EIA Consultant

Job Title: EIA Consultant

Ref. No.: CJD(phone number removed)B

Location: Based near Newport (South Wales)

Salary: -28,000 - -35,000

This is an excellent opportunity to join my client, an innovative, eco-conscious Multidisciplinary Consultancy, known for their expertise across the entire water landscape. They are actively seeking a capable, keen EIA Consultant, willing to take on a variety of challenging projects alongside an already-established team of expert scientists and engineers, based near the historical, multicultural city of Newport, South Wales.

Benefits for the role of EIA Consultant include (but are not limited to):

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Possibility to buy or sell annual leave days
• Flexible working opportunities
• Career progression routes
• Financial support in attaining professional membership, such as Chartered Status
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• Medical and healthcare plans available

Responsibilities for the role of EIA Consultant include:

• Apply yourself to an array of water-related projects
• Provide key hydrological, water resource, and peat management Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for renewable energy, infrastructure, and transportation projects
• Work with internal and external specialists, to produce EIA
• Prepare and deliver project planning applications
• Contribute to business development strategies

Required skills and experience for the role of EIA Consultant include:

• A good Bachelor''s Degree (Upper Second Class Honours or higher) in an environmental or numerate discipline
• Demonstrable experience in producing Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for water environments (e.g. rivers, lakes, wetlands, etc.)
• Experience of coordinating Environmental Assessments
• Excellent working knowledge of EIA regulations
• Good working knowledge of the UK Planning System
• Sound understanding of flood management and drainage strategies/systems
• Proficient in the use of GIS software packages
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding numeracy skills
• Possess a full, valid UK driving licence and your own vehicle
• Willing to travel across the UK to undertake a variety of projects

Desirable skills and experience for the role of EIA Consultant include:

• An additional Higher Degree/Qualification in a relevant environmental or numerate discipline

• Possess professional membership of a relevant professional body (or proactively working toward this)

If you are interested in the role of EIA Consultant, please do not hesitate to contact the Hydrology Team at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.