Senior EIA Consultant
Norwich
£35-55k DOE
My client is an independent and forward-thinking multi-disciplinary consultancy which provides exceptional planning, design, and environmental services across the United Kingdom, underpinned by regional knowledge, service-specific expertise, and strong client relationships. They have delivered some of the most significant infrastructure projects at a national scale.
To support their ongoing growth, we are looking for new members of the team to deliver excellence in supporting their clients on new infrastructure projects.
The Role
As a Senior EIA Consultant, you'll be a key member of the project delivery team for a Development Consent Order providing technical advice. You will be a key point of contact for the client but supported by a wider team, providing environmental project management and planning advice. You will also have the enablement to support and develop others within the team to build strong competence to aid delivery for our clients.
Responsibilities In The Role
- You'll lead and provide technical advice on multidisciplinary environmental inputs across a range of projects, with a focus on the management of EIAs, in support of gaining development consent.
- The role also includes coordinating the preparation of EIA screening and scoping reports and Environmental Statements, including the technical review of specialist chapters.
- You will liaise with internal supply teams, including working collaboratively with design teams to ensure that environmental considerations are appropriately considered.
- A great opportunity to work in partnership with other members of the EIA team, managing resources, delegating activities, and monitoring budgets.
- You'll get involved with providing comprehensive advices on internal sustainability initiatives, sustainability and carbon neutral opportunities.
- You'll have experience and competence in preparing and submitting EIA reports
- The role will involve conducting research and undertaking comprehensive planning appraisals to establish the development potential of sites.
- You will have experience and capability in writing high quality reports with clear recommendations.
- You will be comfortable in preparing fee proposals (with support from your line manager) to generate new business.
The candidate will ideally have;
- An environmental or related degree.
- Chartership status or be on the journey to becoming chartered (through CIWEM, CIEEM, IEMA)
- Thrive on working on broad and technical projects, delivering to a high standard for clients.
- Have experience on providing technical advice for large and mid level infrastructure projects
- Strong competent and up to date EIA technical and legislative knowledge and experience and most likely understanding of one or more environmental technical areas.
- Consultancy experience
- Desirable: Experience of mentoring and managing junior members of the team
Benefits
Private medical insurance - via vitality healthcare- BUPA medical Cash plan
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement
- Loyalty leave - accruable service days
- Hybrid working environment
- Company bonus scheme - rewarding for growth
- Defined promotion windows throughout the year
- Team celebration events and socials
- Monthly performance awards
- Enhanced company pension, looking after your future
- Death in service cover, securing others future
- Professional body membership cover
- Protected CPD time (individual and company)
- Defined career progression framework
Plus so much more….