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Associate EIA Director . Our Environment & Sustainability business has over 650 staff working across the UK and Ireland. As we are a national team, we are flexible in terms of location - this includes our offices in Basingstoke, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chesterfield, Croydon, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Plymouth, St Albans, Warrington. 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, including: 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, hybrid Bill, etc.). 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 letters, 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. 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. Qualifications To apply for this role, you'll need to demonstrate interest and experience in 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. 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. Interest in line management duties and staff mentoring. Experience of the DCO and/or TWAO consenting regimes. Additional Information We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at
ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.com . At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you! About AECOM AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location, or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and pioneering mindset are championed. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits, and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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