Senior Environmental Consultant

Arup; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible working schemes

Profit share program

Employee Assistance Programme

Global opportunities

Job summary

Arup in Ireland seeks a Senior Environmental Consultant to deliver impact assessments for major infrastructure and urban development projects. You will collaborate with ecology, heritage, noise, air quality, water, and other disciplines to ensure high-quality environmental consultancy services.

You will lead early-stage environmental integration and provide planning advice while managing multi-disciplinary teams and maintaining strong client relationships across the project portfolio.

Qualifications

• Degree in environmental discipline or planning with relevant qualification; chartership preferred.
• 8+ years in environmental consulting or related field on infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation and impact assessment frameworks (EIA/SEA).
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and client-facing delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental integration across major projects and policy submissions.
• Provide expert environmental planning advice on legislation and frameworks.
• Coordinate and lead multi-disciplinary environmental studies.
• Build and develop client relationships as the primary environmental contact.
• Support Arup's environmental practice and business development in Ireland.

Skills

Environmental consulting

Project management

Leadership

Client relationship management

Regulatory knowledge

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Degree in environmental discipline or planning

Chartered status (IEMA/CIEEM/CIWEM) preferred

Job description

Shape a future with purpose at Arup in Ireland.

Arup's purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach have set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world. We guide, plan and design the future of the built environment.

We are a global consultancy with extensive technical and advisory expertise. Our planning and environmental team works across infrastructure, transport, energy, and the built environment helping clients navigate complex regulatory frameworks and deliver sustainable outcomes that genuinely serve communities.

The Opportunity

The position is for a Senior Environmental Consultant to work within the Environmental team in Ireland. You will deliver impact assessments for projects at all levels, including major national infrastructure (transport, water, industrial and energy sectors) and urban development projects. Clients will include private developers, public sector authorities and other organisations. You will be working in a multi-disciplinary environment alongside other environmental, planning, engineering and urban design specialists, and will work closely with technical disciplines (both internal and external to Arup) to deliver high quality environmental consultancy services.

As a Senior Environmental Consultant at Arup, you will:

• Lead environmental integration — embedding early-stage environmental assessment and planning considerations into major projects and policy submissions, ensuring statutory requirements and best practice are identified and addressed from the outset.
• Provide expert environmental planning advice — applying your deep knowledge of environmental legislation, impact assessment frameworks, and planning policy to guide the client's decision‑making across a varied and fast‑moving programme of infrastructure projects.
• Project manage multi-disciplinary environmental studies — coordinating and leading teams of technical specialists across ecology, heritage, noise, air quality, water, and other environmental disciplines to deliver integrated, high‑quality assessments on programme.
• Build and develop client relationships — acting as Arup's primary environmental contact within the client organisation, building trust at all levels, and identifying opportunities to broaden and deepen the partnership.
• Contribute to Arup's environmental practice — sharing knowledge and insights from this embedded position to support the wider team, and contributing to business development in environmental consulting in Ireland.

Does this role inspire you?

You will be a motivated, enthusiastic and competent individual with existing environmental consultancy experience. You will require the following knowledge, skills and attributes:

• Academic background: Degree in an environmental discipline or planning with a strong environmental component, or equivalent professional qualification and experience; Chartership with a relevant professional institution (e.g. IEMA, CIEEM/CEcol, CIWEM, IPI/RTPI) is strongly preferred.
• Professional experience: More than 8+ years of relevant experience in environmental consulting, planning, or a closely related field, with a demonstrable track record on infrastructure or major development projects.
• Environmental legislation and impact assessment: Strong working knowledge of environmental legislation and proven experience applying relevant law, policy, and guidance in the context of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), or equivalent frameworks.
• Project and team leadership: Proven track record of project managing environmental commissions successfully, including coordinating and leading multi-disciplinary teams of technical specialists to deliver on time and to quality standards.
• Client‑facing and delivery‑focused: You manage competing priorities effectively across multiple concurrent projects, maintaining quality and momentum in a dynamic, client‑facing environment; experience working in embedded or seconded roles is an advantage.

Why Arup?

At Arup, we believe in rewarding our members for their contributions to our shared success. As a trust‑owned company, we have the freedom to pursue meaningful work that aligns with our purpose and values. We also offer a unique profit share program, allowing our members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Benefits that work for you:

• Professional Growth & Development: Benefit from continuous learning opportunities, training programs, and mentorship to enhance your skills and advance your career at Arup.
• Global Opportunities: Collaborate with colleagues worldwide and explore potential short‑term or long‑term assignments at other Arup offices and project locations.
• Financial Well‑being & Ownership: Receive a competitive salary and benefits package and share in Arup's success through our global profit‑sharing programme.
• Wellbeing and Culture: At Arup we are committed to fostering a healthy working culture by offering a range of health and wellbeing benefits, including health insurance, flexible working schemes, wellness programmes and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: We strive to embed inclusion in our way of working, our interactions with one another and the projects we deliver. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for talented people of any background, based on merit, fairness and respect.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective where individuality is encouraged. Our strength comes from how we respect, share, and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas. You'll have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, and to the clients and communities we serve.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of the world around us. We actively promote a culture of inclusion where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued.

We welcome applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, disability, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please visit our Candidate Support page for contact information and assistance. We're happy to help.

Do you want to join us in shaping a better world?