Senior Consultant, EIA - Transmission & Distribution (London & South East)

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Overview

Energy transmission and distribution (T&D) are the backbone of modern society—powering homes, industries, and economies across the UK and around the world. At WSP, we bring deep expertise from delivering transformative T&D projects that enhance grid resilience, enable energy transition, and enable integration of renewable energy sources. With a strong track record across the UK and internationally, our teams work on high-profile infrastructure projects that shape the future of energy. You’ll be encouraged to explore innovative solutions in a culture that values curiosity, technical excellence, and diverse perspectives.

As one of the largest environmental and engineering consultancies in the UK, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to landmark T&D, hydrogen, and CCUS initiatives and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

You’ll be encouraged to explore innovative solutions in a culture that values curiosity, technical excellence, and diverse perspectives. The role is strategically significant as we navigate rising energy demand and a more complex consenting environment in the UK energy T&D sector.

Role and responsibilities

Join a great organisation and collaborate with a diverse team of technical specialists to manage environmental contributions across project designs and assessments. You will be instrumental in improving the environmental performance for energy T&D projects.

• Playing a key role in growing our energy T&D sector offer, working with sector leads and client account managers to drive thought leadership and win new business.
• Providing environmental advice and support to clients, project managers and colleagues.
• Working with colleagues, environmental specialists, clients and engineering teams to promote sustainable design and environmental enhancement.
• Managing the delivery of a diverse range of environmental inputs into energy T&D projects including planning applications, EA / EIA, route optioneering, site selection, stakeholder engagement, and support for DCO examinations and planning inquiries.
• Managing 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.
• Undertaking activities to secure new work, including preparing proposals, contributing to strategic-bid preparation, and participating in business development opportunities.
• Supporting the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we do our business whether through Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA etc.
• Inspiring and upskilling junior colleagues to support their career development.
• 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, whilst being self-motivated towards goals relevant to the role, team, and your projects.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

• A relevant environmental degree level qualification in EIA, or similar.
• Achieved or demonstrably working towards Practitioner or Chartered Environmental Status and Full membership of ISEP (formerly known as IEMA), or similar qualification with a relevant professional body.
• Demonstrable experience of undertaking Environmental Assessment for energy T&D schemes with limited supervision within multi-disciplinary teams, including under a range of UK planning regimes such as the Electricity Act, Town and Country Planning Act and the Planning Act 2008.
• Familiarity with relevant consenting processes associated with energy and electricity T&D projects, including Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA), Environmental Permit applications, Marine applications etc.
• Ability to apply programme knowledge to the coordination of tasks required of the wider team, ensuring the timely submission of deliverables and subsequent reviews that follow.
• Experience of proactively managing strong relationships with client, external bodies and organisations.
• Ability to lead and contribute to meetings with the wider technical team and external clients and stakeholders.
• Experience in coordinating a suite of environmental surveys required to support an EA / EIA for energy T&D schemes, with knowledge of the associated Health and Safety requirements.
• Ability to evidence consistently delivering projects or tasks on time and to budget, complying with business management procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong report writing and review capabilities, attention to detail, and a focus on quality assurance.
• Sound knowledge and experience of relevant environmental and planning legislation.

What we offer

Work-life balance with a hybrid working policy, offering flexibility to work from home and collaboration in offices across the UK. Inclusive culture and wellbeing programs, professional development through training, mentoring, and Chartership. We are committed to diversity and inclusion.

EEO Statement

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on communities through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion.