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Job Description
We’re looking for a Principal EIA consultant to join our national team, based from our growing office in Cardiff while also benefiting from our flexible hybrid working model.
Responsibilities
Provide expertise by managing environmental inputs to EIA screening and scoping reports, environmental assessments, Environmental Statements, and future Environmental Outcomes Reports, including technical review of specialist chapters.
Ensure quality by delivering deliverables to the highest standards and complying with rigorous quality management procedures.
Use project management skills to manage resources and budgets.
Collaborate with integrated design teams to improve environmental outcomes, identifying constraints, impact avoidance and mitigation solutions, and opportunities to deliver benefits.
Maintain client relationships and internal supply teams.
Promote AECOM’s environmental services to internal and external audiences, identify and lead business development opportunities, and develop fee and technical proposals.
Project Types
Energy generation projects – carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, renewables such as large‑scale solar and floating offshore wind.
Energy distribution and transmission projects – including those forming part of the Great Grid Upgrade.
Carbon capture pipelines.
Strategic national and regional rail projects.
Highway improvements and greenway projects.
Regeneration projects, including portside developments.
Developments in the ecommerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial/residential and industrial sectors.
Qualifications
Experience providing consultancy services.
Excellent understanding of the EIA processes, environmental assessment methods and applicable planning legislation.
Detailed understanding of relevant consenting and licensing regimes.
Confidence when engaging with a wide variety of stakeholder groups.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of an established team, coordinating inputs from specialist technical teams.
Excellent verbal and report‑writing skills, including technical reviewing.
Project management skills, including programming, staff resource management and budget management.
A degree in a relevant environmental discipline (preferably a master’s degree) and an appropriate professional membership.
Willingness to travel.
Bonus Qualifications
Chartered Environmentalist status.
Interest in line management duties and staff mentoring.
Experience of the DCO and/or TWAO consenting regimes.
Equal Opportunity & Disability Accommodation
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we\'ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using the email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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