Overview

Senior or Principal Consultant, EIA - Rail and Road (North East, North West and Scotland)

Join to apply for the Senior or Principal Consultant, EIA - Rail and Road (North East, North West and Scotland) role at WSP in the UK & Ireland.

What you will do

• Manage the delivery of a diverse range of environmental inputs into transport projects including planning applications, EIA, and support for DCO examinations and/or planning inquiries.
• Coordinate environmental inputs into projects such as EIA screening requests, scoping reports, environmental constraints studies, environmental management plans and Environmental Statements.
• Build relationships with clients and identify opportunities to support resourcing, programming, strategy development and project delivery.
• Lead activities to secure new work, including proposals, strategic bid preparation, and business development opportunities.
• Support the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we work (Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA, etc.).
• Inspire and upskill junior colleagues to support their career development.
• Promote an inclusive workplace, uphold Health and Safety, and live the company values around health, safety and wellbeing.
• Contribute to the WSP business strategy and be self-motivated toward goals for the role, team and projects.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

• A relevant environmental degree level qualification in EIA or similar.
• Practitioner or Chartered Environmental Status and Full membership of IEMA, or a similar qualification with a relevant professional body.
• Familiarity with consenting processes for transport infrastructure and transport-related projects (e.g., HRA, Environmental Permit applications) and how these integrate with planning and EIA for rail and road schemes, transport improvements, rail sidings, or station and infrastructure upgrades.
• Ability to coordinate tasks across technical teams, external clients, stakeholders and partner organisations, delivering on time and within budget in line with business procedures.
• Ability to lead and contribute to meetings with the wider technical team, clients and stakeholders.
• Understanding of HS2, Transport for London (TfL), Pathway, WebTAG, Network Rail and/or London Underground requirements is advantageous.
• Experience coordinating environmental surveys required to support an EIA for transport schemes, with knowledge of Health and Safety requirements.
• Experience in bid preparation and responding to client change requests with appropriate fee adjustments for transport infrastructure projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong report writing and review capabilities, attention to detail and commitment to quality assurance.

About us and how we support you

Join a great organisation. You will collaborate with a diverse team of technical specialists and design professionals to lead environmental contributions across project designs and assessments, improving environmental performance for a range of projects.

What’s in it for you

Work-life balance with hybrid working policy (flexibility to work from home two days a week) and modern offices across the UK. Inclusive culture, health and wellbeing support, flexible benefits and development opportunities including mentoring and Chartership.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Consulting

Industries

• Professional Services