Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom with flexible hybrid working options including offices in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, and St Albans.

Hours
Full Time, flexible hybrid working model.

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Are you passionate about improving the environmental performance of infrastructure development projects and helping the UK deliver its net zero commitments? Join AECOM’s established Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) team of over 165 staff across the UK and Ireland. As a Senior Environmental Consultant, you will coordinate environmental inputs to EIA screening and scoping reports, environmental assessments/Environmental Statements, and supporting documents, including technical review of specialist chapters. You will be involved across all project life stages from early strategy development, site identification, feasibility, optioneering, outline and detailed design, through to construction and operation/maintenance.

You will work on a diverse portfolio of large-scale development projects including energy generation (carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, renewables such as solar and floating offshore wind), energy distribution and transmission (including Great Grid Upgrade projects), carbon capture pipelines, strategic rail projects, highway improvements, regeneration projects, and developments across ecommerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial, residential, and industrial sectors.

Your role will require a critical eye for quality to ensure deliverables meet the highest standards. You will develop project management skills by coordinating resources and budgets, collaborate with integrated design teams to identify environmental constraints and mitigation solutions, and maintain direct client contact. You will also support business development activities and promote AECOM’s environmental services internally and externally.

Join a dynamic environment with over 800 professionals in the Environment business across the UK and Ireland, where your contributions are valued and your career growth is supported.

Experience
- Proven EIA consultancy experience including coordination of environmental reports and technical review of specialist chapters.
- Experience working across multiple consenting regimes (DCO, TCPA, TWA, hybrid Bill) is advantageous.
- Developing project management skills including programming and budget management.
- Ability to work collaboratively within established teams and coordinate specialist technical inputs.

About you
- Passionate about environmental performance and sustainability.
- Strong verbal and report writing skills with confidence engaging diverse stakeholder groups.
- Commitment to innovation and continuing professional development.
- Client-focused with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Enthusiastic about promoting environmental services and supporting business growth.

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