Job Description
Senior/Principal EIA Consultant
Southampton, Bristol, Corsham, Birmingham and Lewes, United Kingdom
Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? Are you motivated by creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature? Are you our new Senior or Principal EIA Consultant?
If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Impact Assessment department and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.
Your new role
You will bring your knowledge of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management into play as you co-ordinate statutory EIA, non-statutory environmental assessment and environmental due diligence processes required to support major development proposals across a range of sectors. You will have the opportunity to drive sustainable change through all stages in the project lifecycle across the data centre, industrial and property sectors. To succeed in this role, you will be able to work in a multi-disciplinary environment and apply an understanding of environmental consenting processes in the UK as well as an understanding of EIA process and regulations and will have the opportunity to support projects at various stages in the project lifecycle from early stage due diligence, feasibility, masterplanning and through EIA, to consent condition compliance.
Your key responsibilities will be:
1. Project management and coordination of environmental baseline data collection, interpretation of data and collaboration with colleagues and co-professionals to advise clients on environmental and sustainability constraints and opportunities for development.
2. Report writing (including due diligence, EIA screening & scoping reports, Environmental Statements, and other environmental reports), review of reporting and coordination of management of spatial data including for the preparation of figures.
3. Coordination and management of key technical and commercial aspects of project delivery.
4. Contributing to Impact Assessment business development activities, including the preparation of fee proposals, tender submissions, marketing materials and presentations.
5. Support the team’s leadership and wider management with team functions, including mentoring junior members of the team.
6. Developing relationships with both Ramboll colleagues, supply chain partners and our clients.
7. Engagement and liaison with clients at meetings and networking events.
Your new team
You will be part of our UK Impact Assessment department, which forms part of our Global Impact Assessment Service Line. The Service Line has been established to drive further growth and specialisation in Impact Assessment, building on our existing successes through a continued focus on national impact assessment work, alongside targeting large, strategic projects – no matter where these occur, within our geographic strongholds or beyond. Our UK business employs over 300 environmental science professionals in 19 locations and covers a breadth of consulting services structured around impact assessment, compliance, strategy and transactions, new initiatives and sustainability, product safety and stewardship, contaminated land, and water. Our clients include UK and global multinationals, utilities, local and central government and international institutions. Ramboll operates a flexible working policy, and with this you will be part of an exciting team of experts, who respect each other and work towards a common goal.
About you
From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.
These include:
8. Relevant degree in environmental sciences, environmental engineering or a related environmental discipline
9. Master’s degree in an environmental discipline (advantageous)
10. Relevant project delivery experience
11. Strong communication skills both written and oral, with the ability to liaise with colleagues and clients
12. A keenness for professional development and progression
What we can offer you
13. Strong company commitment and ethos centred on sustainable development, including in the data centre, industrial and property sectors
14. Investment in your development
15. Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
16. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
17. Matched pension contributions
18. Private medical cover and life assurance
19. Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
Work at the heart of sustainable change
Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realise their full potential.