Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Flexible office locations available across the UK including Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, and St Albans, with a hybrid working model.

Hours
Full Time, with flexible working arrangements.

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 that support the UK’s net zero commitments and transform the built environment. Projects include energy generation (carbon capture, hydrogen, renewables), energy distribution and transmission, carbon capture pipelines, strategic rail, highway improvements, regeneration, and developments across ecommerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial, residential, and industrial sectors.

Your responsibilities will include managing environmental inputs to EIA screening and scoping reports, Environmental Statements, and supporting documents across all project stages from early strategy and feasibility through to construction and operation. You will work across multiple consenting regimes such as DCO, TCPA, TWA, and hybrid Bills.

You will ensure the highest quality standards in deliverables, apply strong project management skills to manage resources and budgets, collaborate with integrated design teams to improve environmental outcomes, manage client relationships and internal teams, and lead business development opportunities. You will be part of a large, expert Environmental Impact team and contribute to AECOM’s commitment to environmental, social, and governance priorities.

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 and 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.