EIA Associate

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of high performing professionals in delivering EIA/SEA projects
• Manage and oversee EIA/SEA projects for key infrastructure/policy development
• Oversee, guide and manage technical specialists, sub-consultants and junior team members
• Take ownership of projects from inception to completion
• Prioritise projects while balancing client expectations, available staff resources and project deadlines
• Win new work by preparing and overseeing the preparation of fee proposals
• Work on multi-disciplinary projects across a wide range of sectors
• Liaise with clients and other relevant stakeholders

Requirements

Education

Degree in science or engineering with an environmental component

Experience

Extensive experience working in a consultancy / regulatory role in the environmental assessment field

Required Skills

• Knowledge of relevant Irish and European planning and environmental legislation
• Knowledge of EIA Directive and transposing Regulations
• Knowledge of Habitats Directive and Appropriate Assessment (AA) process (desirable)
• Knowledge of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) (desirable)
• Experience in coordinating planning applications
• Excellent organisational and coordinating skills
• Excellent verbal communication and report writing skills
• Commercial awareness
• Ability to define scopes of work
• Ability to deliver projects on budget
• Team management experience
• Hard working
• Pragmatic
• Highly motivated
• Client focused
• Good interpersonal skills

Required Certifications

• Membership of the Institution of Environmental Sciences or similar (desirable)

Benefits

• Hybrid work
• Career development opportunities
• Learning and development support