Job Description
At WSP, you’ll find yourself challenged in more fascinating and far-reaching ways than ever before. You’ll explore new and inspiring opportunities to make the most of your expertise, broaden your professional horizons and create exciting new possibilities for people, organisations and society in general.
We are looking for a Principal level environmental professional to support our Environmental Management and Assessment Team in the UK, based from any of WSP’s UK offices. We have an exciting portfolio of projects which span a number of sectors such as onshore and offshore renewables, aviation, nuclear, rail to name but a few. We need people with creative spirit, a dedicated approach and a solid grounding in environmental design, assessment and management at any stage of the development project lifecycle.
Our Environmental Management and Assessment Team oversees and manages the environmental inputs to these schemes, with involvement through their lifecycle. Our early engagement at the concept and option stages helps us to shape projects that reflect the challenges of sensitive environments and communities.
Responsibilities
As a Principal EIA Consultant within WSP's Environmental Assessment and Management team, you will work with a range of technical environmental specialists and design teams across multiple sectors to lead environmental teams and inputs to project designs and assessments. You will be instrumental in improving the environmental performance for a diverse range of projects across multiple sectors.
* Providing environmental advice and support to clients, project managers and colleagues
* Working with colleagues, diverse environmental specialists, clients and engineering teams to promote sustainable design and environmental enhancement
* Leading large, multiple, and complex projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety
* Building relationships with clients and identifying opportunities to provide support in areas such as resourcing, programming, strategy development and project delivery.
* Proactively seeking to develop new client relationships and actively seeking opportunities for marketing services and cross-selling, including presenting at conferences on behalf of WSP.
* Leading on and contributing to the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we do our business.
* Driving performance improvement and career advancement opportunities across the team.
* Promoting and building team culture and being identified as a ‘go to’ person within the wider team, supporting others in problem solving and achieving team and business goals.
* Promoting an inclusive workplace, demonstrating an understanding of Health and Safety whilst living the values of our health, safety, and wellbeing culture.
* Undertaking actions that contribute towards the success of the WSP business strategy.
Qualifications
* Achieved or demonstrably working towards Chartered Environmental Status and Full membership of IEMA, or similar qualification with a relevant professional body
* Excellent experience of EIA and EIA processes and working with limited supervision within multi-disciplinary teams
* Sound knowledge and experience of relevant environmental and planning legislation
* First rate verbal and written communication skills including report writing and reviewing with an attention to detail
* Experience in large scale infrastructure projects, for example, rail, highways, energy, commercial / residential
* Comprehensive project management skills, including commercial and risk aspects, forecasting, and quality assurance
Job Info
* Job Identification 63250
* Locations 70 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1AF, GB
* Posting Date 11/06/2024, 10:11 AM
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