Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36, people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
As part of a growing and agile business, our Environmental Planning team is looking for a Associate Technical Director EIA/SEA Consultant with a broad range of EIA/SEA and / or planning experience. You will work collaboratively with a range of technical specialists on a huge variety of projects, lead and coordinate EIA/SEAs and related deliverables, establish strong client relationships, develop new areas of business and mentor others in the team.
As part of our Environmental team, youll help improve quality of life. With your specialism in environmental management, or your technical or sustainability expertise, your work could involve protected species, pollution, surface water and materials management, air quality or noise. And in some of the worlds busiest and most beautiful locations.
We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, were feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which were seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.
Role accountabilities:
Youll be instrumental in improving the environmental performance and delivering impact assessments for a diverse range of projects. We drive technical excellence in everything we do and promote a flexible and collaborative environment supported by digital innovation. You will play a key role in the successful delivery of major multidisciplinary projects.
1. Leading on the coordination and delivery of environmental work being undertaken by multi-disciplinary teams, influencing project development and delivering optimal environmental outcomes
2. Undertaking your own work to an excellent standard, and reviewing the work of others
3. Working in partnership with other members of the Environmental Planning team across the UK / Internationally
4. Proactively managing selected projects or components of projects, taking responsibility for resource allocation, managing subcontractors and quality assurance
5. Lead and support tender proposal/ bids - working as part of a project winning team
6. Providing environmental advice and support to clients, project managers and colleagues
7. Engaging with consultees and stakeholders
8. Ensuring added value for clients
9. Developing outstanding reports - an ability to summarise and explain outcomes to non-technical audiences will be critical for this
10. Managing projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety
Qualifications & Experience:
11. Excellent knowledge of EIA practices and procedures, including case law, and a solid understanding of environmental and sustainability principles and environmental technical specialisms
12. Experience across a range of project types, energy and rail experience would be welcomed
13. Proven experience of managing and coordinating EIA screening and scoping activities and Environmental Statements including the technical review of specialist chapters
14. Practical working knowledge of the UK planning system and consenting process
15. Strong report writing, verbal and presentation skills with experience in reviewing the work of others to ensure quality
16. Experience in multi-disciplinary co-ordination and leadership of projects, with good project management and technical skills
17. Experience in consulting and negotiating with planning authorities, regulators and stakeholders
18. The ability to work as part of an established team, supervising members of staff as applicable
19. Commercial expertise, including forecasting, project management and quality assurance
20. Relevant degree or equivalent qualification, preferably with chartered status or working towards
21. A valid UK driving licence
22. Experience in the delivery of SEA and/ or Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) projects would be welcomed
23. Desired: Knowledge and application experience of sustainability, waste or carbon assessments would be welcomed