Principal Environmental Consultant (EIA Projects)

Start here. Grow here.

Are you passionate about improving the environmental performance of infrastructure development projects and helping Ireland to deliver its net zero commitments? If so, we’d love to hear from you at AECOM.

We are looking for a Principal Environmental Consultant to join our Ireland team. By joining us you will work daily with technical experts within our established (Environmental) Impact Assessment team which comprises over 170 staff across the island of Ireland and the UK. We are a founding member of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP, formerly IEMA) EIA Quality Mark, whilst everything we do aligns with our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.

As we are a national team, we are flexible in terms of office location – this includes offices in Dublin, Cork and Galway as well as taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model.

At AECOM, we’re at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of projects through long-term partnerships and frameworks with key clients. This position offers an opportunity to be involved in large-scale development projects that are transforming our infrastructure – this includes:

• Highway development and improvement schemes and greenway projects;
• Regional transportation infrastructure development projects;
• Strategic national and regional rail and light rail projects;
• Energy generation projects, including renewables (solar farm, onshore windfarm and battery storage projects), carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen;
• Energy distribution,transmission and infrastructure projects;
• Water distribution and infrastructure projects;
• Regeneration projects, including port side developments;
• Developments within the ecommerce, minerals and waste, water, aviation, commercial/ residential and industrial sectors.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Provide Expertise: As a Principal Environmental Consultant you’ll manage environmental inputs to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening and Scoping reports, EIA Reports, Environmental Considerations Reports  and supporting documents, including the technical review of specialist chapters. You’ll be involved in all project life stages, from early client engagement and strategy development and site identification studies, through feasibility, optioneering/ option selection, outline design, to detailed design, discharging of conditions, construction, and scheme operation/ maintenance. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a portfolio of development projects covering multiple consenting regimes (including Local Planning Authority, An Coimisúin Pleanála, Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID).).
• Ensure Quality: Your role requires a critical eye for detail to ensure that our deliverables are produced to the highest quality standards.
• Project Management: Make effective use of your project management skills, appropriately managing resources and budgets (with support as applicable).
• Collaborate: You will work as part of integrated design teams to improve the environmental outcomes of our projects – you will identify environmental constraints, identify impact avoidance and mitigation solutions, as well as opportunities to deliver benefits.
• Client Contact: Your role will require the management of client relationships and internal supply teams.
• Growth: You will promote AECOM’s environmental services to both internal and external audiences. You will identify and lead business development opportunities and associated fee and technical proposal development.

Come grow with us.

Become part of our dynamic to join our Environment & Sustainability business that has over 650 staff working across Ireland and the UK. Collaborate with top-tier experts to deliver a variety of captivating projects and actively promote AECOM’s environmental services to both internal and external audiences. At AECOM, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.