Principal Environmental EIA consultant

Start here. Grow here.

Are you passionate about improving the environmental performance of infrastructure development projects and helping Ireland to deliver its net zero commitments? If so, we’d love to hear from you at AECOM.

By joining us, you will work daily with technical experts within our established Impact Assessment team which comprises over 170 staff across Ireland and the UK. We are a founding member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) EIA Quality Mark, whilst everything we do aligns with our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.

As we are a national team, we are flexible in terms of office location – this includes offices in Dublin, Cork and Galway as well as taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model.

At AECOM, we’re at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of projects brought through long-term partnerships with key clients. This position offers an opportunity to manage environmental inputs to large-scale development projects that are transforming our infrastructure – this includes: 

• Energy generation projects, including renewables (solar farm and onshore windfarm projects), carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen;
• Energy distribution and transmission projects;
• Highway improvements and greenway projects;
• Carbon capture pipelines;
• Strategic national and regional rail projects;
• Regeneration projects, including portside developments;
• Developments within the e-commerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial/ residential and industrial sectors.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Provide Expertise: As a Principal Environmental Consultant you’ll manage environmental inputs to EIA Screening and Scoping reports, Environmental Impact Assessment Reports , Environmental Considerations Reports and supporting documents, including the technical review of specialist chapters. You’ll be involved across project life stages, from early strategy development and site identification studies, through feasibility, optioneering/ option selection, outline design, to detailed design, discharging of conditions, construction, and scheme operation/ maintenance. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a portfolio of development projects covering multiple consenting regimes (Local Authority applications, Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) etc..). 
• Ensure Quality: Your role requires a critical eye for detail to ensure that our deliverables are produced to the highest quality standards and compliance with our rigorous quality management procedures.
• Project Management: Make effective use of your project management skills, appropriately managing resources and budgets (with support as applicable).
• Collaborate: You will be working as part of integrated design teams to improve the environmental outcomes of our projects – you will identify environmental constraints, identify impact avoidance and mitigation solutions, as well as opportunities to deliver benefits.
• Client Contact: Your role will require the management of client relationships and internal supply teams.
• Growth: You will promote AECOM’s environmental services to both internal and external audiences. You will identify and lead business development opportunities and associated fee and technical proposal development.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not follow our AECOM Environmental services page on LinkedIn to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry

Come grow with us.

Become part of our dynamic to join our Environment & Sustainability business that has over 650 staff working across Ireland and the UK. Collaborate with top-tier experts to deliver a variety of captivating projects and actively promote AECOM’s environmental services to both internal and external audiences. At AECOM, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• A degree in a relevant environmental discipline (preferably a Masters degree) and an appropriate professional membership (Chartered Environmentalists preferred).
• Comprehensive EIA consultancy experience, with proven skills in managing the preparation of environmental reports and the technical review of specialist chapters.
• A detailed understanding of relevant Irish consenting regimes and environmental legislation.
• The ability to lead collaborative technical teams, coordinating inputs from technical specialists. Requires the ability to work closely with our clients and the provision of bespoke advice that helps clients to deliver their goals.
• Project management skills, including programming, staff resource and budget management.
• A commitment to innovation and continuing professional development.
• Interest in line management duties and staff mentoring.
• Developing skills in leading business development opportunities.
• Efficient verbal and report writing skills, including technical reviewing, and confidence when engaging with a wide variety of stakeholder groups.

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

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (Jean Jones)

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. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

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.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.