Associate Director - Environmental Impact Assessment

Associate Director - EIA

Kent/London
Salary up to £70k DOE

Are you an experienced EIA professional ready to take the next step in your career? If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely lead, influence projects, and work closely with clients and multidisciplinary teams, this could be the opportunity for you.

As an Associate EIA Consultant, you'll play a key role in shaping and delivering Environmental Impact Assessments across a diverse portfolio of UK projects. You'll be trusted to take ownership, guide teams, and act as a central point of contact, while still being supported by a collaborative and knowledgeable senior team.

• Preparing EIA Screening and Scoping Requests
• Managing and compiling Environmental Statements, including drafting introductory chapters and setting up topic chapter templates
• Coordinating, reviewing, and integrating inputs from topic specialists into cohesive Environmental Statements
• Acting as a key point of contact between clients and the wider project team, ensuring clear communication and high-quality outputs

• Significant experience in an environmental or planning consultancy or public sector environment
• A relevant degree or master's qualification (e.g. Environment and Development, Environmental Policy, Planning, or similar)
• Practitioner membership of ISEP
• Proven experience coordinating EIAs across a range of project types
• The ability to lead aspects of EIA coordination without direct Director supervision
• Experience working on NSIP projects (desirable)

You’ll benefit from flexible working arrangements, exposure to nationally significant projects, and the chance to collaborate across multiple offices and disciplines. This is a genuine opportunity to step into a role where your expertise will be recognised and your development supported.