviation, nuclear, rail, property and local government sectors, offering leadership on EIA screening, scoping, environmental statements and risk-aware project management.