
Principal Environment Scientist / EIA Consultant
- Ireland
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Is capable of organising and managing large / strategic environmental projects, including EIARs and non-statutory environmental reports.
- Can motivate, mentor and provide guidance to junior members of the environmental team.
- Has excellent project management skills, including technical delivery, management of finances, client liaison and programme delivery on complex and/or multi-disciplinary projects.
- Combines excellent organisational, technical, numerical and communication skills to demonstrate logical thinking and concise reporting.
- Project management of a wide variety of projects ensuring delivery on time, within budget and to high technical standards.
- Liaison with clients, stakeholders, regulators, sub-contractors and other internal disciplines.
- Preparation of proposals and input into bids for multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
- Managing project teams.
- Working with the local and wider AtkinsRéalis teams across Ireland and the UK.
- Providing technical support and mentoring to more junior members of the environmental team.
- Degree qualified in a relevant science or environmental engineering subject (e.g. environmental science, sustainability, air and climate, noise, geology, hydrogeology etc).
- Masters qualified in a relevant specialism preferred, but not essential.
- Chartered Membership of relevant professional body.
- Relevant post-graduate experience within a consultancy environment, specifically in the preparation and co-ordination of EIAR and non-statutory environmental reports etc.
- Excellent working knowledge and demonstrable understanding of relevant planning and environmental legislation, and technical guidance and industry standards / best practice, particularly in relation to the preparation of EIARs.
- Proven track record in technical report writing and ability to complete technical reports to required best practice standards.
- Proven track record in project management of major environmental projects and development of bids.
- Experience in sustainability and carbon management for projects preferred, but not essential.
- Experience of providing technical support and mentoring as part of a team.
- Experience in renewable energy projects both on shore and (preferred, but not essential) offshore.