Principal EIA (Onshore) Consultant

Overview

As Principal EIA Consultant, you will lead Environmental Impact Assessment and consenting workstreams for wind, solar, battery storage, and transport projects. You’ll guide pre-application to determination phases from a senior position within the Environmental Assessment & Consents team. You will influence project outcomes through strong client relationships, risk management, and mentoring of junior staff. The role blends technical excellence with leadership to drive high-profile projects across the UK and Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Oversee consent-related workstreams including EIA/HRA and post-consent compliance across infrastructure projects
• Manage internal and external sub-consultant teams
• Advise clients on planning/consenting risks and work with technical teams to mitigate them
• Develop and maintain a highly engaged team and mentor junior members
• Lead stakeholder and client engagement
• Oversee financial and programme management of projects
• Oversee project administration and reporting
• Review work produced by team members for quality and consistency
• Manage production of proposals and tenders
• Carry out additional reasonable activities as required
• Ensure health, safety and mental wellbeing considerations are integrated and maintained

Key requirements

• Excellent report writing, communication, technical review and analytical skills
• Undergraduate degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Planning or related discipline
• Significant programme/project management experience on environmental projects with deadlines, budgets and relationships
• Established track record delivering EIA-related work (screening, scoping, end reporting)
• Experience in renewables, transport and other infrastructure sectors
• Understanding of Scottish policy/regulatory framework for impact assessment
• Stakeholder engagement expertise including meetings and supporting impact assessment materials
• Experience across UK & Ireland planning regimes
• Strong focus on meeting client requirements and delivering excellence
• Experience preparing fee and technical proposals

• stakeholder engagement
• leadership and mentoring
• client-focused collaboration
• EIA-related work (screening, scoping, reporting)
• HRA and post-consent compliance
• environmental planning or impact assessment

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