Senior / Lead Environmental Specialist

Company Overview: Dar, the founding member of the Sidara group, is an international multidisciplinary consulting organization specializing in engineering, architecture, planning, environment, project management, facilities management, and economics. Sidara operates in 60 countries with 20,500 professionals, connecting people, places, and communities through innovative solutions to the world's most complex challenges.

THE REQUIREMENT: Dar is a leading international and multidisciplinary consulting firm, with offices in London and throughout the Middle East and Africa. We are seeking to recruit an experienced and talented environmental consultant to work in our London design office. The right candidate will join an established team of environmental and social specialists based in London and will:

• Be a confident, positive individual, with capacity to interact with clients through meetings and presentations.
• Have experience with the UK EIA legislation, but also in large international projects (international experience, particularly in developing countries is preferred).
• Any experience of working within the environmental and social safeguard requirements of international finance (WB/IFC, EIB, AfDB, etc) will be valued.
• Preferably have strong knowledge in a specialist area (biodiversity specialism is preferred, but air quality, noise, water quality or advanced GIS will also be valued).
• Be an enthusiastic team player, with a desire and flexibility to work on highly regulated environments (UK) but also more uncertain contexts.
• Have availability for international travel, typically for 1 week at a time, but with the possibility for more extended travelling periods (1 to 3 weeks).

THE ROLE: Key accountabilities include:

• Providing support on planning, ESIA/EIA, ESMS, SEA of very large infrastructure projects, and be responsible for the delivery of project tasks to satisfy client requirements.
• Leading and co-ordinating a wide range of tasks and studies.
• Management of specialist sub-consultants.
• Supporting business development activities including technical proposal writing and project budget estimation.
• Supervising, managing and mentoring of junior staff.

Education/Professional qualifications:

• Bachelor’s and/or Masters in a relevant environmental or ecological discipline.
• Membership or working towards full membership of IEMA, IES, CIEEM, CIWEM, or similar body is preferred.

Work Experience:

• Significant years of relevant work experience in ESIA / EIA.
• UK EIA experience is a must, but additional international experience (international ESIA) is preferred.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary consultancy.
• Strong report writing and presentation skills, with the ability to write clear and concise reports.
• Good knowledge of GIS (QGIS or ArcGIS).
• Experience working in Africa and the Middle East, and additional language skill (Portuguese, French) would be an advantage.

Core Competencies: Candidates must be fluent in written and spoken English and have good report writing and presentation abilities. Attention to detail. Always demonstrate a positive attitude and be a good team worker.

Our Vision and Values: We aspire to be the chosen home of those with a gift for crafting solutions that empower people and an unwavering passion for learning and innovation. Our core values shape our culture and guide our decision-making. We are committed to: Excellence, Responsibility, Empowerment, Connectivity, Courage.

Competitive Salary along with impressive benefits package!

* While we carefully review all applications, only candidates meeting the specified requirements will be contacted for further consideration. We appreciate your understanding and thank all applicants for their interest.