RPS is looking for a Principal EIA Consultant to join us to be based at either Abingdon, London, Cardiff, Manchester, or Edinburgh. We are working on some of the most exciting Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects in the UK and internationally, including large scale energy projects – think GW rather than MW! This includes solar, offshore wind, international interconnector and energy storage projects. We are the EIA lead for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Project, Morgan and Mona Offshore Wind Projects, Morgan and Morecambe Transmission Assets, TWP, XLinks interconnector and a large portfolio of energy storage and solar projects.
Our team works with bp renewables, EnBW, Flotation Energy, Alcemi, Photovolt Development Partners, XLinks, Statera, and Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), as well as many major energy companies. Our track record in renewables, transport and net zero carbon means that we gain repeat business across these sectors.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll be working within a multi-disciplinary environment with the opportunity to be part of a highly regarded environmental planning team. You’ll partner with the wider RPS Health Impact Assessment, sustainability, climate change, planning, landscape, ecology, heritage, and transport teams. You’ll manage a range of EIA projects within a consultancy environment and provide advice on EIA Regulations and screen, scope, and produce Environmental Statements.
A typical week could include:
- Working as a primary point of client contact on some of the leading EIA projects in the UK
- Drafting reports, including project descriptions, non-technical summaries, scoping report, and bid documents
- Sign off of ES documents in preparation for client or legal review
- Provision of advice regarding all aspects of EIA, including client and legal queries
- Working with our digital and design teams to take a leading role in further developing our capacity in digital EIA
- Mentoring junior or new members of the team
- Preparation of bid/tender documents with our bid team, as required
- Opportunities to work across a range of sectors
Who we’re looking for
You’ll have excellent report writing and review skills, be able to work collaboratively and have the ability to work with clients' legal teams and other consultancies. A good eye for detail is essential as is strong problem-solving skills, helping to address client concerns and ‘make complex easy’. We’d like you to have:
- A first degree in a relevant environmental subject and ideally an MSc in a relevant topic e.g. Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management or similar
- Experience of working in a consultancy environment, including experience of managing EIA projects (essential)
- Detailed knowledge of the EIA process (essential)
- Previous digital EIA experience or relevant skills (desirable)
- Experience in working on NSIPs/DCO projects (desirable)
- Experience in the energy sector or on infrastructure projects (desirable)
There will be some travel so a full UK driving license is required.
What’s in it for you?
We’ll give you a competitive salary, opportunities to invest, and many other benefits including: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year, car allowance, company pension scheme, group disability scheme, share incentive scheme, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, health screening, employee assistance programme (including numerous wellbeing initiatives and mental health support), dental cover, optical cover, subsidised gym membership, professional memberships, and access to BenefitHub offering discounts, cashback offers, and rewards.
We’re an accredited training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.
A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.
We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.
We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.
A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you are part of the solution.
What happens next?
The Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application. If your application is progressed, you’ll have a conversation with one of our recruiters followed by an interview with the EIA Team.
If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered.
We’re RPS, A Tetra Tech company
Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.
We know we develop better solutions together. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to ‘make complex easy’ – for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.
Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.
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