Location
Croydon, with flexible hybrid working options and additional office locations across the UK including Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, and St Albans.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Are you passionate about improving the environmental performance of infrastructure development projects and supporting the UK’s net zero commitments? Join AECOM’s established Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) team of over 165 professionals across the UK and Ireland. As a Senior Environmental Consultant, you will coordinate environmental inputs to EIA screening and scoping reports, Environmental Statements, and supporting documents, including technical review of specialist chapters. You will be involved throughout all project life stages, from early strategy and site identification through to detailed design, construction, and operation. This role offers the opportunity to work on large-scale development projects across multiple consenting regimes such as DCO, TCPA, TWA, and hybrid Bills.

You will contribute to a diverse portfolio including energy generation (carbon capture, hydrogen, renewables), energy distribution and transmission, carbon capture pipelines, strategic rail projects, highway improvements, regeneration developments, and projects within ecommerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial, residential, and industrial sectors.

Your responsibilities will include ensuring the highest quality standards in deliverables, developing project management skills by coordinating resources and budgets, collaborating with integrated design teams to improve environmental outcomes, engaging directly with clients and internal teams, and supporting business development activities to promote AECOM’s environmental services.

Join a dynamic environment where innovation, inclusivity, and professional growth are encouraged, and contribute to projects that create a positive and tangible impact worldwide.

Experience
- Proven EIA consultancy experience including coordination and technical review of environmental reports and specialist chapters.
- Experience working across multiple consenting regimes (DCO, TCPA, TWA, hybrid Bill) is desirable.
- Exposure to large-scale infrastructure projects and environmental assessments.

About you
- Collaborative team player with the ability to coordinate inputs from specialist technical teams.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including technical report writing and stakeholder engagement.
- Developing project management skills including programming and budget management.
- Commitment to innovation and continuous professional development.
- Confidence in client-facing roles and business development activities.

Qualifications
- Degree in a relevant environmental discipline, preferably a Masters degree.
- Appropriate professional membership (e.g., IEMA).
- Understanding of relevant consenting regimes and environmental legislation.
- Experience with DCO and/or TWAO consenting regimes is beneficial but not essential.