Principal​/Associate Environmental; EIA Consultant

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At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

We are looking for a Principal level environmental professional to support our Environmental Management and Assessment Team in the UK, based from any of WSP’s UK offices. We have an exciting portfolio of projects which span a number of sectors such as onshore and offshore renewables, aviation, nuclear, rail, and more. We need people with a creative spirit, a dedicated approach and a solid grounding in environmental design, assessment and management at any stage of the development project lifecycle.

As one of the largest environmental consultancies in the UK, WSP works on everything from small developments across every sector to major national infrastructure schemes. Our Environmental Management and Assessment Team oversees and manages the environmental inputs to these schemes with involvement through their lifecycle, from early engagement at the concept and option stages to supporting design through to consent application and beyond.

The role is ideally suited to a pro‑active individual who wants to use their initiative to progress their career.

• Providing environmental advice and support to clients, project managers and colleagues.
• Working with colleagues, diverse environmental specialists, clients and engineering teams to promote sustainable design and environmental enhancement.
• Leading large, multiple, and complex projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety.
• Building relationships with clients and identifying opportunities to provide support in areas such as resourcing, programming, strategy development and project delivery.
• Proactively seeking to develop new client relationships and actively seeking opportunities for marketing services and cross‑selling, including presenting at conferences on behalf of WSP.
• Undertaking activities to secure new work, including developing proposals for complex opportunities, delivering strategic level bids and framework opportunities, and undertaking business development opportunities.
• Leading on and contributing to the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we do our business whether through Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA etc.
• Driving performance improvement and career advancement opportunities across the team.
• Promoting and building team culture and being identified as a ‘go to’ person within the wider team, supporting others in problem solving and achieving team and business goals.
• Promoting an inclusive workplace, demonstrating an understanding of Health and Safety whilst living the values of our health, safety, and wellbeing culture.
• Undertaking actions that contribute towards the success of the WSP business strategy, whilst being self‑motivated towards goals relevant to the role, team, and your projects.

• A relevant environmental degree level qualification in EIA, or similar.
• Achieved or demonstrably working towards Chartered Environmental Status and Full membership of IEMA, or similar qualification with a relevant professional body.
• Excellent experience of EIA and EIA processes and working with limited supervision within multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Sound knowledge and experience of relevant environmental and planning legislation.
• First‑rate verbal and written communication skills including report writing and reviewing with an attention to detail.
• Experience in large‑scale infrastructure projects, for example, rail, highways, energy, commercial / residential.
• Comprehensive project management skills, including commercial and risk aspects, forecasting, and quality assurance.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK. We provide health and wellbeing support through our Thrive programme, a virtual GP service, generous time‑off and flex‑time options, and investment in your development and training. WSP fosters a culture of inclusion and belonging, welcoming applicants from varied backgrounds and experiences.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.