Principal Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Consultant

Job description

Principal Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Consultant Help shape the projects that will define the UK's future.

As a Principal EIA Consultant at Jacobs, you'll be at the forefront of major infrastructure, water, energy, and environmental projects that improve lives, support net zero ambitions, and create long-term benefits for communities across the UK and Ireland.

This is more than producing Environmental Impact Assessments. You'll influence critical decisions from the earliest project stages, helping clients navigate complex environmental difficulties, secure consents, and deliver sustainable development responsibly.

From renewable energy and hydrogen projects to nationally significant infrastructure schemes, your expertise will help bring transformative projects to life while protecting the environments and communities they serve.

What's In It For You

If you're looking for bigger projects, greater influence, and a clear route to progression, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.

At Jacobs, you'll enjoy:

Leading high-profile, nationally significant infrastructure projects

Working with the top clients in the industry, including National Grid, Environment Agency, National Highways, Network Rail and major water utilities

A clear pathway to further technical and management progression

The freedom to shape project strategy and client outcomes

A collaborative, supportive and inclusive team where your ideas are valued

Most importantly, you'll join a business that invests in your growth, encourages you to flourish, and gives you the platform to make a meaningful impact.

We Offer

Compensation that reflects your skills and experience

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

24 days annual leave plus the option to buy up to 10 additional days

Enhanced pension contributions of up to 10%

Private medical cover and Digital GP access

Family planning and fertility support services

Enhanced parental leave and family support programmes

Employee Networks: We have a commitment to hiring a diverse workforce and supporting colleagues of different backgrounds

Life assurance at four times your salary

Income protection for long-term financial security

Access to wellbeing support, including Calm and Daily Burn

Professional memberships funded and ongoing development opportunities

Paid volunteering time, matched charity funding, and community engagement programmes

About the Opportunity

Our Water & Environment business is recognised as a driver in environmental consultancy, supporting some of the most exciting and complex projects across the UK and Europe.

Due to continued growth, we're looking for talented Principal EIA Consultants to join our Environmental Planning team.

You'll lead environmental assessment and consenting workstreams, coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, provide strategic advice to clients, and play a key role in delivering successful project outcomes.

Our portfolio spans:

Renewable energy and hydrogen

Water and water resource management

Utilities and transmission infrastructure

Rail and transport

Major developments and nationally significant infrastructure projects

Working alongside planners, engineers, environmental specialists and technical experts, you'll guide projects from early feasibility and strategy through to consent, delivery and implementation.

This is an opportunity to build trusted client relationships, mentor emerging talent, and help shape the future direction of projects that matter. The ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage projects effectively

Proven experience delivering Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and environmental coordination on infrastructure projects

Strong knowledge of environmental assessment methodologies and UK environmental legislation

Experience working within UK planning and consenting frameworks, including DCO, Town & Country Planning, or similar regimes

Strong client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills

Professional membership or chartership with a relevant institution (such as IES, ISEP or CIWEM), or a desire to achieve this with our support

A degree or master's qualification in a relevant environmental, planning or scientific discipline, or equivalent experience

We're looking for experienced EIA professionals who can confidently lead projects and influence outcomes.

This is your chance to work on projects that shape the future, tackle some of society's biggest environmental challenges, and accelerate your career with one of the industry's most respected consultancies.

Ready to Make Your Mark?

Join Jacobs and help deliver the sustainable infrastructure the world needs tomorrow.

Apply today and be part of a team that's challenging today to reinvent tomorrow.

Jacobs offers hybrid working and a standard 40-hour working week

Good luck with your application

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With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You'll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you'll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals - all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

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