Location
Leeds, with flexible office locations available including Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, and St Albans. Hybrid working model available.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Join AECOM as a Principal Environmental Consultant working on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) projects. You will manage environmental inputs to large-scale infrastructure development projects across multiple consenting regimes including DCO, TCPA, TWA, and hybrid Bills. Projects include energy generation (carbon capture, hydrogen, renewables), energy distribution and transmission, carbon capture pipelines, national and regional rail, highway improvements, regeneration, and developments across ecommerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial, residential, and industrial sectors.

Your responsibilities will include managing EIA screening and scoping reports, environmental assessments/Environmental Statements, and supporting documents. You will be involved throughout all project stages from early strategy and site identification through to detailed design, construction, and operation. You will ensure the highest quality standards in deliverables, manage resources and budgets, collaborate with integrated design teams to improve environmental outcomes, and maintain client relationships. Additionally, you will promote AECOM’s environmental services, lead business development opportunities, and work closely with technical experts within the Environmental Impact team.

AECOM is a founding member of the IEMA EIA Quality Mark and aligns all work with its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to transformative infrastructure projects that support the UK’s net zero commitments and sustainable development goals.

Experience
Proven experience managing and coordinating multidisciplinary environmental inputs to infrastructure development projects. Strong knowledge of EIA, environmental assessment methods, planning legislation, and relevant consenting and licensing regimes. Experience with Development Consent Orders (DCO) and/or Transport and Works Act Orders (TWAO) is advantageous. Demonstrated consultancy experience with strong project management skills including programming, resourcing, and budget management. Ability to coordinate specialist technical inputs effectively.

About you
Confident communicator with excellent verbal, report writing, and technical review skills. Collaborative team player able to build strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Passionate about improving environmental performance and delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions. Willingness to travel and work flexibly across projects and stakeholder groups.

Qualifications
Degree in a relevant environmental discipline, preferably at Masters level. Appropriate professional membership is required. Chartered Environmentalist status and experience in mentoring and line management are advantageous.