Principal EIA Consultant

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, 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. This position offers an opportunity to manage environmental inputs to large-scale development projects that are transforming our infrastructure – this includes: Project Scope Energy 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 pipelines Strategic national and regional rail projects Highway improvements and greenway projects Regeneration projects, including portside developments Developments within the e‑commerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial/ residential and industrial sectors Responsibilities Provide Expertise: As a Principal Environmental Consultant you will 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 will be involved in all project life stages, from early strategy development and site identification studies, through feasibility, optioning/ option selection, outline design, to detailed design, discharging of conditions, construction, and scheme operation/maintenance. You will 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 are compliant 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 – identifying environmental constraints, impact avoidance and mitigation solutions, as well as 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. Ready to push the limits of what's possible? To apply for this role, you will need to be able to demonstrate interest and experience of managing and coordinating multidisciplinary environmental inputs to infrastructure development projects. You should also have: Qualifications Experience of providing consultancy services An excellent understanding of the EIA processes, environmental assessment methods and applicable planning legislation A detailed understanding of relevant consenting and licensing regimes Confidence when engaging with a wide variety of stakeholder groups The ability to work collaboratively as part of an established team, coordinating inputs from specialist technical teams Excellent verbal and report writing skills, including technical reviewing Project management skills, including programming, staff resource management and budget management A degree in a relevant environmental discipline (preferably a Masters degree) and an appropriate professional membership Willingness to travel Bonus Qualifications Chartered Environmentalist status Interest in line‑management duties and staff mentoring Experience of the DCO and/or TWAO consenting regimes Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. #J-18808-Ljbffr