Principal environmental consultant

Principal Environmental Consultant

£55,000 to £70,000 + company car + benefits

Hybrid working – South UK Based

Are you ready to lead Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) support during design on complex infrastructure projects? Do you enjoy turning environmental risk and compliance into practical, measurable improvements?

We're looking for a Principal Environmental Consultant to join a leading UK Principal Contractor, turning over in excess of £2bn. This is an opportunity to play a leading role in the environmental delivery of major infrastructure projects across the UK, helping to shape environmental strategy from design through to delivery, joining an existing team of over 30 environmental professionals.

This is a hybrid role, with offices based across Oxfordshire, Beaconsfield, Bristol, Exeter, Cambridge, Suffolk, Ipswich, Luton or Winchester.

Key responsibilities of the Principal Environmental Consultant:

• Provide environmental advice and leadership across key project stages, coordinating internal and external inputs
• Deliver/oversee EIA processes, ensuring high-quality outputs and compliance through to handover to delivery
• Embed carbon reduction, nature-based and climate resilience solutions through stakeholder engagement
• Lead technical review and support assessment, consents and sustainability inputs on complex projects

The successful Principal Environmental Consultant will have:

• Degree qualified in an environmental or related discipline, with Chartered Environmentalist (or equivalent) accreditation desirable
• Strong knowledge of EIA processes, assessment methods and relevant planning legislation
• Proven experience delivering environmental assessments, consents and sustainability inputs across complex projects
• Strong report writing, technical review and project management skills; confident stakeholder engagement and UK driving licence

If you require further information or you would like to apply, please contact Alex Lee on (phone number removed). Job Reference 4752

Irwin and Colton is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.