Associate​/Associate Director EIA; Rail and Road

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.

There is a political consensus that infrastructure investment is vital and serves an enduring purpose. At all levels of UK government, projects are being taken forward that support sustainable economic growth, decarbonise the movement of goods and people, and modernise the services received by end users. At WSP, we draw on experience from working on over 36,000 transport and infrastructure projects in over 40 countries across 6 continents.

As one of the global leaders in transport and infrastructure we are commitment to sustainable transport and connecting communities.

As one of the largest environmental consultancies in the UK, you’ll get the opportunity to contribute to nationally significant transport projects and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. You’ll be encouraged to explore new ideas in a culture that values curiosity and diverse perspectives.

With the continued changes and demand on the UK transport sector comes increased scrutiny and a more complex consenting environment. As an Associate or Associate Director in our Resilient Infrastructure team in London, you’ll play a key role in navigating this landscape—supporting transport expansion through strategic planning, environmental advice, and technical studies.

You’ll contribute to some of the UK’s most significant and transformative transport infrastructure projects, delivering services such as planning applications, EIA, GRIP Stages, and support for DCO examinations and planning inquiries to name a few.

This is a post which is of strategic significance for our business and represents a challenging and exciting opportunity to identify, win and deliver multi-disciplinary inputs for transport infrastructure projects. We need people with creative spirit, a dedicated approach and a solid grounding in environmental design, assessment and management at any stage of the development project lifecycle.

As an Associate or Associate Director, you will collaborate with a diverse team of technical specialists and design professionals to lead and coordinate environmental contributions across project designs and assessments. You will be instrumental in improving the environmental performance for a range of aviation projects.

The role would suit an enthusiastic individual looking to influence, lead and deliver environmental elements of aviation projects. You will have responsibility for directing and leading projects including tasks relating to recruitment, bidding, project team management, project delivery, and financial management.

• Playing a key role in growing our transport sector offer, working with sector leads and client account managers to drive thought leadership and win new business.

• Providing environmental advice and support to clients, project managers and colleagues.

• Working with colleagues, 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.

• Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities to support project strategy, resourcing and delivery.

• Undertaking activities to secure new work, including developing proposals for complex opportunities, delivering…