Environmental Scientist – EIA

Environmental Scientist – Environmental Assessment

We’re proud to be delivering nationally significant projects and playing a key role in advancing sustainable development across the UK and Ireland. With a strong pipeline of peatland restoration, energy infrastructure, and environmental assessment projects, we are seeking an Environmental Scientist to join our Environmental Assessment team in Belfast
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This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-profile projects that influence environmental policy, support nature recovery, and ensure that infrastructure development is delivered responsibly and sustainably. If you are passionate about environmental assessment, data analysis, and producing high‑quality EIA outputs, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact within a supportive, multidisciplinary, and forward‑thinking environment.

• Deliver Environmental Assessments and related services for peatland restoration and energy infrastructure projects.
• Prepare EIA Screening and Scoping Reports and develop robust technical chapters for Environmental Statements.
• Interpret complex environmental data, apply planning and environmental regulations, and ensure assessments meet statutory requirements and client expectations.
• Attend meetings and workshops with clients and statutory consultees; undertake occasional site visits or field surveys where required.
• Collaborate with colleagues across ecology, hydrology, planning, engineering, and GIS to deliver integrated, multidisciplinary EIA outputs.

• Short term: support delivery of EIA screening and scoping reports and contribute to technical chapters across active projects.
• Medium term: take ownership of specific EIA components, coordinating specialist inputs and ensuring alignment with legislation, guidance, and project objectives.
• Long term: opportunities to lead full EIA processes for complex developments, support best‑practice improvements, and contribute to shaping the future of environmental assessment within Tetra Tech RPS.

• We recruit using core capabilities—the essential skills, experience, and responsibilities required to perform the role effectively. If you meet around 75% of the requirements, we’d love to hear from you.
• Technical Expertise in EIA
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  Thorough understanding of EIA legislation, processes, and best practice. Experience preparing EIA screening and scoping reports, coordinating inputs from specialist disciplines, and writing clear technical chapters for Environmental Statements. Strong analytical skills to interpret datasets, assess impacts, and translate findings into clear outcomes. Familiarity with peatland environments is highly advantageous.
• Stakeholder Engagement
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  Work with clients, regulators, and consultees to ensure outputs meet statutory and project requirements. Attend meetings, present technical information clearly, and contribute to engagement activities. Strong communication and relationship-building are essential.
• Project Delivery
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  Manage workflows, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and support efficient delivery. Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under deadlines. Provide reliable technical input to project managers.
• Teamwork
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  Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team delivering complex assessments and contribute to a positive team environment across ecology, hydrology, planning, engineering, and GIS.
• Data Analysis & Reporting
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  Analyze complex environmental datasets, apply quantitative/qualitative methods, and ensure accuracy and consistency in reporting. Produce high‑quality technical chapters supported by robust evidence; GIS/spatial analysis experience is advantageous.

• Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Geography, Environmental Engineering, Hydrogeology, or related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in EIA processes—including screening, scoping, data analysis, and technical chapter authorship.
• Ability to interpret environmental data, apply regulatory guidance, and work confidently within multidisciplinary teams to deliver high‑quality EIA outputs.

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