Senior Environmental Consultant

Arup is hiring a Senior Environmental Consultant in London to lead impact assessments on major infrastructure and urban projects. Manage EIAs, guide teams, and deliver high-quality consultancy services. You will deliver impact assessments for projects at all levels, including major national infrastructure (transport, water and energy sectors) and urban development projects. Clients will include private developers, public sector authorities and other organizations. You will be working in a multi-disciplinary environment alongside other environmental, planning, engineering and urban design specialists, and will work closely with technical disciplines (both internal and external to Arup) to deliver high quality environmental consultancy services.

Your remit will be to undertake technical work as well as assist with proposal preparation and marketing activities. You will be accountable for: Delivering environmental impact assessment projects - this will involve managing the assessment process and technical teams and reviewing all technical inputs. Writing environmental reports including EIA screening letters, EIA scoping reports, Environmental Statements, and other environmental reports. Reviewing topic reports/inputs for compliance with EIA Regulations and project details. Project management activities including programming and budget control. Conveying and liaising with clients. Assisting with impact assessment team business development and marketing. Preparing bids and presentations.

Good knowledge of environmental legislation, and application of relevant legislation, policy and guidance in respect to impact assessment for a range of project types. Have a proven ability to project manage environmental projects, successfully managing teams of technical specialists and multi-disciplinary teams. Working within a commercial environment, including client liaison, programme and time management, quality assurance and financial/budget control. Ability to manage and direct more junior staff, including line management duties where appropriate. Providing advice on environmental mitigation and enhancement measures.

We are looking for people with:

• Education to degree level, preferably a master's degree.
• Full membership of an appropriate institute (e.g. Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) or equivalent).
• Chartered Environmentalist status but not mandatory.
• Project experience in Energy and/or Water sectors desirable.
• Experience of the Planning Act 2008 Development Consent Order (DCO) process. (desirable).