Senior EIA & Environmental Strategy Lead

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-profile projects

Influence outcomes

Collaborative culture

Career growth

Wellbeing focus

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Principal EIA Consultant to lead environmental inputs across a diverse project portfolio in the UK. You’ll work with specialists and design teams to enhance environmental performance and ensure high-quality EIAs across multiple sectors.

You’ll bring a degree in environmental assessment, Chartered status (or working towards it), and a track record in delivering EIAs within multidisciplinary teams. A proactive health and safety mindset and client-focused approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in environmental assessment or related field.
• Chartered Environmentalist status or working towards it with IEMA membership or equivalent.
• Strong experience delivering and coordinating EIAs within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Good knowledge of UK environmental and planning legislation.
• Demonstrated project management including commercial and risk awareness.
• Experience in work winning, bids, proposals.
• Strong written and verbal communication with attention to detail.
• Proactive health, safety and wellbeing mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide environmental advice to clients, PMs and colleagues.
• Lead and coordinate EIA and environmental management workstreams.
• Manage screening and scoping reports, constraints studies, Environmental Statements and EMS.
• Promote sustainable design and environmental enhancement.
• Manage projects including quality, programme, financials and H&S.
• Build trusted client relationships and identify value opportunities.
• Support bid preparation and strategic business development.
• Contribute to innovation like Digital EIA and Future Ready EIA.
• Mentor and develop junior colleagues.

Skills

Communication skills

Project coordination

Bid preparation

Health and safety mindset

Mentoring

Client relationship building

Education

Environmental degree

Chartered Environmentalist status / IEMA

Job description

WSP is seeking a Principal EIA Consultant to lead environmental inputs across a diverse project portfolio in the UK. You’ll work with specialists and design teams to enhance environmental performance and ensure high-quality EIAs across multiple sectors.

You’ll bring a degree in environmental assessment, Chartered status (or working towards it), and a track record in delivering EIAs within multidisciplinary teams. A proactive health and safety mindset and client-focused approach are essential.