Senior Environmental Consultant

About Arup:

Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, consultants and experts working globally.
At Arup you will have the opportunity to collaborate on ambitious projects – delivering remarkable outcomes for clients and communities, and to do socially useful work that has meaning.
Arup\’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set it apart for over 75 years, and now is your opportunity to join.

Job description – the role

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.
We partner with Arup to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On Behalf of Arup, we are looking for a number of Senior Environmental Consultants for a 12 month contract based in London.

Candidate Profile: Key accountabilities, skills & experience

The position is for a Senior Environmental Consultant to work within the Assessments team in our Climate Change and Sustainability Services business in London. You will deliver impact assessments for projects at all levels, including major national infrastructure (transport, water and energy sectors) and urban development projects. Clients will include private developers, public sector authorities and other organisations. You will be working in a multi-disciplinary environment alongside other environmental, planning, engineering and urban design specialists, and will work closely with technical disciplines (both internal and external to Arup) to deliver high quality environmental consultancy services.

Your remit will be to undertake technical work as well as assist with proposal preparation and marketing activities.

You will be accountable for:

• Delivering environmental impact assessment projects – this will involve managing the assessment process and technical teams and reviewing all technical inputs.
• Writing environmental reports including EIA screening letters, EIA scoping reports, Environmental Statements, and other environmental reports.
• Reviewing topic reports/inputs for compliance with EIA Regulations and project details.
• Project management activities including programming and budget control.
• Conveying and liaising with clients.
• Assisting with impact assessment team business development and marketing.
• Preparing bids and presentations.

We are looking for people with:

• Education to degree level, preferably a master\’s degree
• Full membership of an appropriate institute (e.g. Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) or equivalent).
• Chartered Environmentalist status but not mandatory.
• Good knowledge of environmental legislation, and application of relevant legislation, policy and guidance in respect to impact assessment for a range of project types. Project knowledge in Energy and/or Water sectors.
• Have a proven ability to project manage environmental projects, successfully managing teams of technical specialists and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in working within a commercial environment, including client liaison, programme and time management, quality assurance and financial/budget control.
• Ability to manage and direct more junior staff, including line management duties where appropriate.

Next steps:

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and speak to one of our Sourcing Specialists.
AMS are committed to providing all our candidates with the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments during the screening process and we will work with you and Arup to identify the best solution to meet your requirements.
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