Senior Environmental EIA & Planning Specialist

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Training & development

Chartership support

Job summary

WSP invites environmental professionals at all levels to join their UK Environmental Management and Assessment Team. Based from any WSP UK office, you will contribute to a broad portfolio across renewables, aviation, nuclear, rail and more, helping shape environmental design and management across the project lifecycle.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver EIA support, environmental statements, and statutory processes, while advancing your career in a supportive, inclusive

Qualifications

• Relevant environmental degree level qualification.
• Achieved or demonstrably working towards Chartered Environmental Status and Full membership of IEMA, or similar qualification.
• 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 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.

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 whether 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 whilst living the values of our health, safety, and wellbeing culture.
• Undertaking actions that contribute towards the success of the WSP business strategy, whilst being self-motivated towards goals relevant to the role, team, and your projects.

Skills

Environmental assessment

EIA coordination

Report writing

Stakeholder liaison

Verbal & written comms

Education

Environmental degree

Chartered status (IEMA) or equivalent

Tools

GIS

AutoCAD

Job description

WSP invites environmental professionals at all levels to join their UK Environmental Management and Assessment Team. Based from any WSP UK office, you will contribute to a broad portfolio across renewables, aviation, nuclear, rail and more, helping shape environmental design and management across the project lifecycle.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver EIA support, environmental statements, and statutory processes, while advancing your career in a supportive, inclusive