Overview

Senior or Principal Superintendent, EIA - Onshore Renewables (UK Wide) role at WSP. The role involves contributing to environmental input for onshore renewables projects and supporting planning applications, EIA work, and related environmental consultancy tasks within the Environmental Consents team.

What you will do

• Managing the delivery of a diverse range of environmental inputs into onshore renewables projects including planning applications, EIA, and support for DCO examinations and/or planning inquiries.
• Providing environmental inputs into projects such as EIA screening requests and scoping reports, environmental constraints studies, environmental management plans and Environmental Statements.
• Building relationships with clients and identifying opportunities to assist with resourcing, programming, strategy development and project delivery.
• Undertaking activities to secure new work, including preparing proposals, contributing to strategic bid preparation, and participating in business development opportunities.
• Supporting the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we work (e.g., Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA).
• Inspiring and upskilling junior colleagues to support their career development.
• Promoting an inclusive workplace, demonstrating an understanding of Health and Safety while upholding the health, safety, and wellbeing culture.
• Contributing to the success of the WSP business strategy with self-motivation toward goals relevant to the role, team, and projects.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

• A relevant environmental degree level qualification in EIA or similar.
• Achieved or working towards Practitioner or Chartered Environmental Status and Full membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., IEMA).
• Experience of undertaking EIA for onshore renewables schemes with limited supervision, including under UK planning regimes (e.g., Town and Country Planning Act and Planning Act 2008).
• Ability to coordinate tasks across technical teams, external clients, stakeholders and partner organisations, delivering projects on time and within budget in line with business procedures.
• Ability to lead and contribute to meetings with the wider technical team and external clients and stakeholders.
• Experience in coordinating environmental surveys required to support an EIA for renewables schemes, with knowledge of Health and Safety requirements.
• Experience in bid preparation and responding to client change requests with appropriate fee adjustments for renewables projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong report writing and review capabilities, attention to detail, and focus on quality assurance.

About us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our people are united by a purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With expertise across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to local communities and driven by international collaboration.

What’s in it for you

• Work-life balance with hybrid working policy (flexibility to work from home two days a week and collaborate in offices across the UK).
• Inclusive and belonging culture with employee resource groups and opportunities to bring your authentic self to work.
• Health and wellbeing support through Thrive programme, access to Virtual GP, workplace adjustments, gym benefits, and menopause support.
• Flexible working arrangements, including part-time options, extra leave, and use of bank holidays to suit you.
• Development opportunities through training, mentoring, and Chartership support.