Senior Consultant - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

WSP in the Middle East; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy is seeking a Senior Consultant for their Riyadh office. This role involves providing expert environmental support in various projects, engaging with clients, and managing environmental assessments. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in environmental regulations, excellent communication skills, and relevant academic qualifications. This position offers the chance to work in a dynamic team focused on making a positive impact across diverse sectors.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of professional experience in environmental assessments.
• Experience with EIA, ESIA, and ESDD projects.
• Ability to manage project financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ESDD projects and technical advisory on environment.
• Engage with clients on E&S aspects.
• Project manage large-scale environmental projects.

Skills

Environmental regulations knowledge

Sustainability practices

Project management skills

Collaboration

Excellent written communication

Verbal communication skills

Education

BSc and MSc in environmental or engineering discipline

Membership of a relevant professional body

Job description

Job Description

WSP is currently seeking to recruit an experienced senior consultant with a background in Environment Impact Assessment to be based in WSP Middle East offices and provide expert environmental support and advice across a range of projects.

The work will comprise engaging with design and construction teams in buildings and master planning projects to meet their environment and sustainability goals. This opportunity would be for the applicant to develop their consultancy skills, providing input to technical reports and writing proposals and work across different teams and specializations. You will be joining a well-respected, large and dynamic team with a wide range of clients across different markets and sectors including national and local government, industrial, commercial and scientific sectors.

Responsibilities

• Delivering Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) projects, Lenders Technical Advisory – Environment, Operators Engineer – Environment, ESIA compliance reviews.
• Assessment Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) and E&S risks in corporate mergers and acquisitions against Lender standards.
• Engagement with Clients and other stakeholders and providing support and guidance on critical E&S aspects.
• Project manage and author large scale environmental projects including (EIA, SEA, CEMP, environmental emergency response strategies, pollution prevention frameworks).
• An excellent understanding of the EIA processes environmental assessment methods and applicable planning legislation.
• Managing the preparation of EIA, ESIA, ESDD and similar studies, including the technical review of specialist chapters.
• Working collaboratively with design and planning teams to ensure environmental considerations.
• A detailed understanding of relevant environmental consenting and licensing requirements.
• Manage project financial performance and meeting profit targets.
• Prepare and manage multi-disciplinary tenders and seek opportunities for new work.

Qualifications

• BSc and MSc degree level qualified in a relevant environmental or engineering discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (i.e. IEMA or equivalent) and preferably chartered status.
• 6-10 years of extensive professional experience, strong understanding, knowledge of environmental regulations and sustainability practices in the Middle East region and internationally.
• Ability to work across multiple disciplines and a flexible mindset to working.
• Experience in providing technical alternatives and solutions to technical clarifications and design solutions to the clients.
• Significant proofreading, editing and report collation experience.
• Excellent written English and verbal communication, presentation and organizational skills.
• Experience of working on multiple projects, simultaneously.
• Robust project management, time management and financial management skills.
• Collaborative mindset and outcome driven working method.

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