Senior/Principal Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Consultant

Stantec UK Limited; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior or Principal Environmental Planner/Strategic Environmental Assessment Consultant. You will support delivery of key projects in the water, transport, and planning sectors. This role offers a flexible location and opportunities for career progression in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have relevant degrees and experience in environmental assessments including SEA and EIA.

Qualifications

• Experience in environmental assessment, including SEA and ideally EIA.
• Familiarity with UK consenting regime for infrastructure projects.
• Experience working with local authorities and utilities.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of UK infrastructure and development programmes.
• Conduct SEA on relevant plans and programmes.
• Work in a collaborative multi-disciplinary environment.

Skills

Environmental assessment

Sustainability appraisal

Understanding of town planning

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Environmental Management or related field

Job description

Overview

Stantec's Environmental Team works closely with our clients to develop innovative, sustainable, and efficient solutions to their needs by applying genuinely new ways of working. We are looking for driven individuals who think differently and love to challenge conventional thinking to join us in a growing, collaborative team of like-minded consultants working to meet the unprecedented industry-wide efficiency and environmental challenges.

Role

We are seeking a Senior or Principal Environmental Planner/Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Consultant to join us. The location is flexible and could be in any of our nationwide network of offices. This is a good opportunity to join an ambitious team that will provide you with plenty of scope for career progression in the coming years.

Responsibilities

• You will primarily support the delivery of our UK infrastructure and development programmes within the water, transport, and planning sectors.
• Our clients strongly demand that we carry out SEA on plans, programmes, and policies such as water resource management plans, drought management plans, drainage and wastewater management plans, regional transport strategies, and local development plans.
• This role offers the opportunity to work in a truly multi-disciplinary environment, giving access to a broad knowledge base with the support of experts across the business. It is anticipated that the role will include supporting the delivery of a broad range of environmental planning work streams to deliver integrated environmental services. Given the range of services we provide and the sectors we operate in, we can tailor the opportunity around the interests and ambitions of the right candidate.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Environmental Management, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Science or Environmental Planning, accredited by the relevant professional body (CIWEM, IEMA or RTPI).
• Experience in environmental assessment, including SEA, Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and ideally also Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) / planning of the UK consenting regime for infrastructure projects; experience of working with infrastructure providers, utilities such as water companies, and local authorities; and working within a consulting environment will also be of benefit.
• Preferably, you will have an understanding of town planning, sustainability, landscape, archaeology, ecology, contaminated land and hydrology.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact careers.UK&and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

ReqID: 6723