Senior-Principal Environmental Consultant: EIA, DCO, Renewables

The ERM International Group Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Our time is NOW.

ERM, the world's largest pure play sustainability consultancy, is seeking an EIA professional with DCO experience to join our large and diverse Capital Project Delivery team. Offers can be made at Senior, Managing, or Principal level depending on experience. Hybrid working is available from any of our 16 UK offices.

You'll be providing environmental consultancy services to internal and external clients, as well as supervising/leading the work of more junior team members. You'll coordinate environmental inputs for planning applications ranging from screening and scoping to environmental appraisals and large-scale EIA projects, as well as post-planning condition discharge.

In this role, you will coordinate or project manage (depending on your career level) complex projects that support the low carbon economic transition, including:

1. wine energy
2. solar
3. battery storage
4. electrical transmission and grid connections
5. hydrogen production, storage, transmission, and use
6. carbon capture and storage
7. mining
8. high-speed rail
9. data centres

This role is predominantly focused on onshore projects; however, the onshore and marine teams work closely, so you'll also have the opportunity to gain experience in offshore activities if desired.

You'll navigate projects through licensing and consenting processes including NSIP/DCO, provide strategic advice to clients, and help ensure that projects are delivered to schedule and budget. You will maintain and enhance existing client relationships and represent the company at client meetings, conferences, and events.

Why join ERM?

Flexible working to suit your life - need to do the school run? Not a problem! More productive and happy if you work from home a few days per week? Go ahead! Love to travel? Ask about our Cross Border Remote Working! You'll have 25 days annual leave + public holidays, 6% employer pension contribution, twice annual promotion opportunities, annual salary review, and performance-related bonus, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, EV car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work scheme, travel season ticket loan, volunteering and Give As You Earn opportunities, employee assistance programme, and premium account for Calm (the #1 app for sleep and meditation) to look after your wellbeing, plus discounts on gym membership and gift cards for a wide variety of retailers and restaurants.

We offer employees a safety-first, diverse, and inclusive culture in which difference is embraced, valued, and celebrated. Through the ERM Foundation, we provide support for nonprofit organisations and social enterprises that share our commitment to creating a more sustainable and equitable world. With a robust career framework in place and 20+ technical communities of global experts you can join, there are great opportunities to advance your career here at ERM.

About you

• Degree qualified in an environmental discipline
• Solid work experience in similar roles in either a consulting, regulatory, or industry environment
• Strong understanding of environmental impact assessments
• Experience drafting screening and scoping reports, technical reports, and EIA chapters
• Experienced in navigating the Development Consent Order (DCO) process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP)
• Chartered or working towards chartered status (i.e. IEMA)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (English)