Senior or Principal Consultant, EIA - Onshore Renewables (UK Wide)

WSP
Manchester, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Consulting & AdvisorySkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Stakeholder management","Project management","Bid management"]

Role leads environmental consents for onshore renewables across the UK, delivering planning applications, EIAs, and supporting DCO examinations and inquiries. Works within a multidisciplinary team to manage environmental inputs, coordinate with clients and stakeholders, and drive bids, strategy, and project delivery in a high-impact consultancy setting.

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Senior or Principal Consultant, EIA - Onshore Renewables (UK Wide)

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Job Summary

Role leads environmental consents for onshore renewables across the UK, delivering planning applications, EIAs, and supporting DCO examinations and inquiries. Works within a multidisciplinary team to manage environmental inputs, coordinate with clients and stakeholders, and drive bids, strategy, and project delivery in a high-impact consultancy setting.
Location: Manchester, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Consulting & Advisory

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage the delivery of environmental inputs into onshore renewables projects, including planning applications, EIA, and support for DCO examinations/planning inquiries.
  • •Demonstrate awareness and experience in delivering environmental inputs into projects including EIA screening requests, scoping reports, environmental constraints studies, environmental management plans and Environmental Statements.
  • •Build relationships with clients and identify opportunities to support in resourcing, programming, strategy development and project delivery.
  • •Lead activities to secure new work, including preparing proposals, contributing to strategic bid preparation, and participating in business development opportunities.
  • •Support development of innovative techniques (e.g., Digital EIA, Future Ready EIA) to shape how the business operates.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Hybrid Working

Key Requirements

  • •A relevant environmental degree level qualification in EIA, or similar.
  • •Achieved or demonstrably working towards Practitioner or Chartered Environmental Status and Full membership of IEMA, or similar qualification with a relevant professional body.
  • •Demonstratable experience of undertaking EIA for onshore renewables schemes with limited supervision, including under a range of UK planning regimes such as the Town and Country Planning Act and the Planning Act 2008.
  • •Demonstrates the ability to apply programme knowledge to coordinate tasks across technical teams, external clients, stakeholders, and partner organisations, while delivering projects on time and within budget.
  • •Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong report writing and review capabilities.
Experience:RenewablesEnvironmental consulting
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipStakeholder managementProject managementBid management
Certifications:IEMA
Languages:English

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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