Principal Consultant – EIA

RPS, a Tetra Tech company is looking for a
Principal
EIA Consultant
to join us at one of our busy and vibrant offices in
Oxford, London, Edinburgh, Cardiff or Manchester
. This role can be hybrid and either full-time or part time working hours.

About The Team
Our EIA team is working on some of the most exciting projects in the UK and internationally, including offshore and onshore wind farms, solar and battery storage projects, airports and data centres. We combine this with the opportunity to work on a of range of smaller EIA projects, providing our team with opportunities to work on some of the largest projects across a range of sectors.

Our Projects Include

• Offshore wind and transmission projects, including the recently consented Mona Offshore Wind Project, as well as work for Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms and Ossian.
• Airports, including Gatwick and Manston.
• A range of large-scale solar projects, including those at all stages of the DCO process (from site selection/design through to the Examination stage).
• A range of DNS onshore wind projects in Wales.
• Onshore wind, battery storage and feasibility studies in Scotland.
• Our track record means that we gain repeat business across these sectors. Our varied portfolio and a range of new opportunities means that our team is expanding.

Your Impact
Join RPS, a Tetra Tech company to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to grow your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

What You Will Be Doing
This role would be a great move for a
Principal EIA Consultant
who is ready for the next stage in their career. This role will increase your experience across a variety of projects from small to large long-term flagship projects.

You'll be working within a multi-disciplinary environment with highly experienced and collaborative colleagues. There is a genuine ethos of ensuring a good work/life balance within this diverse and friendly team. You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly regarded team, including leading industry experts as well as partner with the wider RPS sustainability, climate change, planning, landscape, ecology, heritage, health and transport teams.

A Typical Week Could Include

• Leading project teams for some of the largest and most prominent EIA projects in the UK.
• Taking project meetings with topic teams and internal and external clients.
• Managing EIA teams, including teams of topic authors and managing inputs from less experienced members of staff.
• Working with topic authors to ensure delivery of high quality and legally robust deliverables.
• Providing an active role in developing mitigation with the topic experts and client teams.
• Managing consultation programmes, including stakeholder meetings.
• Detailed technical review and sign off for ES deliverables.
• Project management, including financial planning.
• Working with our digital and design teams to further develop our capacity in digital EIA.
• Line managing other members of the team.
• We welcome applicants who specialise in EIA, as well as applicants who are keen to combine this role with work with our sustainability and climate team, as well as applicants with technical writing skills for relevant topics, such as ecology, hydrology and socio-economics.

Who We Are Looking For
You will need to have excellent writing and technical review skills, be able to work collaboratively and have the ability to work with others. A good eye for detail is essential as is strong problem-solving skills, helping to address client concerns and 'make complex easy'.

We Would Like You To Have

• Experience of leading and successfully delivering EIA projects independently (essential).
• Experience as the project manager and main client contact for complex projects, such as DCO, DNS and other major projects (essential).
• Excellent understanding of the Planning Act and requirements for EIA and consultation under this regime (essential).
• Experience in delivering high quality reporting, underpinned by a detailed understanding of what the EIA Regulations require (essential).
• Project management skills, including financial planning.
• An excellent ability to communicate clearly with clients and colleagues (essential).
• Willingness to travel to client meetings/workshops, consultation events and to other RPS Tetra Tech offices (essential).
• Experience in leading NSIPs/DCO/DNS projects (desirable).
• A related technical area of expertise, or experience in writing technical assessments, such as hydrology, climate change, ecology or air quality (desirable).
• Experience in feasibility studies for onshore wind, solar/battery storage (desirable).
• There will be some travel so a full UK driving license is required.

Qualifications

• A first degree in a relevant environmental subject and ideally an MSc in a relevant topic e.g. Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management or similar.

What is in it for you?
We're proud to be an accredited training provider, internationally recognised and providing robust fully accredited professional training programmes - to master's degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we provide learning and development for everyone.

We support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Our network of people and knowledge will expand your horizons and give you access to a variety of interesting projects.

Embracing diverse ideas, perspectives, and thinking styles is at the heart of what we do. We need a mix of experiences and techniques to develop the ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You'll be joining a diverse community of experts and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

Why Choose RPS, a Tetra Tech Company
In 2023 RPS joined Tetra Tech, enabling us to combine our expertise with the reach and resources of a prestigious global organisation.

We design, and manage projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech's strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.

As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.

We're a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that's right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.

About Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With over 30,000 employees working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.

Recruitment Agencies
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