Overview

Join or sign in to find your next job. The EIA Consultant | Senior Principal / Team Lead role at Stantec focuses on providing environmental impact assessment (EIA) advice and delivery in the UK and supporting team growth within the water sector.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Environmental Impact Assessment consultant at senior/principal level to support our water sector EIA advice and delivery across the UK and support team growth. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues across the UK and the island of Ireland and be responsible for technical oversight and governance for water sector EIA development projects, reporting into our UK&I Environmental Advisory, Assessment and Planning discipline lead. You will work alongside our existing practitioners and support further growth and capability strengthening. You will also have the opportunity to work on a variety of non-EIA projects with significant environmental components.

You will have substantial demonstrable experience in providing strategic environmental advice and/or EIA delivery (including screening, consultation, scoping and ES delivery) and in building strong relationships with key stakeholders. You will have a wide-ranging understanding of environmental constraints management and all facets of EIA, and you might have a background as an environmental generalist, a town and country planner, or have particular technical specialisms to bring to the role alongside those of our existing spectrum of technical teams. All environmental technical disciplines are represented in house and are available to work with you. We have a team of over 400 environmental and planning professionals delivering impactful projects across the UK&I with exceptionally strong growth and look ahead in the regulated water industry.

You can choose to be based in any of our Stantec offices with hybrid working allowing for a mix of home and in-office working while maintaining close ties to colleagues and clients.

About You

You have an environmental or related degree and you will be chartered (e.g., through CIWEM, CIEEM, IEMA). You have a good understanding of the environmental consulting market across the UK and possess a combination of entrepreneurial and commercial flair to help us grow our teams within a collaborative and supportive environment. You will have experience working within the regulated water industry and enjoy delivering innovative high-quality solutions for clients while working collaboratively to deliver shared goals. You are people-oriented, enjoy working with multi-disciplinary teams, and are passionate about the environment and doing the right thing. You will be experienced in growing and developing environmental teams and mentoring and managing people and project teams.

You have broad EIA technical and legislative knowledge and experience and most likely in-depth understanding of one or more environmental technical areas, such as geo-environmental, ecology, archaeology, landscape, acoustics or coastal/marine. Experience of undertaking EIA as part of the DCO process and of Strategic Environmental Assessment would be helpful, but not essential to the role.

Why Join Us

• Our People Culture: We're a close-knit team with a friendly and collaborative environment
• Growth: We are on an exciting growth journey across the UK and want you to be part of it
• Awards: Stantec has been recognized for sustainable leadership and workplace excellence
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension, holidays, private medical insurance, gym membership discounts, and more
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great Projects: Leading on transformational projects in water, infrastructure and residential sectors; significant presence across UK Water Frameworks for AMP8
• Industry-leading training and development and paid professional memberships

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 32,000 employees across 450 locations and six continents. We have worked with clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years, delivering sustainable, healthy, and prosperous communities through planning, design, delivery, and management of development and infrastructure projects.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We are committed to accessible recruitment processes; if you need any adjustments, please contact us to discuss how we can support you.