Senior Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Consultant

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Leeds seeks a Senior Environmental Impact Assessment Consultant. The role involves coordinating environmental inputs for EIA reports, ensuring quality, and engaging with clients. Ideal candidates will have an environmental degree and experience in EIA consultancy.

Benefits

Flexible Work Options

Comprehensive Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in EIA consultancy, including report coordination and technical review.
• Understanding of consenting regimes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate environmental inputs for EIA reports and assessments.
• Maintain high-quality standards in all deliverables.
• Engage directly with clients and internal teams.

Skills

Collaboration

Project Management

Environmental Assessment

Education

Environmental Degree

Masters Preferred

Job description

Senior Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Consultant, Leeds

Client: AECOM

Location: Leeds, United Kingdom

Job Category: Consulting

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 3ea7666440e6

Job Views: 3

Posted: 15.05.2025

Expiry Date: 29.06.2025

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, comprising 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, aligning all our work with our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy.

We are a national team with flexible office locations including Basingstoke, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chesterfield, Croydon, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Plymouth, St Albans, Warrington, and we offer a hybrid working model.

Our projects include:

• Energy generation, including carbon capture, hydrogen, and renewables
• Energy distribution and transmission projects
• Carbon capture pipelines
• Strategic rail projects
• Highway improvements and greenway projects
• Portside regeneration developments
• Developments in ecommerce, minerals, waste, water, defence, aviation, and residential sectors

Responsibilities

• Provide Expertise: Coordinate environmental inputs for EIA reports, assessments, and supporting documents across all project stages, including technical review of specialist chapters.
• Ensure Quality: Maintain high-quality standards in all deliverables.
• Project Management: Develop project management skills by coordinating resources and budgets.
• Collaborate: Work within integrated design teams to improve environmental outcomes, identify constraints, and develop impact mitigation solutions.
• Client Contact: Engage directly with clients and internal teams.
• Growth: Promote AECOM’s environmental services and support business development activities.

If you are passionate about innovation and infrastructure development, join us to make a meaningful impact. Follow our AECOM Environmental services page on LinkedIn for updates.

Qualifications

• A relevant environmental degree (Masters preferred) and professional membership.
• Experience in EIA consultancy, including report coordination and technical review.
• Understanding of consenting regimes.
• Ability to work collaboratively with technical teams.
• Developing project management skills.
• Commitment to professional development and innovation.
• Experience with DCO and TWAO regimes is a plus.

Additional Information

We celebrate diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [email].

Interested candidates can reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (Jean Jones). Follow us on social media for more insights into our projects and culture.

About AECOM

AECOM is a global infrastructure firm delivering services across the project lifecycle, committed to sustainability, innovation, and diversity. Visit aecom.com for more information.

Join us and grow in a world of opportunity

We offer flexible work options, comprehensive benefits, and a culture that values integrity and entrepreneurial spirit. We are an equal opportunity employer and a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusivity and confidentiality.