Overview

Are you a passionate environmental leader seeking a challenge to make a real impact? Do you thrive on tackling complex environmental challenges and building successful teams? Then come and join us at Stantec. We're 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 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 may 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and governance for water sector EIA development projects across the UK&I, reporting into the discipline lead.
• Deliver strategic environmental advice and/or EIA delivery, including screening, consultation, scoping and Environmental Statements.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the UK and Ireland to support growth and capability strengthening within the team.
• Engage with stakeholders to build and maintain strong relationships and ensure successful EIA outcomes.
• Contribute to projects beyond EIA with significant environmental components as part of a diverse workload.

Qualifications

• Environmental or related degree and chartered status (e.g., through CIWEM, CIEEM, IEMA).
• Good understanding of the environmental consulting market across the UK and a combination of entrepreneurial and commercial flair to drive team growth in a collaborative environment.
• Experience of working within the regulated water industry.
• Broad EIA technical and legislative knowledge with depth in one or more areas (e.g., geo-environmental, ecology, archaeology, landscape, acoustics, coastal/marine).
• Experience undertaking EIA as part of the DCO process and knowledge of Strategic Environmental Assessment is helpful but not essential.

You relish a diverse and technically challenging workload, 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.

Why Join us?

• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!
• Awards: Stantec were awarded the International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work - Large Consulting Firms, as well as being consistently recognised in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great Projects: We are leading on transformational projects in water, infrastructure and residential sectors and have secured positions on nearly all UK Water Frameworks for AMP8. We are delivering a wide variety of projects that will make a real difference to our communities
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions

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