Job Description Start here. Grow here. Are you passionate about improving the environmental performance of infrastructure development projects and helping the UK to deliver its net zero commitments? If so, we’d love to hear from you at AECOM. By joining us you will work daily with technical experts within our established Environmental Impact (EIA) team which comprises over 165 staff across the UK and Ireland. We are a founding member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) EIA Quality Mark, whilst everything we do aligns with our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. As we are a national team, we are flexible in terms of office location – this includes offices in Basingstoke, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chesterfield, Croydon, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Plymouth, St Albans, Warrington as well as taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model. At AECOM, we’re at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of projects brought through long-term partnerships with key clients. This position offers an opportunity to manage environmental inputs to large-scale development projects that are transforming our infrastructure – this includes: Energy generation projects, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and renewables (such as large scale solar and floating offshore wind) Energy distribution and transmission projects (including projects forming part of the Great Grid Upgrade) Carbon capture pipelines Strategic national and regional rail projects Highway improvements and greenway projects Regeneration projects, including portside developments Developments within the ecommerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial/ residential and industrial sectors Here’s what you’ll do: Provide Expertise: As an Principal Environmental Consultant you’ll manage environmental inputs to EIA screening and scoping reports, environmental assessments/ Environmental Statements (and in the future Environmental Outcomes Reports) and supporting documents, including the technical review of specialist chapters. You’ll be involved in all project life stages, from early strategy development and site identification studies, through feasibility, optioneering/ option selection, outline design, to detailed design, discharging of conditions, construction, and scheme operation/ maintenance. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a portfolio of development projects covering multiple consenting regimes (DCO, TCPA, TWA, hybrid Bill etc.). Ensure Quality: Your role requires a critical eye for detail to ensure that our deliverables are produced to the highest quality standards and compliance with our rigorous quality management procedures. Project Management: Make effective use of your project management skills, appropriately managing resources and budgets (with support as applicable). Collaborate: You will working as part of integrated design teams to improve the environmental outcomes of our projects – you will identify environmental constraints, identify impact avoidance and mitigation solutions, as well as opportunities to deliver benefits. Client Contact: Your role will require the management of client relationships and internal supply teams. Growth: You will promote AECOM’s environmental services to both internal and external audiences. You will identify and lead business development opportunities and associated fee and technical proposal development. Why not follow our AECOM Environmental services page on LinkedIn to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry You will work daily with technical experts within our established Environmental Impact team. We are a founding member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) EIA Quality Mark, whilst everything we do aligns with our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. The following would be a bonus: Chartered Environmentalist status Interest in line management duties and staff mentoring Experience of the DCO and/ or TWAO consenting regimes