Senior EIA Consultant

Start here. Grow here.

Are you passionate about improving the environmental performance of infrastructure development projects and helping the UK to deliver its net zero commitments If so wed love to hear from you at AECOM.

By joining us you will work daily with technical experts within our established Environmental Impact (EIA) team which comprises 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 whilst everything we do aligns with our environmental social and governance (ESG) strategy.

As we are a national team we are flexible in terms of office location this includes offices in Basingstoke Belfast Birmingham Bristol Cardiff Chesterfield Croydon Edinburgh Exeter Glasgow Leeds London Aldgate Manchester Newcastle Nottingham Plymouth St Albans Warrington as well as taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model.

At AECOM were at the forefront of innovation delivering an exceptional portfolio of projects through longterm partnerships with key clients. This position offers an opportunity to be involved in largescale development projects that are transforming our infrastructure this includes:

• Energy generation projects including carbon capture and storage hydrogen and renewables (such large scale solar and floating offshore wind)
• Energy distribution and transmission projects (including projects forming part of the Great Grid Upgrade)
• Carbon capture pipelines
• Strategic national and regional rail projects
• Highway improvements and greenway projects
• Regeneration projects including port side developments
• Developments within the ecommerce minerals and waste water defence aviation commercial/ residential and industrial sectors

Heres what youll do:

• Provide Expertise: As a Senior Environmental Consultant youll coordinate environmental inputs to EIA screening and scoping reports environmental assessments/ Environmental Statements (and in the future Environmental Outcomes Reports) and supporting documents including the technical review of specialist chapters. Youll be involved across all project life stages from early strategy development and site identification studies through feasibility optioneering/ option selection outline design to detailed design discharging of conditions construction and scheme operation/ maintenance. Youll have the opportunity to work across a portfolio of development projects covering multiple consenting regimes (DCO TCPA TWA hybrid Bill etc.). 
• Ensure Quality: Your role requires a critical eye for detail to ensure that our deliverables are produced to the highest quality standards.
• Project Management: Your role will enable you to develop your project management skills by coordinating resources and budgets (with support as applicable).
• Collaborate: You will work as part of integrated design teams to improve the environmental outcomes of our projects you will identify environmental constraints identify impact avoidance and mitigation solutions as well as opportunities to deliver benefits.
• Client Contact: Your role will require direct contact with our clients and our internal supply teams.
• Growth: You will promote AECOMs environmental services to both internal and external audiences. You will support business development opportunities and associated fee and technical proposal development.

If youre passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality AECOM welcomes you. Join our team where we dont just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not follow our AECOM Environmental services page on LinkedIn to stay updated on the impactful projects were working on and see firsthand the difference were making in the industry

Come grow with us.

Become part of our dynamic to join our Environment & Sustainability business that has over 650 staff working across the UK and Ireland. Collaborate with toptier experts to deliver a variety of captivating projects and actively promote AECOMs environmental services to both internal and external audiences. At AECOM youll thrive in an inclusive and forwardthinking environment where your contributions are valued.

And lets not forget about the perks at AECOM. Youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and wellbeing customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a worklife balance that suits your lifestyle technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for:

• A degree in a relevant environmental discipline (preferably a Masters degree) and an appropriate professional membership.
• EIA consultancy experience including coordinating the preparation of environmental reports and the technical review of specialist chapters.
• A developing understanding of relevant consenting regimes.
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of an established team coordinating inputs from specialist technical teams.
• Developing project management skills including programming and budget management.
• A commitment to innovation and continuing professional development.
• Experience of the DCO and/ or TWAO consenting regimes would be beneficial but not essential.
• Efficient verbal and report writing skills including technical reviewing and confidence when engaging with a wide variety of stakeholder groups.

Additional Information :

We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at 

At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives. 

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you

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For further information about the role reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (Jean Jones).

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public and privatesector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime