Senior EIA Consultant

Overview

In this role you will lead environmental inputs across engineering projects, shaping designs from feasibility through delivery. You collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to improve environmental performance, support consent processes, and promote sustainable design. You will manage bids, projects, and client relationships, driving environmental gain and healthy communities. This is a chance to influence large-scale schemes and mentor junior colleagues while advancing your own professional status.

Responsibilities

• Provide environmental advice to clients, PMs and colleagues
• Coordinate environmental inputs across multiple sectors including EIA screening, scoping, and environmental statements
• Manage project delivery, including technical quality, commercial aspects, and HSE
• Build and maintain client relationships and identify resourcing and delivery opportunities
• Lead and contribute to business development, proposals, and strategic bid activities
• Promote innovative techniques (Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA) and upskill junior staff
• Foster an inclusive, health, safety, and wellbeing culture and align with WSP values
• Contribute to the success of the business strategy through proactive, self-motivated work
• Support cross-discipline teams and stakeholders to integrate environmental considerations into designs

Key requirements

• Relevant environmental degree level qualification in EIA or similar
• Chartered Environmental Status or working towards IEMA Full membership or equivalent
• Experience of EIA processes and working with limited supervision in multi-disciplinary teams
• Knowledge of environmental and planning legislation
• Post-qualified experience coordinating environmental assessments
• Understanding of project management, including commercial risk and QA
• Bid preparation and work-winning experience
• Experience liaising with cross-discipline teams, clients, and external bodies
• Strong verbal and written communication with attention to detail
• Experience promoting health, safety and wellbeing culture

• strong communication
• leadership and mentoring
• stakeholder management
• EIA delivery and coordination
• environmental legislation knowledge
• preparation of Environmental Statements and related reports

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