Principal EIA Consultant

Job DescriptionIs this your next job Read the full description below to find out, and do not hesitate to make an application.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 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, and everything we do aligns with our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.As 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.Key ProjectsEnergy generation projects, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and renewables (such as large scale solar and floating offshore wind)Energy distribution and transmission projects (including projects forming part of the Great Grid Upgrade)Carbon capture pipelinesStrategic national and regional rail projectsHighway improvements and greenway projectsRegeneration projects, including portside developmentsDevelopments within the ecommerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial/residential and industrial sectorsResponsibilitiesProvide Expertise: As a Principal Environmental Consultant you’ll manage 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. You’ll be involved in 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. You’ll 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 and compliance with our rigorous quality management procedures.Project Management: Make effective use of your project management skills, appropriately managing resources and budgets (with support as applicable).Collaborate: 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, and opportunities to deliver benefits.Client Contact: Manage client relationships and internal supply teams.Growth: Promote AECOM’s environmental services to both internal and external audiences. Identify and lead business development opportunities and associated fee and technical proposal development.QualificationsExperience of providing consultancy servicesAn excellent understanding of the EIA processes, environmental assessment methods and applicable planning legislationA detailed understanding of relevant consenting and licensing regimesConfidence when engaging with a wide variety of stakeholder groupsThe ability to work collaboratively as part of an established team, coordinating inputs from specialist technical teamsExcellent verbal and report writing skills, including technical reviewingProject management skills, including programming, staff resource management and budget managementA degree in a relevant environmental discipline (preferably a Masters degree) and an appropriate professional membershipWillingness to travelBonus QualificationsChartered Environmentalist statusInterest in line management duties and staff mentoringExperience of the DCO and / or TWAO consenting regimesDisability Accommodations & EEO StatementWe are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. xpwpeyx We give you the flexibility to work hybrid, whether in an AECOM office, remote location, or at a client site, in a dynamic environment that champions integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and pioneering mindset.