Principal EIA Consultant in Leeds

Principal EIA Consultant Leeds £45-60k DOE Due to exciting project wins, our client is seeking a motivated and experienced Principal EIA Consultant to join their growing EIA team in Leeds. This Principal EIA Consultant role offers the flexibility of hybrid working and the opportunity to contribute to a diverse portfolio of high‑profile projects. They seek passionate individuals who are excited to contribute their expertise to EIA projects. Be yourself and make your mark! The client is a leading independent environmental consultancy, underpinned by a growing team of experts in environmental policy, strategy, design, and assessment. As a hard working and well regarded, non-corporate, they offer a fresh approach to working life. Over the last however many years, they have achieved sustained growth and honed their provision of high-quality services, while securing a large volume of repeat business from satisfied clients. The Role As an experienced Principal EIA Consultant, you will assist in coordinating environmental inputs for major EIA projects that will support proposals for large-scale infrastructure and major development projects including within the transport, renewable energy and property sectors. You will work with a range of internal technical environmental specialists and designers to manage environmental inputs to project designs and assessments. This will include early strategy development, through to feasibility, outline design, detailed design and discharging of conditions. You will have the opportunity to work within various consenting regimes, including Development Consent Orders and Town and Country Planning. You will also be expected to liaise with clients and sub-consultants, help to prepare fee proposals, and author environmental reports and EIA documentation. Core Skills and Experience * A relevant environmental degree level qualification in EIA, or similar * An excellent knowledge and understanding of EIA processes and relevant UK legislation * A broad technical understanding of key environmental disciplines and development projects * Significant experience of leading complex, multi-disciplinary EIAs, including responsibility for producing and managing screening and scoping documentation, consultation documentation, and Environmental Statements (ES) to a high standard * Excellent verbal and report writing skills, including EIA review of technical reporting * The ability to work collaboratively as part of an established team, coordinating inputs from specialist technical teams whilst working to a deadline * Highly organised and methodical approach with strong competency in using project management tools, budget tracking and methods to coordinate project deliverables * Extensive experience engaging with a wide variety of stakeholder groups * Proven experience of financial control and project management * Experience in line management or close oversight of junior members of a team * Experience of bid preparation and business development activities What they offer Along with a competitive salary, they offer a benefits package which includes an enhanced pension scheme, death in service life cover, bonus scheme, medical cover and much more. Curious? Open to hearing more? Apply and/or call or email Steve Halliday at Hardgate Consulting