Senior EIA Consultant

Overview

In this role you will lead EIA projects within infrastructure and large urban development contexts, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality environmental statements. You will drive client engagement, budgeting, and bid contributions while mentoring junior staff. The position sits at Waterman’s expanding EIA team, offering exposure to a diverse project pipeline and opportunities for fast-track career progression. You will shape strategic outcomes by applying robust EIA and UK planning process expertise in high-impact developments.

Pay / Benefits

• 26 days holiday rising to 31 with loyalty days + bank holidays
• competitive salary and benefits package
• excellent training and development culture
• mentoring support from industry experts
• fast-tracked career progression
• opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day EIA project management and coordination for infrastructure and/or large-scale urban development projects
• Lead author and editor of environmental statements, including drafting sections and reviewing others’ technical chapters
• Coordinate multidisciplinary services and liaise with internal teams and external sub-consultants
• Attend meetings with clients, design teams, local authorities and consultees
• Manage project budgets and invoicing for internal and external teams
• Assist with preparing fee proposals and contribute to bids
• Participate in networking and client events

Key requirements

• Degree-level education in environmental science or related subject
• Ideally 4–5 years’ consultancy experience
• Proven track record delivering proportionate EIA on complex UK sites
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., ISEP)
• Excellent report writing, communication and organisational skills
• Solid understanding of EIA and the UK planning process
• Proactive, detail-oriented and motivated to succeed

• excellent written and verbal communication
• strong organisational skills
• proactive problem solving
• EIA project management
• environmental statement drafting and editing
• stakeholder engagement and coordination

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