Senior Environmental Consultant

Senior Environmental Consultant – Arup

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Be among the first 25 applicants. Position is based in the North and focused on delivering environmental impact assessments for major national infrastructure projects in transport, water and energy across the UK.

Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, advisors and experts working globally. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world.

As part of Arup’s Climate and Sustainability Services, our Environment team is at the forefront of delivering Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for some of the UK’s most transformative projects. We collaborate across disciplines to influence nationally significant initiatives – from pioneering renewable energy schemes like the Ocean Winds Offshore Wind EIA, to advancing sustainable transport through the West Yorkshire Mass Transit programme and driving critical infrastructure upgrades such as the Great Grid Upgrade and Thames Tideway.

We’re looking for consultants who are naturally curious, passionate about technical excellence, and eager to lead on the environmental agenda. You’ll play a key role in embedding sustainability into every project we deliver, helping shape solutions that make a lasting impact.

The position is for a Senior Environmental Consultant to be based in the North and focused on delivering environmental impact assessments for major national infrastructure projects in transport, water and energy across the UK. Clients will range from renewable energy developers to public sector authorities and from large organisations to start-ups. You will be working in a global multi‑disciplinary team alongside other environmental, planning, engineering and urban design specialists to deliver industry‑leading environment and sustainability consultancy services.

You will undertake technical work, supporting technical leads on projects, assist teams with proposal preparation and support team leaders in delivering major projects. You will be responsible for:

• Writing sections of environmental reports including EIA screening letters, EIA scoping reports, non‑technical sections of Environmental Statements, and reviewing technical inputs for alignment with project details and EIA compliance.
• Inputting into environmental design and applying environmental‑led design principles.
• Contributing to bids and presentations.

• Education to degree level, preferably a master’s degree.
• Member of an appropriate institute, full membership or working towards full membership (e.g. Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals or equivalent).
• Some experience coordinating EIAs, successfully working with teams of technical specialists and multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Understanding of environmental legislation, experience applying relevant legislation, policy and guidance in impact assessment for a range of project types.
• Good analytical skills with a focus on finding solutions, particularly in relation to assessment delivery and bringing together multi‑disciplinary teams.

We appreciate that everyone’s circumstances are different and it’s not always easy to commit to standard working hours.
Work Unbound is our innovative hybrid approach to working and gives all our members greater flexibility in deciding how and where they work.

We are owned in trust for the benefit of our employees, who we call our members. This structure gives us the freedom to put our clients first, set our own direction, and develop Arup in ways that allow us to contribute positively to the biggest challenges facing the world.

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of…