Principal EIA Consultant

About the role

As a Principal EIA Consultant within WSP’s Environmental Assessment and Management team, you will work with a range of technical environmental specialists and design teams across multiple sectors to lead environmental teams and inputs to project designs and assessments. You will be instrumental in improving the environmental performance for a diverse range of projects across multiple sectors.

The role would suit an enthusiastic individual looking to influence, manage, and deliver environmental elements of energy T&D infrastructure projects. You will have responsibility for managing projects including tasks relating to bidding, project team management, project delivery, and financial management.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in growing our energy T&D sector offer, working with sector leads and client account managers to drive thought leadership and win new business.
• Provide environmental advice and support to clients, project managers, and colleagues.
• Work with colleagues, environmental specialists, clients, and engineering teams to promote sustainable design and environmental enhancement.
• Manage the delivery of a diverse range of environmental inputs into energy T&D projects including planning applications, EA/EIA, route optioneering, site selection, stakeholder engagement, and support for DCO examinations and planning inquiries.
• Manage projects, overseeing performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety aspects.
• Build relationships with clients and identify opportunities to provide support in areas such as resourcing, programming, strategy development, and project delivery.
• Undertake activities to secure new work, including preparing proposals, contributing to strategic-bid preparation, and participating in business development opportunities.
• Support the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we do business, whether through Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA, etc.
• Inspire and upskill junior colleagues to support their career development.
• Promote an inclusive workplace, demonstrating an understanding of Health and Safety while living the values of our health, safety, and wellbeing culture.
• Undertake actions that contribute toward the success of the WSP business strategy, while being self-motivated toward goals relevant to the role, team, and your projects.

Requirements

• A relevant environmental degree-level qualification in EIA or similar.
• Achieved or demonstrably working toward Chartered Environmental Status and full membership of IEMA or a similar qualification with a relevant professional body.
• Excellent experience of EIA and EIA processes and working with limited supervision within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Sound knowledge and experience of relevant environmental and planning legislation.
• First-rate verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and reviewing with an attention to detail.
• Experience in large-scale infrastructure projects, for example, rail, highways, energy, commercial/residential.
• Comprehensive project management skills, including commercial and risk aspects, forecasting, and quality assurance.