Consultant – Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Consents

Company Description

Egis is a global consulting, engineering and operations group delivering intelligent, sustainable and resilient infrastructure solutions across more than 100 countries. With over 20,500 employees, we support clients in addressing the climate emergency and enhancing environmental performance. In the UK, we are actively involved in nationally significant programmes across the transmission and distribution (T&D), energy, water and transportation sectors, where environmental excellence and robust consenting strategies are central to project success.

Job Description

This role can be based on a hybrid working model from any one of our Egis offices in London, Manchester, Bristol. Potential for other locations to be considered based on business requirements and the Egis office location.

We are seeking a Consultant – EIA & Consents to join our expanding Environment team. In this role, you will contribute to environmental assessments and consents for major infrastructure projects across the T&D, energy, water and transportation sectors. You will work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, supporting planning submissions, regulatory engagement, and delivering high-quality environmental reporting aligned with complex stakeholder and sector expectations.

Mission

As a Consultant, you will support the successful delivery of EIAs, environmental planning tasks and consenting strategies across major infrastructure programmes. You will help ensure environmental risks are understood, mitigated and communicated effectively while supporting multidisciplinary teams and client decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to EIAs including screening, scoping and ES chapter drafting across T&D, energy, water and transportation projects.

• Undertake environmental baseline research, constraints analysis and impact assessments.

• Coordinate specialist inputs (air quality, noise, biodiversity, landscape, water environment, climate) and ensure alignment.

• Support preparation of DCO, TCPA or sector-specific planning submissions for linear and major infrastructure schemes.

• Assist in development of mitigation strategies and environmental risk registers.

• Engage with stakeholders including local planning authorities, regulators and community representatives.

• Contribute to consultation materials, technical workshops and project reporting.

• Maintain project documentation, QA processes, schedules, risk logs and deliverables.

• Support bid writing, fee proposals and the development of project scopes.

• Actively participate in team knowledge sharing and capability building.

Qualifications

Understanding of EIA Regulations, environmental legislation and planning frameworks.

• Ability to analyse data and contribute to robust technical assessments.

• Strong communication and writing skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

• Organisation and time management to support delivery across multiple projects.

• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and contribute proactively.

• Interest or experience in T&D, energy, water or transportation sector environmental issues.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in environmental science, planning, engineering or related discipline.

• Experience supporting EIAs or environmental planning projects within consultancy or regulated industries.

• Working knowledge of planning policy and environmental legislation.

• Progress toward professional membership with IEMA, CIEEM, CIWEM or RTPI is encouraged.

Additional Information

We are committed to our planet

In each project we design, engineer and operate we care deeply about the legacy we’re leaving behind. As part of our team, you’ll have a unique opportunity to use your skills and expertise to shape a better future for our communities in the UK, and all around the globe.

Our commitment is translated in the work carried out by our Egis Foundation, which funds concrete actions to address the climate crisis and is focused on educational and social initiatives that will help in the responsible and sustainable shift towards a sustainable world.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and every one’s contribution as this builds our culture and means that if you work with us, you will be included, listened to, and respected.