Associate Director EIA

Are you passionate about improving the environmental performance of infrastructure development projects?, As an Associate EIA Director you'll lead and manage multidisciplinary environmental inputs to large-scale development projects that are transforming our infrastructure and helping the UK achieve its net zero goals - this includes: Energy generation projects, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and renewables (solar and wind) Energy distribution and transmission projects (including international connectors) 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 You will have the opportunity to work across a portfolio of development projects covering multiple consenting regimes (DCO, TCPA, TWA etc.).

You will work daily with technical experts within our established Environmental Impact team. We are a founding member of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) EIA Quality Mark, whilst everything we do aligns with our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. Here's what you'll do: Lead: Lead multidisciplinary environmental inputs across a wide range of projects, helping our clients gain development consent.

This includes leading the preparation of EIA Screening Reports, Scoping Reports and Environmental Statements, requiring the technical review of specialist chapters. Managing resources, delegating activities, monitoring and managing project budgets Collaborate: Work as part of integrated design teams to identify environmental constraints, avoid impacts and develop solutions in accordance with the mitigation hierarchy, as well as delivering benefits where possible.

Working in partnership with internal supply teams and members of the wider business Create: Lead and support business opportunities and associated fee and technical proposal development Inspire: Support staff development and mentoring Champion: Promote AECOM's environmental services to both internal and external audiences Ready to push the limits of what's possible?, To apply for this will role, you'll need to be able to demonstrate interest and experience of coordinating multidisciplinary environmental inputs to infrastructure development projects.

You should have: Proven experience of successfully managing EIA projects, environmental assessment methods and applicable planning legislation - experience in energy generation and energy distribution/ transmission projects is of distinct advantage The ability to work collaboratively as part of an established team, coordinating inputs from specialist technical teams Confidence when engaging with a wide variety of stakeholder groups Excellent verbal and report writing skills, including technical reviewing with an eye for detail Project management skills, including staff resource and budget management A degree in a relevant environmental discipline (preferably a Masters degree) and an appropriate professional membership Willingness to occasionally travel to client offices Chartered Environmentalist status (or progressing through the application process) Interest in line management duties and staff mentoring Experience of the DCO and/ or TWAO consenting regimes Work with Us.

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