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Senior Environmental Consultant, Midlothian
Client: Arup
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Job Category: Other
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EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 202a11dc0d29
Job Views: 7
Posted: 12.08.2025
Expiry Date: 26.09.2025
Job Description:
Joining Arup
Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach have set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants, and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. Through our work, we make a positive difference in the world.
We offer a multidisciplinary service aimed at developing policy, assessing outcomes, creative design and implementation, gaining regulatory approvals, reporting publicly, managing risk, and controlling costs. Arup’s Climate and Sustainability Services team comprises a broad range of specialisms. Within this, the Environment team coordinates and manages design input and Impact Assessments, working with various technical disciplines on a wide range of development types.
The team has expertise in environmental impact assessment (EIA), strategic environmental assessment (SEA), health impact assessment (HIA), and integrated impact assessment (IIA). We have a track record of delivering assessments for high-profile, major infrastructure, and development projects.
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The Opportunity
The position is for a Senior Environmental Consultant based in our North-West & Yorkshire region. The role focuses on coordinating environmental input to design activities, embedding sustainable outcomes, and delivering impact assessments for projects across the UK, especially major national infrastructure in transport, water, and energy sectors. Clients include private developers, public sector authorities, and other organizations. You will work in a multidisciplinary team alongside environmental, planning, engineering, and urban design specialists to deliver high-quality environmental and sustainability consultancy services.
Your responsibilities include:
* Driving a holistic approach to design to realize positive environmental outcomes and delivering environmental impact assessments.
* Promoting management of the assessment process and technical teams.
* Reviewing technical inputs, writing environmental reports (including EIA screening letters, scoping reports, Environmental Statements), and supporting compliance reviews.
At Arup, we value individuality and diversity, encouraging everyone to thrive. Our strength lies in respecting, sharing, and connecting diverse experiences and ideas.
You will have the opportunity to do socially meaningful work that benefits Arup, your career, our members, and the communities we serve.
Is this role right for you?
We are interested in candidates with:
* Degree-level education in a relevant subject.
* Chartered status or working towards Chartership with an appropriate institute (e.g., IEMA).
* Project knowledge in Energy and/or Water sectors is desirable.
* Experience with EIA in the UK and knowledge of UK regimes (DCO, hybrid Bill).
* Knowledge of carbon and sustainability assessment tools (e.g., BREEAM) is desirable.
What we offer you:
We care about your success and offer a competitive total reward package, including benefits supporting health, wellbeing, learning, and career growth. Our ownership model allows personal responsibility and alignment with our purpose. Profit Share enables members to share in our collective success. Benefits include private medical insurance, life assurance, accident insurance, income protection, and flexible benefits to support your wellbeing.
Our Values and Diversity
Arup is committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or family status. We foster an open environment that embraces diverse perspectives and ideas.
Application Process
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