Senior Environmental Specialist

Company Overview:

Dar, the founding member of the Sidara group, is an international multidisciplinary consulting organization specializing in engineering, architecture, planning, environment, project management, facilities management, and economics. Sidara operates in 60 countries with 20,500 professionals, Dar connects people, places, and communities through innovative solutions to the world's most complex challenges. We deliver projects from inception through completion, embracing challenges to empower communities worldwide.

The Requirement:

Dar is seeking to recruit an experienced and talented Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) consultant with specialist ecological impact skills to work in its London design office. The right candidate will join an established team of environmental specialists based in London and will be expected to lead tasks and support project managers across the Company in the management of environmental and social issues across a wide range of very large infrastructure projects, particularly within the planning and urban design, and transport sectors, internationally and within the UK.

The individual must demonstrate technical expertise and will be required to deliver project requirements within budget and on time. International experience is especially desirable, particularly in developing countries (e.g. on the African continent). Any experience of working within the environmental and social safeguard requirements of international finance (WB/IFC, EIB, AfDB, etc) will be valued.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with proven oral and written communication and management skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing support on planning, ESIA/EIA, ESMS, SEA projects and being responsible for the delivery of project tasks to satisfy client requirements.
• Assessment of very large infrastructure projects and programmes.
• Experience in ecological impact assessment and management is especially desirable.
• Management of specialist sub-consultants, leading tasks and coordinating a wide range of studies.
• Supporting business development activities including proposal writing, project budget estimation, development of client relationships and pursuit of opportunities.
• A confident, positive individual, interacting with clients through meetings and presentations.
• Supervising, managing and mentoring junior staff, including those outside the Environment team - urban planners, and interns.

Education/Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelors (2.1 or above) and/or Masters in a relevant environmental or ecological discipline.
• Membership or working towards full membership of IEMA, IES, CIEEM, CIWEM, or similar body is preferred.

Work Experience:

• 5-10 years of relevant work experience in ESIA / EIA (good understanding of the Ecological component is preferable).
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary consultancy.
• Strong report writing skills, with the ability to write clear and concise reports.
• Good knowledge and experience on international environmental and social safeguard standards (IFC, WB, EBRD, AfDB).
• Excellent presentation skills, written and verbal communication, initiative, motivation and a team player.
• Experience working internationally, especially in Africa and the Middle East would be an advantage.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of UK EIA legislation and the UK planning system is desirable.
• Chartered member of relevant professional institution (IEMA, IES, CIEEM, CIWEM).
• Air quality / Noise assessment / Water Resources / GIS skills.